by TNR Staff 

 

A FARMER in Chumphon province is devastated at discovering that most of his durian trees have been poisoned and are starting to die with long-term loss reaching 30 million baht, Sanook.com said Thursday (May 4).

 

Mr. Charin Phuachai, 51, who lives with family at Hat Phan Krai subdistrict, Mueang Chumphon district, said he had 25 Mon Thong durian trees in his orchard and all of them are around six to seven years old. However an attack by unknown men led to 20 of them now dying.

 

A reporter visited his orchard and saw that these trees had cuts in the truck which had turned black. Leaves had fallen leaving bare branches while the fruit piled up under the trees.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/05/04/farmer-in-tears-after-durian-trees-start-dying-upon-being-poisoned/

 

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No motive floated for the poisoning? Was very impressed by the figures from a friend that owns a durian farm in the Chumpon area. Lucrative doesn't begin to describe. Bet there are lots of jealous neighbors and general ne'er do wells that would like to see the farms fail.

Dirty tricks from jealous locals?