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Pandemic, Ukraine war hurts orchid industry

Farmer Somchai Lerdrungwitacha inspects orchids at his orchid farm in Nakhon Pathom province on April 7, 2022. (AFP photo)

Thailand’s orchid growers, already weary after two years of being battered by the pandemic, are bracing for fresh blows to their livelihood as the war in Ukraine and changing weather patterns further cloud their futures.

Thailand’s orchid growers, already weary after two years of being battered by the pandemic, are bracing for fresh blows to their livelihood as the war in Ukraine and changing weather patterns further cloud their futures.

Once considered a popular pastime among the elite in Thailand, orchid growing has developed into a multi-million-baht industry, and the kingdom is the world’s biggest…

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