We(wife) is looking to buy(maybee) 5 rai of land with about 650 rubber trees on it,about 15 years old. Normal Rice farming land sells for about 100-150 k per rai(chanote),this is nor sor 3 and they are asking moore than this,which to me seems to high? not close to a road and about 10 min from our small isaan village. Whats your experience/knowledge about rubber land prices?

In Thailand, rubber is serious business… for multiple industries.

Be careful, rubber prices can go soft.

16 hours ago, Nemises said:

In Thailand, rubber is serious business… for multiple industries.

Be careful, rubber prices can go soft.

Moore helpfull replies welcome.

Where I am, agricultural land prices are in the region of 300 - 350k per rai.

Village land for housing can be treble that.

Well positioned land for commercial use can be over 1M baht for half a rai.

There are a few rubber plantations not too far from me so I would guess their value would be about the same.

Note about the soil quality. Any trees that have been growing for 15 years will make for usefully healthy soil.

15 years rubber trees has a lifespan 20 - 25 years, so if you planning to continue rubber latex production, you got 5 years left, before start replaning trees. The soil quality depending on the farmer how they have treated the land the last years, and also how much the trees produce by now.

The land itself have a price connected to the area, and the villagers knows the price, and if you trust your wife, she should know. But if you do not trust your wife, well then you got a problem.

On 2/26/2026 at 6:18 PM, sanook 1 said:

We(wife) is looking to buy(maybee) 5 rai of land with about 650 rubber trees on it,about 15 years old. Normal Rice farming land sells for about 100-150 k per rai(chanote),this is nor sor 3 and they are asking moore than this,which to me seems to high? not close to a road and about 10 min from our small isaan village. Whats your experience/knowledge about rubber land prices?

Land prices vary from place to place. Asking here what the price is in different locations will not help you validate land in your area. You could drive around your area looking for "for sale" signs and can to check prices relevant to you

8 minutes ago, Hummin said:

15 years rubber trees has a lifespan 20 - 25 years, so if you planning to continue rubber latex production, you got 5 years left, before start replaning trees. The soil quality depending on the farmer how they have treated the land the last years, and also how much the trees produce by now.

The land itself have a price connected to the area, and the villagers knows the price, and if you trust your wife, she should know. But if you do not trust your wife, well then you got a problem.

In this instance please define trust?

I was advised: do not buy into a rubber plantation if you are not available to monitor the business 24/7. Otherwise you will be screwed over.

6 minutes ago, wombat said:

In this instance please define trust?

That is lived experience!

My way of trust, leaving all the finances I have brought to Thailand and wife can do what she needs to do, without me worrying being taken for a ride.

She even disposed a credit card with 300 000 nok in it for years, and not one time she used it without me saying she can. Now she got her own visa card, and When she travels from Thailand to Norway alone, she do not spend one baht on expensive airport food, treats or anything, even I tell her to do so.

For me thats creates trust. And when someone offered us land, we talk within the family, and they say do not buy when price to high, and when price is right, they say up to me. And lately, we have been approached many times, and most of the offers, have been turned down by them, and a few times by me because I do not see the potential.

So it is not only her, it is the family to who protects our interests. They help us, we help them. And now Im talking about the farm work,

9 minutes ago, CecilM said:

I was advised: do not buy into a rubber plantation if you are not available to monitor the business 24/7. Otherwise you will be screwed over.

Thats a healthy advise and a very sound one. If you cant be there, do not start a business, or build anything that needs care. No matter what it is, does it need care and supervising, and you cant be there 24/7, do not buy, simple as that

56 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

Where I am, agricultural land prices are in the region of 300 - 350k per rai.

Village land for housing can be treble that.

Well positioned land for commercial use can be over 1M baht for half a rai.

There are a few rubber plantations not too far from me so I would guess their value would be about the same.

Note about the soil quality. Any trees that have been growing for 15 years will make for usefully healthy soil.

Your quote for land cost is directly driven by the Land Paper the seller holds. Bad paper lower cost and Good paper and location drives the price. It all depends on what the buyer will pay in the long run.

48 minutes ago, CecilM said:

I was advised: do not buy into a rubber plantation if you are not available to monitor the business 24/7. Otherwise you will be screwed over.

I'd say that's similar policy to that of buying a bar.

Do not buy into a bar if you are not available to monitor the business permanently.

Otherwise you will be screwed over.

Do not buy into rubber unless you (or your partner) have experience. A tapper can ruin your trees by being greedy or inexperienced. If they cut too deep then the yield will drop and the tree becomes non-productive. If they cut too much, (more than one third of the tree circumference), yield will be up in the short-term, which increases their wages, and falls off badly later.

The local government here in the South (Nakhon Si Thammarat area) is paying me to remove 40 rai of rubber and re-plant palm. The recommendation is not to re-plant rubber on the same land as diseases are spreading through this area and yields are diminishing.

