date:Mar 05, 2019
provinces, meanwhile, is forecast to increase by 4% to 703,355 tons.
As more fruits start entering the market, officials have started to worry about an oversupply that could push prices down sharply, similar to what happened with pineapples last year. The Commerce Ministry has identified durian, mangosteen, rambutan and lamyai as its main concern as a glut could result in less income for growers.
The Internal Trade Department is looking to hold talks with traders, exporters, big and small sto