A few days ago, thailand opens safe the research center releases a report to say, thailand encountered severe ravages of a drought in July at coming this year in May, the pecuniary loss that predicting ravages of a drought causes not under an ancient unit of weight of 15 billion peaceful (add up to 3.3 billion yuan of RMB about) , 0.1% what take Thailand gross domestic product about.
The report says, this is merely what give priority to with monsoon paddy loss is preliminary evaluate, if consider other crop, pecuniary loss may be higher.
The report still points out, if lasts arid, play the effect one dry season (will come in November 2019 April 2020) measure with the reservoir store water that irrigates at agriculture, go against the main crop such as dry season paddy, cassava, sugar cane cultivate with results, pecuniary loss will expand continuously, be opposite then farmer income, obtain employment even medium and small businesses causes adverse effect.
It is reported, thailand had rainy season of make one's bow on May 20 from this year. But, suffer phenomenon of weak ell Ni Nuo to affect, came in June rainfall is lower than average of in former years in July 10% , bring about quantity of reservoir store water to drop. Predict this kind of dry state will last to the end of the year, paddy of local main crop will be reached by disaster, already began cultivated monsoon rice especially.
Peaceful intermediary says, this is Thailand comes nearly 10 years the most severe drought.
Integrated: He Xiaoqin