The OP does not state which area he lives in, however since he also talks about rice fields in the area check that there are experienced tappers available. It is becoming harder to find them, even here in the heart of Thailand's rubber production region.

On the plus side the wood has value. Get a quote for removing the trees and subtract the value from the land price to see what the true land price is. I have just received 1.5m THB for the wood on my 40 rai.

On 2/26/2026 at 6:18 PM, sanook 1 said:

We(wife) is looking to buy(maybee) 5 rai of land with about 650 rubber trees on it,about 15 years old. Normal Rice farming land sells for about 100-150 k per rai(chanote),this is nor sor 3 and they are asking moore than this,which to me seems to high? not close to a road and about 10 min from our small isaan village. Whats your experience/knowledge about rubber land prices?

If you want to know the official valuation for a plot of land look it up on the DOL site. Their valuation is for tax purposes, the seller can ask whatever price they want. Rice fields next to each other can vary by a significant amount per square wah depending on such things as main road location.

ระบบค้นหารูปแปลงที่ดิน (LandsMaps)

https://landsmaps.dol.go.th/#

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

That is lived experience!

My way of trust, leaving all the finances I have brought to Thailand and wife can do what she needs to do, without me worrying being taken for a ride.

She even disposed a credit card with 300 000 nok in it for years, and not one time she used it without me saying she can. Now she got her own visa card, and When she travels from Thailand to Norway alone, she do not spend one baht on expensive airport food, treats or anything, even I tell her to do so.

For me thats creates trust. And when someone offered us land, we talk within the family, and they say do not buy when price to high, and when price is right, they say up to me. And lately, we have been approached many times, and most of the offers, have been turned down by them, and a few times by me because I do not see the potential.

So it is not only her, it is the family to who protects our interests. They help us, we help them. And now Im talking about the farm work,

Congratulations you have a keeper very few and far between from what I read

3 minutes ago, wombat said:

Congratulations you have a keeper very few and far between from what I read

I believe more than me experience the same, but they maybe not so loud about it, or here?

I Know quite a few who seems to live in harmony with their wifes and her family when we go around in Thailand, at least at the surface as an outstander can observe.

Cant be all bad for everyone ? But I have to agree, it takes risk and willing to take risk at the same time do not gamble everything on one card! I think thats most important.

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I'd say that's similar policy to that of buying a bar.

Do not buy into a bar if you are not available to monitor the business permanently.

Otherwise you will be screwed over.

I think being present is a vital factor in any business- if you invest from a long distance the risk of being taken advantage of increases greatly

On 2/26/2026 at 12:18 PM, sanook 1 said:

We(wife) is looking to buy(maybee) 5 rai of land with about 650 rubber trees on it,about 15 years old. Normal Rice farming land sells for about 100-150 k per rai(chanote),this is nor sor 3 and they are asking moore than this,which to me seems to high? not close to a road and about 10 min from our small isaan village. Whats your experience/knowledge about rubber land prices?

Nor sor 3 title deed is worth more than ordinary Sor Por Gor-farmland. Rubber trees takes (at least) 7 years to grow up to a size where you can begin to cut rubber, the trees have a life-span of about 25-30 years. So, with 15 years old rubber trees you have 10-15 years more to cut rubber, after which the trees has a value when cut down. You could easily count quite a bit higher price per rai when rubber plantagen in prime age. One rubber tree plant costs around 100 baht – depending on size; so, can be little less and up to 200 baht each – so, just 650 rubber trees has a value of 65,000 to 130,000 baht plus 7-years aging. Based on 5 rai land size each rai could be priced some 25,000 baht to 50,000 baht higher than plain farm land.

3 hours ago, khunPer said:

Nor sor 3 title deed is worth more than ordinary Sor Por Gor-farmland. Rubber trees takes (at least) 7 years to grow up to a size where you can begin to cut rubber, the trees have a life-span of about 25-30 years. So, with 15 years old rubber trees you have 10-15 years more to cut rubber, after which the trees has a value when cut down. You could easily count quite a bit higher price per rai when rubber plantagen in prime age. One rubber tree plant costs around 100 baht – depending on size; so, can be little less and up to 200 baht each – so, just 650 rubber trees has a value of 65,000 to 130,000 baht plus 7-years aging. Based on 5 rai land size each rai could be priced some 25,000 baht to 50,000 baht higher than plain farm land.

Thank you! for a very informative answer.

On 3/3/2026 at 12:21 PM, wombat said:

In this instance please define trust?

I've got an old mate from Australia who bought his future wife about 10 rai of rubber trees and he will tell you that they were a terrible investment. I went to his wedding in the deep south and saw the plantation and he was very happy. later on after she had blown all his retirement money she kicked him out and he went back home.So now you can't mention rubber trees in front of old Neilo because he gets upset.