Originally Posted by
ltnt
^^In this area we seem to be more diverse in crops...beans, chilies, pumpkins, corn, mushrooms, cucumbers, bell peppers, oranges, all sorts of fruit trees, watermelon, potatoes, rubber, rice, cassava, even some beets and turnips to be found.
Its not because they aren't trying folks. the price at the farmers levels are so depressed that the profit is cut before they start. The market never reflect the actual buyer's cost at the farm...eg: Tamarind harvested and shelled at the farmers door 7 baht a kilo. What's it at the market? 75 baht at the Big C. unshelled btw.