Bangkok: Farmers growing shallots in Yasothon Province rush to collect their produce and send it for sale. This year, the price of fresh shallots at the orchard is 12 baht per kilogram, better than last year. Expected to generate income of nearly 1 million baht

Farmers who grow large plots of shallots at Ban Khae, Fa Huan Subdistrict, Kho Wang District, Yasothon Province, have had to hire more than 20 villagers to help hasten the harvest of shallots that are fully matured and ready to be released to the market. To deliver and distribute in time according to customer needs. There are merchants bringing pickup trucks to buy shallots inside the planting plots. At a price of 12 baht per kilogram, which is considered a pretty good price. Compared to last year The purchase price at the orchard is only 5 baht per kilogram because this year there are few shallots on the market. causing the price to be quite high

Mr. Somsak Chaipanya, Village Headman of Village No. 7, Ban Khae, Fa Huan Subdistrict, Kho Wang District
, Yasothon Province, a farmer who grows shallots, said that he grows shallots in an area of approximately 18 rai, investing approximately 30,000 baht per rai, and takes approximately 70 days to grow. It will grow and be ready to collect and sell products. This year it is expected that the total production will be nearly 80 tons or 80,000 kilograms because this year the weather conditions are favorable for growing shallots. As a result, shallots grow well, have large bulbs and gain a lot of weight. Normally, if shallots grow well It has a large, beautiful head. The amount per rai will be not less than 6 tons. At this time, merchants will buy fresh shallots in front of the orchard. At a price of 12 baht per kilogram, which is considered a good price. This year, they may make nearly 1 million baht. At the same time, farmers growing shallots must bear a relatively high investment burden, including fertilizer costs and pesticides-insecticide costs. and labor costs for collecting produce It costs not less than 500
baht/person per day.

Fa Huan Subdistrict, Kho Wang District is the only large-scale shallot growing area in Yasothon Province. There are over 1,500 rai of shallot growing area. There are at least 100 farmers who grow shallots to sell as income, which farmers in the area Shallots will be planted in early October every year. and will harvest the produce during December. Lasts until early January-February. Each year farmers growing shallots earn hundreds of thousands of baht in income each. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency