Nonthaburi, May 3 - Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade visited Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces. Take entrepreneurs to buy mangoes from farmers. Raise the price to 20 baht per kilogram after mangoes enter the end of the season. There are not many products left and they will be sold out. This year, the price has been continuously improving. After using the Omkoi model Entrepreneurs have brought in to help buy more than 16,000 tons and spread the produce through the Fruit Festival 2023 points and various channels across the country, pushing up the price of Nam Dok Mai mangoes by 36%, Fah Lan mangoes by 64%, making farmers smile. increased income

Mr. Koranit Nonjui, Deputy Director General of the Department of Internal Trade Revealed after going to the area to meet with farmers, a large group of mango growers, Ban Lam Phat, Ban Mung Subdistrict, Noen Maprang District Phitsanulok Province and a group of large plots of mangoes, Wang Thap Sai Sub-district Sak Lek District Phichit Province on May 3, 2023 that the department has taken entrepreneurs to buy produce from farmers since the beginning of the production season. Until now, which is the end of the production season. In general, the production of Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces will end the season around May 5, 2023, and from the field it was found that this year, farmers have a good production plan, resulting in enough quality grade mangoes for sale. until the end of the season As a result, farmers can sell mangoes at high prices. with export grades as of May 3, 2023, at 35 baht per kilogram (kg), mixed grades, priced at 18-20 baht per kg, an increase of 36% compared to the end of the production season last year. come price of produce at the end of the season Nam Dok Mai mangoes are at reeds. Only 13-15 baht per person and in the part of the mangoes, the produce in the 2 provinces has ended the season. The price this year is 9-10 baht, higher than last year's price of 5-6 baht, an increase of 64%.

“I would like to thank the farmers who help maintain the quality of the produce well from the beginning to the end of the season. resulting in the production of quality grade mangoes which can be sold at a high price At the beginning of the season, farmers can sell at 40 baht per kg until the beginning of the season at 30 baht per kg. The price can still be maintained at 20 baht per kg, which is considered a much better price than last year, ”said Mr. Kornnit.

However, from asking a group of mango growers, Mr. Boonsong Sisathan, a farmer from the Community Enterprise Group, Mango Production Development Group for Export, Panchali Sub-district, Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Province gave information that the price of mangoes this year much better than the past Currently there is still a lot of demand. This makes the selling price good at 18-20 baht per kg. Department of Internal Trade and provincial commercial offices come to help By bringing entrepreneurs to buy at the location and can sell the produce at a good price. There are 10 groups of farmers that the Department of Internal Trade brought entrepreneurs to buy from in 2 provinces, 7 districts, namely Phichit (Mueang District, Sak Lek District, Dong Charoen District, Wang Sai Phun District) and Phitsanulok (Mueang District, Wang Thong District). Noen Maprang District) with the latest purchase results totaling approximately 16,000 tons and distributing them through the Fruit Festival 2023, both in retail and wholesale stores, local department stores and various channels across the country. Thong Ban Nong Prue, Wang Thong District, Province Phitsanulok where there are complaints that the price of mangoes has fallen. no destination market Found that at present there are a lot of people buying. The purchase of degraded grades is 10 baht per kg, with the group's output remaining at less than 50 tons. As for the golden Nam Dok Mai mango, assorted grades, there are entrepreneurs contacting the purchase price at 18 baht per kg.

“Mangoes that are in the news It's a Chok Anan mango. which produces the end of the season No edible produce a drop of mango that are waiting for sale to be stirred into stir-fried mango only Usually there are entrepreneurs who buy and make mango paste. Not fresh mangoes or Nam Dok Mai mangoes at all. The department has coordinated with entrepreneurs to help buy products from this group for 18 baht, which the group has not yet produced for entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs are ready to buy at a price of 18 baht if the group is able to collect the produce, ”said Mr. Koranit.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency