Thai Consumption of Durian
Total Thai durian export increased every year between 1998-2000.
Average local consumption of durian is around 85-98 percent
of total production, but export volume continues to increase.
Table 1: Production, local consumtion and export of durian
from Thailand :
| |
| 1988 |
444,415 |
436,588
(98.2%) |
8,034 (1.8%) |
|
| 1989 |
486,644 |
475,392
(97.7%) |
11,072 (2.3%) |
|
| 1990 |
465,315 |
447,357
(96.1%) |
17,909 (3.7%) |
|
| 1991 |
539,190 |
526,870
(97.7%) |
12,354 (2.3%) |
|
| 1992 |
711,371 |
689,517
(96.9%) |
21,850 (3.1%) |
|
| 1993 |
757,583 |
731,734
(96.6%) |
25,849 (3.4%) |
|
| 1994 |
767,412 |
731,148
(95.3%) |
36,264 (4.7%) |
|
| 1995 |
890,940 |
845,033
(94.8%) |
45,907 (5.2%) |
|
| 1996 |
917,689 |
854,313
(93.0 %) |
63,376 (7.0%) |
|
| 1997 |
916,025 |
837,511
(91.4 %) |
78,514 (8.6%) |
|
| 1998 |
463,942 |
333,128
(71.8%) |
130,814
(28.2%) |
|
| 1999 |
780,918 |
648,044
(82.9%) |
132,874
(17.1%) |
|
| 2000 |
648,904 |
536,623
(82.6%) |
112,281
(17.4 %) |
|
| Source : The Office of
Agricultural Economics in cooperation with the Customs
Department. |
|
