One million rai of rubber plantations damaged in southern flooding

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One million rai of rubber plantations damaged in southern flooding

 

 

The current flooding in the southern provinces has damaged about one million rai of rubber plantations estimated at a cost of about 40 billion baht with Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung being the worst hit.

 

An informed source at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives said 11.3 million rai of rubber plantations were flooded but about one million rai were damaged with rubber trees dying or already dead.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/one-million-rai-rubber-plantations-damaged-southern-flooding/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-1-11

[carstenp]

This cant be true. bt40 billion! They told us yesterday it will not exceed 15 billion baht and no harm on the economy

[Emster23]

Might help boost the price of rubber just a tad....

[bangon04]

the rubber industry usually bounces back....

[Elkski]

how fast do those trees succumb to being under water?