The annual lamyai harvest is starting, with northern Thailand crop still 4 to 6 weeks from maturity. Wife said she heard on radio that current farm gate price is 30 baht/kilo. Any input appreciated. For reference/comment, sweet mango has been bring 20 baht/kilo in Fang area

The annual lamyai harvest is starting, with northern Thailand crop still 4 to 6 weeks from maturity. Wife said she heard on radio that current farm gate price is 30 baht/kilo. Any input appreciated. For reference/comment, sweet mango has been bring 20 baht/kilo in Fang area

Our Lamyai crop is very poor this year. Hows yours ? . If it is a poor Harvest then you can probably expect high prices. I suspect a lot of Lamyai orchards have been cleared to make way for rubber also.

The Sweet Mangoes interesting, I expected a very poor crop as we had high winds which seemed to decimate the flowering period, but we have a bumper crop, have to get organised and sell them next year. 40 baht a kilo, there asking at the local markets. Far too high for our local markets I suspect, a days wage will get you 4 kilo's of Mango

Lamyai fruit set looks to be about 70%, not great but ok. Better than years with 50% or less. Four years ago our trees produced about 50 kilo per tree. They were 8 year old tree at that time. Will be interesting to see production this year as last 3 year not so good in quantity, strong wind at bloom, and a few problems getting spraying and irrigation done in timely manner, etc.

Family called and said some buyer wanted to contract the lamyai now (5 to 6 week early) for a pitted. They said he offered 250 baht a tree, told them I would give to people free, and or pig farmers before selling for that.

Sweet mango did bring 25 baht a kilo last week, picking is in stages to get ripened fruit, figure about 50+ kilo per tree. Tree are 10 to 15 year old.

I've just been told Lamyai AA grade is fetching 25 baht per Kilo locally.

It started at 13 baht last year and went quickly down from there. Supply and demand.

Wife was in Fang yesterday to check on lamyai. Crop looks so so?? Price quoted to her double A @ 27 baht/kilo, 19 baht/kilo for A. Still a couple weeks from picking. Do have intrest from buyers as the price seems to be holding for now.