Coconut production in free-fall
Drought and pests mean more imports
- Published: 15/12/2010 at 03:40 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Falling coconut output in pest-ravaged provinces has adversely affected Thailand's coconut milk and food industry.
Local food processors are sourcing more coconuts from abroad, mainly Indonesia and Vietnam, but the solution is only short-term and shortages will continue unless more effective ways are found to deal with pests.
Ampol Food Processing Co, Thailand's leading producer of coconut-based food and milk under the Chaokoh brand, is now forced to import 200,000 coconuts a day from Indonesia, but that volume still falls short of demand, said Kriengsak Theppadungporn, the managing director.
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- Writer: Walailak Keeratipipatpong
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