Planting Area & Durian Production in 1988 - 1997

Year	Planting Area (Acres)			Production
	Bearing	Prebearing	Total	(Tonnes)
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1988	146,140	65,620	211,760	444,415
1989	143,820	63,500	207,320	486,640
1990	138,580	87,720	226,300	465,300
1991	160,360	78,050	238,410	539,200
1992	161,580	81,510	243,090	711,400
1993	177,230	102,920	280,150	746,600
1994	186,780	102,200	288,980	780,400
1995	209,185	110,875	320,060	927,200
1996 a/	218,560	119,450	338,010	945,970
1997 a/

Source : Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand.

a/ Preliminary

Durian Production in 1993 - 1997 (Matric tonnes)

Province \ Year	1993	1994	1995	1996 a/	1997 a/
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Eastern Region	562,200	564,000	676,700	668,100	xxxxxx
- Chantha buri	392,300	408,800	466,600	472,700
- Rayong	128,200	113,000	152,800	135,200
- Trat	32,700	33,000	47,100	49,300
- Prachin buri	6,100	6,300	7,100	7,100
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Southern Region	163,600	188,600	220,900	260,150	xxxxxx
- Chumphon	35,600	55,200	63,000	89,300
- Naknon si thammarat	25,900	27,700	29,700	37,800
- Ranong	19,000	19,000	25,600	28,700
- Narathiwat	25,300	24,000	28,000	26,400
- Surat thani	14,900	16,000	18,400	20,700
- Yala	11,000	16,900	19,900	19,600
- Song Khlo	12,000	10,000	11,700	11,600
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Northern Region	12,600	18,700	20,800	12,600	xxxxxx
Central region	7,500	7,500	7,000	600	xxxxxx
Other	700	1,600	1,800	4,170	xxxxxx
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Total production	746,600	780,400	927,200	945,970	xxxxxx

Source : Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand.

a/ Preliminary