"Last year, Thailand exported fresh cut orchids and orchid plants worth around five to eight billion baht, and more demand for Thai orchids is expected in the future.
" We are at the forefront of the orchid market. The market value increases by around 20-30 per cent every year. It is expected to soon reach ten billion bahtm," said Suwan Hirunworawutthikul Chairman, Royal Horticultural Society of Thailand. Thai orchid growers nationwide have put their masterpieces on display in an orchid contest at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim district." URL : http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=4166 *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

