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I found another site (all in Thai) that sell young rubber tree. They do have RRIM600, 251 and 235. You can contact them by this number 06-5533961 09-6627605.

If you can read Thai, this is the url.

http://www.thaimisc.com/freewebboard/php/v...&topic=1690

I found a book about oil palm on amazon.com. Thinking to grab one!!

Anyone have good book in Thai pleast post cuz I couldn't find one.

http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Palm-World-Agric...TF8&s=books

No problem Joe, the price of palm oil varies between 2.5 to 3 bath/kg depending on many factors (similar to rubber price), but it 's more stable than rubber price. However, I am not sure about planting palm tree on Isaan area cuz palm tree kindda like water (I think you need more research on this, or some experts on your area might have some techniques). Another thing is to yield 4.8 tons per rai per year requires intensive maintenance and enough fertilization.

I am new to this board. All great discussion and information.

I am living at Suratthani. We are doing both oil palm and rubber plantation.

For the whole year 2006, the yield for our oil palm is approximately around 4.8 tons per rai per year which return to profit around 10,000 bath per rai per year (already exclude all expense). I think it is pretty good return. I don't have hard info about our rubber just yet.

However, I would like to simply compare with the yield from rubber plantation.

Assuming we got about 300 kg per rai per year with average price around 70. We should have the revenue about 300*70 = 21,000 * 0.6 (60%) = 12,600 bath per rai per year. This doesn't exclude fertilization expense and other expenses just yet.

So, I think it 's pretty competitive comparison. The best is to do both IMO.

Hi, welcome here and thanks for the info you supplied.

I have a small question concerning palm oil. You went from a 40% part of the yield in rubber, due to cutting labour, correct. What would you estimate being the labour in palm oil? Is it more/less time consuming, work every day?

Thanks for info

Joe

Hi Joe,

Yes, 40% is the labour cost for the most part of our area (50% for some steep area). For the palm oil, it depends on how high is the palm tree. For the tree less than 15 year old, the labor cost is about 0.35-0.4 bath/kg (about 10% of revenue). They are always working during the day time from 8am to 5pm everyday if palms are available to cut.

I am new to this board. All great discussion and information.

I am living at Suratthani. We are doing both oil palm and rubber plantation.

For the whole year 2006, the yield for our oil palm is approximately around 4.8 tons per rai per year which return to profit around 10,000 bath per rai per year (already exclude all expense). I think it is pretty good return. I don't have hard info about our rubber just yet.

However, I would like to simply compare with the yield from rubber plantation.

Assuming we got about 300 kg per rai per year with average price around 70. We should have the revenue about 300*70 = 21,000 * 0.6 (60%) = 12,600 bath per rai per year. This doesn't exclude fertilization expense and other expenses just yet.

So, I think it 's pretty competitive comparison. The best is to do both IMO.