Production and Marketing Analysis of Balled Plants Produced in Nonthaburi Province

Abstract

     The aim of this study was to determine the average cost and revenue per balled plants by diameter at breast height, marketing channel and financial return of balled plant production in term of net percent value (NPV) and benefit - cost ratio (B/C), for 9 valuable balled plant species namely Pterocarpus indicus Willd, Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz, Alstonia scholaris R.Br, Millingtonia hortensis Linn.f, Lagerstroemia tomentosa Prese, Vatica diospyroides Sym, Diospyros decandra Lour, Fagraea fragrans Roxb, and Dracaena loureiri Gagnep, with the 5 given discount rates 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 percent. There were 5 durations for tending the balled plant production, namely 15,30,45,60 and 90 days. In addition, the problems and hindrance occurred from the balled plant production were also determined. Data were gathered by interviewing the 10 sampled nursery owners in Amphoe Muang, Amphoe Bang Krauy, Amphoe Bang Bua Thong, Amphoe Bang Yai, Nonthaburi Province. The results indicated that Vatica diosyroides Sym with the DBH of 11 - 13 inches provided the highest NPV in value of 33,749.68 baht per balled tree, at the discount rate 3 %, and this decrease to 33,429.67 baht per balled tree when the discount rate was increased to 7%. Moreover Vatica diosyroides Sym with DBH 3 - 5 inches provided the highest B/C of 2.68 equally at the every given discount rates. In addition, problems found in balled plant production were land rent, no supporting from the related government agencies, lackings of production knowledge and the marketing constraints.