Pinnfinola

The Swede did well to beat a murder rap for only 500,000 baht. Could have easily been double that. Thai's have to pay that much and more for murdering people.

Why doesnt he just do a deal in Sweden and go to one of those fantastic prisons over there. Sauna,spa private accomodation and female visitors.

Many Scandinavian prisons are 3 star hotels. Terrific !

A friend told the breakfast is great in Swedish jails, btw Sweden don't extradite people to countries where they risk death penalty.

any idea what it is, some of our POT the leaves are getting yellow, is that because not enough fertilizer or to much, or is there any other reason. we are located in trang, so lots of rain.

Could post a picture of the palm trees?

We rented out 5 Rai for 1000 Bath/Rai

Pinn

600 trees would produce around 3200 kg of FFB That works out to 5.33 kg per tree @ 5 baht per kg that is only 26.66 baht per tree and at 24 trees per rai 640 baht per rai. At that income nobody could make anymoney, there must be something wrong with your figures. Issangeorge

Should be 3200 kg of FFB per rai

If you your trees are producing fruit after 2 1/2 year then you have the "new" plants, they are the only one sold these days.

600 trees would produce around 3200 kg of FFB (fresh fruit bunch) after 5 years if you have irrigation and looking after them.

Without irrigation you would be down to 1800 kg if you not lokated in the south or in Trang.

Common density is 24 plants per rai, thay would give you higher yield.

Price for FFB is around 3-5 bath per kg

You need to make sure you are close to a proccesing plant or have local buyers to sell to, transport cost will eat up the profit if you dont have this sorted.

Best regards

Pinn

If you your trees are producing fruit after 2 1/2 year then you have the "new" plants, they are the only one sold these days.

600 trees would produce around 3200 kg of FFB (fresh fruit bunch) after 5 years if you have irrigation and looking after them.

Without irrigation you would be down to 1800 kg if you not lokated in the south or in Trang.

Common density is 24 plants per rai, thay would give you higher yield.

Price for FFB is around 3-5 bath per kg

You need to make sure you are close to a proccesing plant or have local buyers to sell to, transport cost will eat up the profit if you dont have this sorted.

Best regards

Pinn

hi pinn,

is it good or bad to have oilpalm in trang.

we just planted 10rai.

huuwi

Sorry but it should have been Trat, ( dont know how to Edit my posts)

But yes Trang has enough rain. Only three months of "dry season".

Take look at Thai Meteorological deparment´s web page and check 30 years average for Trang

Oil Palms need at minimum 100 mm per month. 200 mm per month is ideal, a little rain every day in the evning would be best.

Good luck with your plantation

Best Regards

Pinn

I recommend this book “The oil palm " by R. H. V. Corley and P. B. H. Tinker

It is expensive 259 US $ on Amazon but its worth the money.

Best Regards

Pinn

Yes to all of the above.......we have local buyers 5km away, endless irrigation supply from the local (huge ) dam that supplies most of the farms in our area, and we are looking at 20 trees per rai.

Will post photos during our set-up.

Any other useful advice would be welcome......any one fertiliser better than the others for example?

Cheers.

edit:typo

Looking forward to see some pictures from your plantation.

I used chicken manure in the hole when I planted after that I have used 15-15-15 and extra mg (magnesium).

First year I used 2 kg of fertilzer per plant plus 0,2 kg mg (magnesium) per plant and 2 kg chicken manure in the hole.

Best regards

Pinn

If you your trees are producing fruit after 2 1/2 year then you have the "new" plants, they are the only one sold these days.

600 trees would produce around 3200 kg of FFB (fresh fruit bunch) after 5 years if you have irrigation and looking after them.

Without irrigation you would be down to 1800 kg if you not lokated in the south or in Trang.

Common density is 24 plants per rai, thay would give you higher yield.

Price for FFB is around 3-5 bath per kg

You need to make sure you are close to a proccesing plant or have local buyers to sell to, transport cost will eat up the profit if you dont have this sorted.

Best regards

Pinn

Hi

We harvested 5600 kg from 5,5 Rai

Around 1000 kg per / rai

Best harvest in years

Just outside Aranyaphratet

Excellant yield, what growing method & fertilisers were used ?

Rice was planted in a traditonal way´.

We used 46-0-0 and "ke moo"

Most of all the rains where perfect.

Hi

We harvested 5600 kg from 5,5 Rai

Around 1000 kg per / rai

Best harvest in years

Just outside Aranyaphratet