Postharvesting

Dear all, I want to know your experience related to corn harvesting practices in Thailand What are the commonly used corn harvesting practices in Thailand? - Manual or using harvesters - Do farmers harvest on their own or they give contract to the harvesting contractors? Overall what is the mechanization level in corn harvesting? - Is it different region-wise? As, I understand in upland farming it is not common to use mechanization in harvesting What are the common uses of the corn crop in Thailand? e.g. Exports 70%, Domestic consumption 30% (Food processing 10%, , Animal feed 10%, seed for next crop 10%) etc. Thank you in advance!

Is there a market forage harvester in Thailand? Who are the key players?

Is that a reason why farmers go for heavy combine harvesters even though they are expensive?

Can you elaborate why combine harvesters are difficult to maintain? What conditions make it unsuitable?

So as per my primary research with the 2nd hand machinery dealers, these dealers are slowly moving away from the 2nd hand machinery business to the new machinery. Main reason being not much price difference in old and new machinery. As imported machineries have become expensive because of the local taxes and locally purchased agri machineries are expensive due the spiked prices during the auction. This is a point of view from the supplier side. I want to verify the farmer's point of view. So with your answer can I conclude that there will be used machinery demand. because farmers still prefer to buy pre-owned agricultural equipment because it's good quality and lasts for a long time. Tor-Kor-Sor is it applicable for buying used machinery as well? My intention of asking questions is to verify details. Thank you in advance for your quick responses!

What is the average rent does anyone get for renting out combine harvester or Baler to other farmers in your region?

I plan to visit corn fields to see it for myself. but, I was wondering why there is a spacing difference as per the region. How much cost benefits do farmers get for buying used machinery instead of new machinery? what is the annual maintenance Do they incur on new vs old combine harvester and baler?

Why farmers buy 2nd hand harvesters or balers? isn’t buying new equipment convenient as they can get retail finance support? is there any retail finance support for buying old equipment ?

What are the 1/2 balers by Kubota? isn’t Siam baler popular in Thailand? Is Siam baler and Kubota the same?Kubota’s website doesn’t have a mention of any balers.

thank you! can you tell me more about the corn harvesting practices. 1. Does the farmer who is producing rice will produce corn as well? 2. What is the harvesting season for corn in Thailand? Does it change as per the regions? 3. How much time do you take to harvest corn using combine harvester? How much rai per day? 4. Is corn harvesting completely mechanised or it’s partially mechanised? Please explain 5. what happens to residue producer after corn harvesting ? Do you sell it?

Dear Farmerjo, Which area Do you belong to? do you have original corn kit provided by Kubota? How is the performance? and is it easy to interchange the corn kit? is contracting for harvesting is common in area where you reside in?

Dear all, I want to understand Corn harvesting practices in Thailand. What is region-wise row spacing for planting corns in Thailand? Who are the leading players? How much % share of corn combine harvesters in the total combine harvester market? Is corn harvesting segment dominated by used machineries? Why existing players are not entering this segment aggressively? Is corn market size expected to increase in Thailand? Who are the corn combine harvester importers in Thailand? Thank you in advance for your inputs.

Thank you Nojohndoe for your quick response. I really appreciate your response. However I would like to understand the topic even deeper. - Since burning straw is being discouraged in Thailand. Is there any law which prohibits burning of the crops? - Is government providing support for purchasing of the bailers? or running any program to promote the bailing of the straw instead of burning it? - Do Thai farmers prefer to buy own Bailers or do they rent it from other farmers or do they give bailing contracts to the contractors? If, yes what are the terms?

Is baler usage is increasing in Thailand? Crop: Rice and Sugarcane Does it have presence of used, imported or new balers? Demand expected increase in Thailand? By what %? Demand drivers or inhibitors? Are small or big balers popular in Thailand? Round or square balers are popular in Thailand? Who are the leading players? market share? Government policies encouraging Baling instead or burning? I would like to know your expert opinion on Balers in Thailand.

I am trying to understand region wise mechanization level in post-harvesting in Thailand. Equipment 1 : Combine harvester Crops: Corn What is region-wise row spacing for planting corns in Thailand? Who are the leading players? How much % share of corn combine harvesters in the total combine harvester market? Is corn market size expected to increase in Thailand? Equipment 2: Baler Crop: Rice and Sugarcane Does it have presence of used, imported or new balers? Demand expected increase in Thailand? By what %? Demand drivers or inhibitors? Are small or big balers popular in Thailand? Small balers 95% Round or square balers are popular in Thailand? Who are the leading players? Government policies encouraging Baling instead or burning? Thank you so much for your help in advance! Regards