Economy Farmers Plead for Government Help as Paddy Prices Crash Below Instant Noodles

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On 5/27/2025 at 7:54 AM, phetphet said:

Sell to Japan. Their rice price has gone through the roof.

Sure but there's a big barrier, Japanese are loath to eat anything other than Japanese rice.

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On 6/2/2025 at 10:00 AM, rickudon said:

I have converted my wife's field into fish ponds and hopefully fruit trees ( the soil is still awful, but mangoes seem to survive so far). Maintenance is less an do get some fish and fruit.

 

 

Hub of freshwater prawn organic farming.

 

 

Sure, it's not as sexy as being a hub of interstellar rocketry or hub of AI robotics, but it's.............practical.

 

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On 6/3/2025 at 1:07 PM, NoDisplayName said:

Hub of freshwater prawn organic farming.

Unfortunately need brackish water for breeding. Most of the giant prawns are grown near the coast. In Isaan, have been told supply of prawn larvae is a monopoly - they want you to sign up to a contract for larvae, feed and harvest of adult prawns. You take all the risks and they charge you over the top for everything - they make all the profit.

 

There is a market for small wild shrimps (like you get in Pad Thai), But harvesting is labour intensive. My Mother-in-law did it for a while but too old now, I have dug a number of small ponds. and if the shrimps thrive, may try catching them. Will be about a year before i can assess stocks. Can find nothing on the internet about this, just have to go by what is known about shrimp ecology from USA or similar.