A heartbroken durian farmer in South Thailand cried after he found on Wednesday that the majority of his trees had been poisoned, causing a long-term loss of around 30 million baht (US$936,000). The farmer, fifty one yr outdated Charin Phuachai, lives together with his household in Chumphon province, within the Hat Phan Kraj sub-district of the principle city district.
Charin had 25 Mon Thong durian trees in his orchard, which are around six to seven years old. But an assault by unknown assailants led to twenty of them starting to die.
Sanook reported that the affected bushes had cuts in 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 kind of stump-killing herbicide. The poison is pasted into a cut, and the tree dies after absorbing water. He found 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. Giveaway estimated he would earn an income of 600,000 baht (US$18,720) this yr, with each tree bringing roughly 20,000 baht (US$624). With the lifespan of a durian tree being 50 years, the 20 dying bushes would have generated 30 million baht ($936,000) over the decades.
Charin stated he had no conflict with anyone. He added that it will be good if there was an company to help revive the trees, however he was certain the 20 trees would die because they had been badly poisoned. He said…