Mangosteen farmers have the best quality in the southern region. The price was reduced to 5 baht per kilo in protest of the dumping of more than 2 tons of mangosteen in front of Phrom Khiri District Office. There is no shadow of a negotiating officer.

The protest occurred yesterday (Sept. 1) among mangosteen farmers. Take the mangosteen and dump it on the roadside in front of the Phrom Khiri District Office sign. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and holding protest signs expressing their suffering The price was reduced from 70-80 baht per kilogram to the lowest price of 8 baht. At some points the purchase was only 5 baht. More than 2 tons of mangosteen were dumped all over the road surface in 1 lane without any officials coming to negotiate with them at all. Only police patrols came to help facilitate traffic.

Mangosteen farmers They say that the price of mangosteen is only 8 baht per kilogram, while the price of labor and storage costs is 10 baht. What income will farmers have left? And there are also mangosteens from outside the area that come and destroy the mangosteens in the area. This caused the Phrom Khiri mangosteen to be priced down as well. Taking mangosteen and dumping it in front of the sign at the district office To show that what is valuable to farmers It is not of value to the government sector that has a duty to take care of it.

Source: Thai News Agency