The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives confirms there will be sufficient water for farming during the beginning of the rainy season while urgently making assistance measures for longan farmers in the wake of a possible price drop.

Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Cooperatives Chavalit Chukhajorn said on Sunday that produce in the dry season this year was in a normal level. The Royal Irrigations Department would continue allocating sufficient water for farmers from the beginning of this crop season until June when seasonal rainfall was expected. The rains would help agricultural activities and increase water in reservoirs, Mr Chavalit said.

The permanent-secretary however warned of a produce price drop, especially longan, due to oversupply. He said the ministry was going to propose measures on longan distribution in terms of exports and domestic sales to the Committee on Farmers Aid within this month and then the caretaker government.