Lopburi 15 Mar. – Thais and foreigners flock to buy chalk. After the government announced the addition of Songkran Day and the Wan Lai tradition, orders were overflowing and production could barely keep up.
Dinso Phong Village, Lopburi Province, is known as the only source of producing the best quality chalk in Thailand and is considered an herb that has been with Thailand for a long time. At this time, the villagers of Hin Song Kon Village We are rushing to produce to keep up with orders from the factory. This is because vendors in many areas throughout Thailand will sell them during the Songkran and Wan Lai festivals. Create income for manufacturers
Miss Suwanan, 22 years old, a villager who makes chong paste, said that this year there were more customers ordering than every year. Especially customers from other provinces and abroad. Even though the price of raw materials has almost doubled from 500 baht per car to 900-1,000 baht, many customers still pre-order. And although there are more than 60 manufa
cturers of ready-made chalk here, they are unable to produce them in time to meet demand.
For example, Mr. Montree, a resident of Kamphaeng Phet Province, who intended to travel to buy chalk to sell, was disappointed because the order book was already full. But the owner is still selling only 500 kilograms of lump soil.
Source: Thai News Agency