Quote Originally Posted by thaiguzzi View Post
Ditto here, prices and weather conditions.
April is the month to be wary up here re summer storms. Touch wood, we have'nt had any trees over or snapped off this year. Normal for 1 or 2 to go over, and 3 or 4 get snapped off about 1.5 - 2 metres from the ground. Fresh large canopy does'nt help, but people can't believe what the winds can do up here damage wise in a plantation.
This year has been strange wind wise, normally not a breathe of wind, punctuated by storm cells and I guess mini tornadoes, which can take out some tree groups and not touch others.
Hot dry breeze this year is fairly continuous, Elnino I guess, drys the latex out before if flows.

Sold some rubber today, need beer, 27 Baht a kilo, makes a big difference from the low of 14 Baht. Jim