Firstly, good down to earth video. You will have all the Thai Law experts pitching in. Will be interesting watching your journey and seeing the trees maturing. Thanks for this Terry, you are definitely living in a nice area of Thailand and hopefully flood free. All the best.
@@TMDurianfarmer Looking for 10-15 Rai, not looking for a commercial crop, more of a hobby farm. Would put maybe 4 rai under durian with a decent pond and a rai of vegetables for the boss. We passed through your area a couple of years ago and thought the soil looked pretty good
Hi there. I have 6 rai in Esarn. I want to buy neighbours' land 5 rai. I'm interested in Durian farming after watching your videos. Thanks. Love Kanchanaburi
When you say depending on what you want to grow will be different PH. Do you mean different species of durian need different PH'S or is 6.2-6.5 good for all durian varieties? 500k per rai, how many years until that will produce an income, maybe 7 years after planting and growth?
What I meant is if you don't plant durian and plant other fruit trees these trees can handle different ph levels depending on what you are growing.as for durian the ideal soil pH is 5.5 to 6.5
Great video! I know there are some differences when expats are buying residential property. Are there any stipulations or rules for expats buying farm land in Thailand?
Wonderful Channel, I have subscribed (with notifications) and liked. My Thai girlfriend would like to start a Durian Orchard in the Phitsonulok/Sukothai region (family lives in the area). I am still in Ohio USA getting prepped to move to Thailand, I hope we can become friends. I, however, am very flexible in where we live. I want to make sure the business has the best opportunity to succeed, so right location is paramount. Shipping is very important as well, I can imagine. So being close to highways and/or airports I would think would be important as well. Can you comment on this? From what I have studied so far (and literally 2 days), ideally you want to have your farm between the 15 degree Latitudes, but up to 18 degrees (Sukothai is N - 17 degrees latitude, Phitsonulok is 16.8). There are farms in Hawaii that are at the 19 degree latitude. I'm wondering if the further away from the equator, the less productive the tree may be. Any thoughts on growing this far North compared to your location (N - 14 degrees latitude)? Does land hunting start with finding land that is nearby a major river, that one would assume the land was part of an ancient wider river, thereby, probably better sandy/loamy soil? Why do you double-tree plant? I thought it was important to give the trees air circulation and provide sun to all of the leaves? What is the distance between trees in the row, and the distance between rows? How did you come by these distances? What will be the cost/rai to clear the banana trees or rubber tree plants and prepare the land for planting? What are the dimensions of your holding pond and water tank. How much volume of water do you need per Rai? Is a "Lit" a Liter? I am still learning the Durian Agriculture lingo. In your experience, what is the length of time for property to legally transfer once you have located the property and have agreed to a price? Are there companies that you can hire to find you a good piece of land at a fair price? I would love to see a video on the Time Line for getting your business up and running. For instance, knowing that you have to plant the trees between certain months, estimating time for each step in getting to that point, and making a video on which month to start the process. I would hate to start everything at the wrong time, then come to find I miss the planting season, and now have to wait a full year to plant my trees. A video on grafted trees vs starting with seedlings. I have read that grafted trees are not as resilient, lower production, and higher potential for dying. Conversely, grafted trees can produce much quicker. Can you go through how you determined your choice, and the cost differences with each method? I wasn't sure what a Rai was, so I researched, for anyone that doesn't know. A Rai is 1600 square meters (40x40 meters) or 0.3954 acres. So 10 Rai is 3.954 acres or about 4 acres. For this video, at today's conversion, 4.2M Baht is approximately $120,000 USD, or $30,000 USD per acre of Thai Land, pretty expensive compared to unimproved/farming land in Ohio USA ($5,000 - $10,000 per acre). Of course, you are not going to get the profit per acre that you will with Durian in Thailand. So, he got a good or great deal of $12,000 USD/Rai of land. Not sure if he has bought or leased, still trying to learn the nuances of an Ex-Pat protecting his investment, since supposedly Ex-Pats can't own land, only lease, and Ex-Pats can't go into the Orchard Business. There is an Exception for Americans due to Government Legislation in 1966 for Americans, still learning the nuances of that. If not already, I would love TM to cover the legal aspects of an American running this business in Thailand. Did you use an Attorney? How to find a reputable Attorney. How to negotiate for land? How to structure a business entity to to protect your Capital and ongoing profit? What are the US Tax consequences of earning income in Thailand? How could this income affect your Social Security payments at your 100% payment at retirement age (for me 67 years old). Would you agree that Ex-pats should hire Thai Legal Consultation prior to signing any contracts or spending any money? Sorry for the lengthy comment, but you have me very excited about this opportunity. Mike
You can farm on any soil, it is not what you cultivate that makes the success, it's the method you use. Watch the Desert farmers up North Africa who have nothing but dry weather, now that is inovative farming, devinitly not Thailand. Here you have ONLY subsitant farmer, hunter gatherers.
