Thailand: Its Economic Products

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Exporters Ekchai Produce Co., Ltd. 377 Songsawasdi, Swasdi Landing Bangkok.

East Asiatic Co., Ltd. 53 -55 Oriental Avenue

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Liang Send & Co., Ltd. 1180 Songwad Road Bangkok.

Mitsubishi Co., Ltd. 1169 New Road Bangkok.

730 Anuwongse Road Bangkok.

Gos ho Co., Ltd. (Bangkok Branch ) 1/3 Suapa Road

Pued Kasikam Co., Ltd.

P.L. Brothers Co., Ltd.

Sompak Phanich & Co. 1160 Songwad Road Bangkok.

489 Silom Road Bangkok.

Toyo Menka Kaisha Ltd. 624 Yawaraj Road

Supamongkol Co., Ltd.

672ll'7-18 Siphya Road Bangkok.

Bangkok.

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COCOON In the olden days it was customary in every home to have at least one silk weaving to make silk cloth for personal use. Nowadays, though such practice is not generally existed, many people still raise silk. The rearing of silk worms is prevalent in the north eastern part of Thailand notably in the provinces of Chaiyapoom, Srisaket, Surindr, Khonkaen, Ubol, Skolnakorn, and Kalasin. Thai silk worms may be reared all year round. The time from May until November is the suitable time for hatching silk moth since there is plenty of mulberry leaves for feeding. Reeling of raw silk is effected by new type of reeling machine to obtain silk thread of good quality. Silk is also exported in the form of cocoon to Hongkong and ]apart. National Thai silk cloth is currently in great demand in overseas market and the silk business is being expanded. Cocoon Export Statistic

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Quantity

Value

( Tons )

( 1,000 Baht )

1956 1957

113.0 33.4

686

1958

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190

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Silk Fabrics Exporters Busakorn

La One

204 Thibwari Lane, Ban noh

821 Rama IV Road

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Rin Co. Near Chalermkrung Theater Bangkok. Thai Silk Co., Ltd. 311/6-7 Suriwongse Road

Usher Thai Silk 64 Phra Atit Road

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

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Exporters Gos ho Co., Ltd. 1/3 Suapa Road

1060 New Road, Nailerd Bldg.

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Pued Kasikam Co., Ltd. 730 Anuwongse Road Bangkok.

Sinhu Co., Ltd. 1276- 1278 Songwad Road Bangkok.

Mattaichi Co., Ltd.

Thai Prasit Co., Ltd.

Wan Far Long Co., Ltd.

147 - 151 Suapa Road

2196/2 Wat Phyakrai, New Road

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Coconut Oil Export Statistics

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Quantity

Value

( Tons )

( 1,000 Baht )

1955 1956 1957

20 37 378

313 2,820

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1,119

1959

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Department of Customs.

Exporters Wan Far Long Co., Ltd. 2196/2 Wat Phyakrai, New Road Bangkok.

Low Thong Send

100311-4 Songwad Road Bangkok.

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CORN

Thailand has a climate which permits two crops of corn a year. The first crop is planted in April and May and the second in August and September. Corn is grown all over the country and extensively cultivated in the north_east. The production of corn has been increasing appreciably. In 1958 the figure was about 186,000 tons and 162,914 tons were exported, earning nearly 183 million baht. Corn has in recent years become one of the important products, ranking fifth in the export list in 1959. Practically every part of the corn can be utilized. The cob is used as fuel and in the manufacture of certain chemicals, the seed Cr kernel as food, poultry feed, and for making alcohol, starch, glucose syrup, cooking oils, a fine grade of machinery oil & synthetic rubber from which most of pencil erasers are made. From the stalk and the leaves, we get cellulose, photographic film, smokeless gunpowder, paper stock, fertilizers, chemicals, and sound proofing materials.

Corn Production and Export Statistics Producziorz

Export

Value

( Tons )

(Tons )

(Million Baht )

67,489 114,770 136,757 186,280

68,186

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1956 1957 1958

81,490 64,336 162,914

96.1 74.4 182.7

1959

317,173

236,781

249.5

1955

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Department of Agriculture and Department of Customs. II

Exporters Ekchai Produce Co., Ltd. 377 Songsawasdi Road, Swasdi Landing, Bangkok.

Kriang Rit Co., Ltd. 813-815 Songwad Road

Kong Pens Ltd. Partn. 1000-1002 Songwad Road Bangkok.

Liang Send & Co., Ltd. 1180 Songwad Road Bangkok.

Public Warehouse Organization Sham Chai Road

Pued Kasikam Co., Ltd. 730 Anuwongse Road

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

P.L. Brothers Co., Ltd. 489 Simon Road Bangkok.

Sompak Panich & Co. 1160 Songwad Road

Sinhu Co., Ltd. 1276-1278 Songwad Road

Toyo Menka Kaisha Ltd. 624 Yawaraj Road (The Union Bank Bldg.) Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

Bangkok.

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COTTON Two varieties of cotton are grown, é.e. Cambodian and indigenous cotton. Both the Cambodian cotton and the native cotton are of medium staple, about 7/8 of an neb. Area under cultivation in 1958 was 257,521 rais (503,008 acres ) with the yield of 34,746 tons. It is mainly cultivated in the nor tb-east and the central part of the country. Formerly cotton used to be an article of exports but during the last decade the production bad declined and did not even satisfy the local needs. Since then practically no cotton was exported. However, cotton is expected to regain its former status as an export. commodity since its development is being carried out.

Cotton Production and Export Statistics

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Production,

Export

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(Tons)

(Kos. )

(Baht )

1955 1956

24,970 32,339

1,260

13,644

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36,482 34,746 37,374

10,768 21,310

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Department of Agriculture and Department of Customs.

Exporters Gos ho Co., Ltd. (Bangkok Branch)1/3 Suapa Road

Ekchai Produce Co., Ltd. 377 Songsawasdi Road, Swasdi Landing Bangkok. Kriang Rit Co., Ltd.

Bangkok.

813-815 Songwad Road

Liang Song Co., Ltd. 1180 Songwad Road

Bangkok. Mitsubichi Co., (Thailand) Ltd. 1169 Bank of America Bldg., New Road Bangkok.

Bangkok. P. L. Brothers Co., Ltd. 489 Simon Road Bangkok.

Pued Kasikam Co., Ltd. 730 Anuwongse Road Bangkok.

Toyo Menka Kaisha Ltd. 624 Yawaraj Road

Bangkok.

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