Office of Agricultural Economics 1, Chiang Mai (SorThor.1) reported onion production situation in 3 provinces: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son.

The country's main production area, in the 2022/23 crop year, has a planting area of ​​95% of the entire country's planting area.

The total planting area in 3 provinces is 7,581 rai, a decrease of 11 percent from the previous year due to the rain during the growing seedlings.

As a result, the seedlings are partially damaged by rot.

The total output of the 3 provinces was approximately 28,716 tons, a decrease of 8 percent from the previous year due to decreased harvesting areas and some areas suffering from sleeping dog disease.

(anthracnose), including bacterial rot

Overview of onion production, crop year 2022/23 in all 3 provinces, farmers have gradually started planting since the end of August.

2022-early January 2023. The product has been released to the market since December 2022 and will continue until April 2023.

February 2023 will be the period with the highest yield.

accounted for 60 percent of the total output

The Chiang Mai area has a total output of 21,390 tons, which is in a growing period.

Chiang Rai, total production of 7,054 tons, already harvested

As for Mae Hong Son, total output of 272 tons is in the growth phase.

price that farmers can sell

This year still has a good direction.

for the distribution of overall output

They are exported in the form of fresh onions.

and dried onions

to major trading partners in foreign countries such as Japan, Malaysia and India

For onion product management measures in 2022/23, there are production management guidelines to prevent and resolve the problem of low product prices.

by emphasizing the measures to distribute the products and distribute them to large wholesale and retail department stores

and processing plant

Including measures to suppress smuggling of goods from foreign countries

Conducting stock checks of entrepreneurs and importers to prevent speculative hoarding.

Including planting plans in line with the supporting market

to reduce concentrated productivity

Manage productivity according to the planting area to have time overlap.

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