The price of kluay hom thong banana or "golden bananas" in Thailand has doubled from about 15 THB (0.44 USD) per kilogramme to 30 THB, with farmers rejoicing at growing demand.
Golden bananas, or kluay hom thong, harvested at a plantation in Bang Kaew district in Phatthalung province and ready to go to market. (Photo: Golden Bananas Phatthalung Facebook account)
Bangkok (VNA)𝔍 – The price of kluay hom thong banana or "golden bananas" in Thailand has doubled from about 15 THB (0.44 USD) per kilogramme to 30 THB, with farmers rejoicing at growing demand.
Somchai Nunual, leader of the golden banana and fruit safety group in Bang Kaew district in Phatthalung province, said the price hike was due to the growing popularity of the fruit, while the lack of rain since the second half of last year has curtailed the supply of bananas to the market.
Bang Kaew district has been the centre of the bananas in the province since farmers discovered the soil in the district is more suited to growing bananas than rubber, rice or oil palm.
Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives predicted the kluay hom thong banana harvest this year will be just 32,000 tonnes, a remarkable reduction from 120,000 tonnes last year.
Farmers' incomes have risen from an average 243 THB per 100 bananas in 2021 to 278 THB last year, according to the ministry. It forecast that farmers will pocket 292 THB per 100 bananas this year.
The kluay hom thong banana is one of the main fruits exported to other countries, with 80% going to Japan and the rest largely to China and Cambodia.
Japan allows Thailand a quota of 8,000 tonnes of the fruit annually, but the actual export volume is only half that because farmers cannot produce enough of the fruit that meets Japanese standards, according to the Internal Trade Department./.
Thai Deputy Minister of Commerce Napintorn Srisunpang has said Thai fruit exports will face more challenges in the future, especially in China’s market, due to greater competition.
The Thai Ministry of Commerce’s Internal Trade Department (ITD) is implementing 22 measures to manage fruit supply for this year's harvest, with production estimated to grow by 3% to 6.78 million tonnes.
Thailand exported over 1 million tonnes of fruit valued at 92 billion THB to China during the first half of this year, according to Thai government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
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