Drought is a threat to the rice and sugar cane crops
Dry rice fields
De drought which will mainly affect the north and northeast of Thailand this year, may cause damage of 15,3 billion baht. Due to the drought, often a second harvest of rice are not possible. The cultivation of sugar cane will also be affected, the Kasikorn Research Center has calculated.
The center relies on a weather forecast from the Meteorological Department that expects this summer to be 1 to 2 degrees warmer than last year and that the summer will last longer. As a result, it rains less and the water level in reservoirs and reservoirs decreases by 13,5 percent compared to last year. Some parts of the Northeast and the central part of Thailand will already be affected by next month water shortages.
In the provinces of central Thailand, most off-season rice is grown (second crop). The season for the first harvest is the months of April and May. The Kasikorn Research Center does not expect the water shortage to have a major impact on the market because off-season rice accounts for only a quarter of the total rice crop.
Farmers' incomes will be lower this year than last year due to water shortages.
Source: Bangkok Post
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Interesting that it was said just last month:
Enough water supplies until early 2020, says RID, as it reads measures to tackle problems.
THE ROYAL Irrigation Department (RID) announced yesterday that Thailand will not suffer from drought this year as there will be enough water for use until early 2020.
Deputy director-general Thaweesak Thanadachopol said an official survey in irrigation zones had learned that there will be sufficient water supply for consumption and agriculture.
So the best man was next to it.
This is what the Bangkok Post says:
Summer, which officially began on Feb 21, is predicted to be hotter by 1C-2C and last longer than last year, likely extending to May, the center said, citing a Meteorological Department forecast.
I may be wrong but I think the 'summer' does not mean our 'summer' with the Thai hot and dry summer,: March, April, May, then or just after that the rainy season starts, which can be for a few weeks be earlier or later.
The center estimated an economic loss from off-season rice and sugar cane damage at 15.3 billion baht, or about 0.1% of GDP
So it is only about off-season rice (this year or next year? This is the Bangkok Post) and not the harvest after the rainy season.
But maybe I'm seeing it wrong.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1642276/drought-threatens-major-crop-harvests
For farmers with falling incomes, it is again very nice to hear that no influence is expected on the market. (sic)
Kasicorn research centre? I read at Tino that Kasikorn is a nice word for farmer. That should be something like farmer in Dutch.
Kasikorn is a banker and his research center is boundlessly cynical towards Thai farmers. It unceremoniously puts the farmer, primary producer, out of the market.
For such a banker, a less attractive word would be appropriate ...