Palm farmers encouraged to harvest ripe produces

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Palm farmers encouraged to harvest ripe produces

SURAT THANI, 19 May 2016 (NNT) – Oil palm farmers are encouraged to harvest ripe produces for sale in order to maximize their revenue, says an agriculture official.

Surat Thani Provincial Agriculture Official Somnuek Hemmanee spoke about the quality management of oil palm produces. Mr. Somnuek reminded farmers that if they wanted to increase prices, they should harvest ripe palm produce which is high in quality, and those with characteristics in accordance with the breeds.

He has said all farmers can contact their local agriculture office to receive assistance should they have any questions regarding oil palm cultivation.

Surat Thani Province produced 2,830,362 tons of oil palm in 2015 from 992,761 rais of farmland. It is expected that Thailand's palm oil production in 2016 will reach 11,683,176 tons. 10,518,585 tons is expected to come from the Southern region, 1,021,623 tons from the Central region, 104,992 tons from the Northeastern region, and 37,976 tons from the Northern region.


-- NNT 2016-05-19

[andrew55]

Farmers must just love advice like this from government desk jockeys.

[doremifasol]

Thai cooking oil in any shape and size taste like petrol.

Refined of course.

Bon Appetit

[Emster23]

"Oil palm farmers are encouraged to harvest ripe produces for sale in order to maximize their revenue"

I'm sure farmers are all saying "Wow! Why didn't we think of that?"

[slapout]

With statements like that being uttered by government officials, selection, qualification and intelligence of the entire system of qualified government personel recruitment / selection is shattered. If this is the type recruited and made avaliable to support the population, the entire system becomes more suspect each day they remain on public payroll as well as those responsible for them being there.

[skildpadden]

Of course, why didn't anybody think of that before?

I am so grateful that we have these officials with superior intelligence telling farmers to remember to harvest their products, when they are ripe.I mean, how could the whole country work without their important advise. These officials surely are worth their salary.

[Srikcir]

if they wanted to increase prices, they should harvest ripe palm produce which is high in quality

Why?

On May 11th the government's Public Warehouse Organization announced the purchase of 100,000 tons of palm oil to help farmers during the upcoming high supply of palm oil in the marketplace. This program will cost the Thai taxpayers 253 million baht because it will pay higher than market prices.

[taony]

This is an incredible article.... even for Thailand.

[andrew55]

if they wanted to increase prices, they should harvest ripe palm produce which is high in quality

Why?

On May 11th the government's Public Warehouse Organization announced the purchase of 100,000 tons of palm oil to help farmers during the upcoming high supply of palm oil in the marketplace. This program will cost the Thai taxpayers 253 million baht because it will pay higher than market prices.

Great idea. I wonder if they could have a similar scheme for rice...

[anon7867763]

Ask, encourage, urge but not enforce......yawn....