Quote Originally Posted by jamescollister View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Dodyai View Post
Thx, Thaigguzzi. Since we just started tapping trees I have some question. How many kg did you get per tree in September? We got around 0.8 kg per tree. I'm aware of the rain in the last month. I just want to know, where we are in comparison.

Nevertheless this season its just practicing with some trees (1,300). Next year really counts. Sry for my English.
Dod, question where are you [location] and where did you get the 0.8 kilo per tree number from.

That number sounds like a Thai telling you good things not facts, form my burnt out menory. think the Thai average is just over 3 kilos per tree per year.

Been a long time since we opened trees, can't remember the output first year, but it wasn't much.

Mike {TG} may have kept some numbers, but going on per tree numbers is not how to calculate, some trees produce lots and other give little.

As I say, show me the money, that's what counts.
Thx, James. The records are made by my wife and me. Financial controlling was my profession and the last years have been really hard training for the Thai family. Simple bookkeeping, number sense and understanding of profit & loss were missing. I changed that. The family has been in rubber business for several years (small amount of trees 1,300) Unfortunately there are no numbers from beginning. Nevertheless just wanted to compare the output figures. Our plantations are in the NE. Last year they started to work together with other growers to get better prices.