A heartbroken durian farmer in South Thailand cried after he discovered on Wednesday that most of his bushes had been poisoned, causing a long-term loss of around 30 million baht (US$936,000). The farmer, fifty one yr old Charin Phuachai, lives with his family in Chumphon province, in the Hat Phan Kraj sub-district of the principle metropolis district.
Charin had 25 Mon Thong durian trees in his orchard, which are round six to seven years previous. But an assault by unknown assailants led to twenty of them starting to die.
Sanook reported that the affected timber had cuts within the trunk that had turned black, and leaves had fallen, leaving naked branches. The fruit had piled up underneath the trees.
Charin believes that the bushes have been poisoned with an absorbent sort of stump-killing herbicide. The poison is pasted right into a reduce, and the tree dies after absorbing water. He discovered that 20 of 25 timber laden with durian had been poisoned.
The farmer was going to reap the durian in a month and promote them for 160-180 baht per kilogram. He estimated he would earn an revenue of 600,000 baht (US$18,720) this year, with every tree bringing approximately 20,000 baht (US$624). With the lifespan of a durian tree being 50 years, the 20 dying timber would have generated 30 million baht ($936,000) over the many years.
Ingredients said he had no battle with anyone. He added that it will be good if there was an company to assist revive the bushes, however he was certain the 20 timber would die because they had been badly poisoned. He said…