You can never grow Durian in north Africa I don't care how innovative you are, it requires tropical humid weather not dry weather like you're referring .There are places in Thailand where durian can't grow let alone north Africa .
Saudi Arabia does have some innovative farming they are becoming a food exporter from their success in farming.They are limited to the crops they can grow
@@TMDurianfarmer If you split into catogories of different produce I will agree with you, but the topic mentioned by me was, you can FARM on any soil, not specific produce. I am talking of different farming methods and practises. Have you been on any of these North African farm, if not check on GOOGLE what they are up to, you will be suprised. Another thing, Durian is grown all over the world. Thailand is only reconised because their main importer is China.
@@llewellynlombard7428 they are doing some great stuff with farming . As for durian only grows and produces fruit successfully in USDA zones 10 to 12. Ideal temperatures range from 75 degrees to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.very limited area around the world
I didn't think farangs could own land or property in Thailand . I was under the impression that land or property has to go into a Thai name (ie wife or girlfriends name) unless it is a 51% owned condo. Any advice would be welcome..Nice farm though Cheers
no you can not own land in thailand must be thai owner and you can not lease from your wife and lease are only 30 years not do mix whit condo keep away if you dont can lose the invest money ??????
I have a vid you can watch that I break down the cost.its cost of starting a ten Rai durian farm.make sure to subscribe and turn on the bell notification
4.2 million bath per rye?.. looks about 4.2 million bath for about 2 acre to me 🤔 so about 120k usd for about 2 acre? Mmm sounds about right may be a little cheaper here depending on the place for a freehold land 🤔
I wasn't sure about this either. I checked it out. A Rai is 1600 square meters (40x40 meters) or 0.3954 acres. So 10 Rai is 3.954 acres or about 4 acres. At today's conversion, 4.2M Bhat is approximately $120,000 USD, or $30,000 USD per acre of Thai Land, pretty expensive compared to unimproved/farming land in Ohio USA ($5,000 - $10,000 per acre). Of course, you are not going to get the profit per acre that you will with Durian in Thailand. So, he got a good or great deal of $12,000 USD/Rai of land. Not sure if he has bought or leased, still trying to learn the nuances of an Ex-Pat protecting his investment, since supposedly Ex-Pats can't own land, only lease, and Ex-Pats can't go into the Orchard Business. There is an Exception for Americans due to Government Legislation in 1966 for Americans, still learning the nuances of that. I would highly recommend seeking Thai Legal Consultation prior to signing any contracts or spending any money.
@@mikejones4308 Wow! 5k per acre would be about RM20k per acre here! Thats cheap! But of course we can plant all year around and Im guessing you cant get 5k per acre if you wanted to buy just an acre of land 😂
Well I don't know about that .I know the police in town and the head village and local government I no one has said anything. One of the pieces of land I bought was from there governor.I hire Thai to do most of the work I just drive my tractor and prune my trees and other little things.Funny enough the local governor ask me to teach other local Thais modern farming methods.Anyways never thought that was an issue and no one has said anything to me
Did you not check his profile? Thai wife, obviously in his wife’s name. No foreigner can own land. He stated red Chanote. Wife’s name, no other way around that. Does not matter who you buy from or what Police you know. I don’t know why some farang pretend they have high ranking contacts that circumvent the law on their behalf.
@@martingoodef811 it doesn't matter who owns the land it comes down to labor law. Like he said though this doesn't seem to be a problem where he is. Just recently at immigration I was told not to work on my computer at coffee shops even since my visa is a non-O and doesn't permit work.
@@HMongConnection my wife just spoke a few days ago with a neighbor that has two plots of good land for sale .she was asking if we new any one interested . They are close to our farm in a great location .one has durian on it now the other has rubber trees .
Terry, would you please send me your email or best way to contact you? I'm heading out there feom Colorado in a couple months and would love to visit with you.
Land in Thailand is super expensive. 1 Rai in Thailand buy 10 Rai in Portugal and Portugal has much better GDP. And legally more secure but... I love Thailand and rather prefer land in Thailand
@@TMDurianfarmer you are a dreamer stay20 years here its not true ok simpel life i dont want that stay phuket and dont need work if you can buy S thailand can grow everything
