Thailand’s longan production in eight northern provinces is expected to see a drop of 40-50% this year due to severe hot weather and a reduction in the growing areas by farmers after prices dropped significantly over the past 2-3 years during the pandemic, which discouraged them from planting the crop.
According to Tanakrit Tunwattanagul, president of the Northern Dried Longan Producers Association, factories producing dried longan are now ready to purchase produce from farmers for drying due to depleted…
