"Thailand... the world's largest orchid exporter with... volume and value... increasing in the past decade, ccording to Kasikorn Research Centre.
...Thai orchid exports in the first half of this year were worth US$36.8 million, an increase of 1.7% compared to that of the same period of last year. ... the country now produces 44,000-45,000 tons a year, or an annual growth of 1%-2%. Half of the production is used locally and the rest is exported,... Thailand's orchid exports are facing fierce competition from... Taiwan, Singapore... Malaysia... Vietnam and New Zealand." Article URL: http://www.thaisnews.com/news_detail.php?newsid=183390 ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
