Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Extension reveals that he is preparing to bring a model of preventive measures to correct young durian, which has been successful in the east. continue to operate in the South Emphasize strict control from the garden Continuing to the long, to the trade stalls, especially by raising the level of durian pickers by registering at the district / provincial agricultural office.

Mr. Khaeng Yutdamrong, Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Extension, said that in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has implemented measures to control the quality of durian production to prevent the problem of inferior durian quality. (Young durian) with success in the eastern region that is an important production source, namely Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

During the first two months, it was found that There are exports of up to 4.7 hundred thousand tons, worth 60 billion baht, which at this time, the eastern durian is nearing the end of the harvest season. Estimated yield at 782,942 tons, harvested 612,552.56 tons or 78.24 percent, grade A yield price is 186.67 baht/kg (data as of May 29, 2022), expected to be harvested 100 percent in June.

For quality control measures for durian production in 2023, which in the eastern region The durian harvest date and the start date for the 2023 durian season have been set in Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat provinces. according to each variety, namely Button and Puangmanee varieties on March 10, 2023, Gibbon varieties on March 20, 2023 and Monthong varieties on April 15, 2023, with measures to control product quality at the production site (orchard) as a mechanism to support Practices in the control of inferior quality durian (Young durian) for farmers, hand cutters, buying boards, entrepreneurs to change their cutting behavior. durian trading and raise the quality of durian with the following steps:

1) Determine the service point for inspection before cutting.

2) Durian farmers and cutters must collect durian samples in their own section Or the garden that will be cut and take it to check the dry weight percentage before cutting at least 3 days at the service point.

3) Service point for inspection before cutting A certificate must be issued to farmers.

4) Business establishments (Lhong) must communicate with farmers and durian cutters to strictly follow the measures.

5) Durian Quality Inspection Laboratory Set 6, Department of Agriculture Have to look at the certificate before cutting.

6) Durian buying stalls in wholesale markets A certificate of dry weight percentage test results is required. to show to the staff who come to inspect the buying panel

In addition, there is a registration of durian pickers. It is an important mechanism for monitoring, surveillance and quality control. Raising the standard of durian pickers by durian harvester as a farmer independent cutter selection pickers of the packing plant (Lhong), as well as those who wish to register as durian pickers Must come to apply for registration at the district agricultural office in the area provincial agricultural office and the Provincial Agricultural and Cooperative Office

For the performance of the Special Operations Unit to prevent and solve the problem of inferior quality durian (Pre-cutting inspection) in the 3 eastern regions, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat between April and May 2023. It was found that a total of 10,760 farmers came to receive the service. There were 14,446 sent samples, 9,258 passed the criteria, 5,183 failed. A total of 4,998 samples were randomly examined for ripeness of durian in 528 packing plants, 4,683 of which passed the criteria, representing 97.7 percent, which clearly indicated that Farmers and entrepreneurs have cooperated with the government as well. therefore ready to send this pre-cutting laboratory model to the southern region

Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Extension said that Will continue to implement quality control measures for durian production in the southern region The southern durian in the season will start coming to the market from June this year onwards until October 2023, with the highest production expected in July 2023. This year’s southern durian There is a perennial area of 726,369 rai, a 7.27 percent increase from 2022, a fruitful area of 547,225 rai, an increase of 7.47 percent, expected to have a total yield of 667,338 tons, a 48.73 percent increase and an average yield of 1,219 kg/rai. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency