SE-ASIA-opium-poppy-2014-web
SE-ASIA-opium-poppy-2014-web
SE-ASIA-opium-poppy-2014-web
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FACT SHEET – Southeast Asia <strong>opium</strong> survey <strong>2014</strong>**<br />
2013 <strong>2014</strong> Change<br />
Opium <strong>poppy</strong> cultivation (hectares)<br />
Lao PDR 3,900 ha 6,200 ha Not comparable<br />
Myanmar 57,800 ha 57,600 ha ‐0.3%<br />
Thailand* 265 ha Data pending N/A<br />
Weighted average dry <strong>opium</strong> yield<br />
Lao PDR 6.0 kg/ha 14.7 kg/ha Not comparable<br />
Myanmar 15.0 kg/ha 11.7 kg/ha ‐22%<br />
Thailand* 15.6 kg/ha Data pending N/A<br />
Potential <strong>opium</strong> production<br />
Lao PDR 23 tons 92 tons Not comparable<br />
Myanmar 870 tons 670 tons ‐23%<br />
Thailand* 4 tons Data pending N/A<br />
Opium <strong>poppy</strong> eradication<br />
Lao PDR 397ha Not reported<br />
Myanmar 12,288 ha 15,188 ha 24%<br />
Thailand* 264 ha Data pending<br />
Average price of <strong>opium</strong><br />
Lao PDR 1,840 US$ /kg 1,855 US$/kg < +1%<br />
Myanmar 498 US$/kg 414 US$/kg ‐17%<br />
Thailand* 2,734 US$/kg Data pending N/A<br />
Potential value of <strong>opium</strong> production<br />
Lao PDR US$ 42 million US$ 170 million 305%<br />
Myanmar US$ 540 million US$ 340 million ‐37%<br />
Thailand* US$ 11 milion Data pending N/A<br />
N/A – not applicable.<br />
* The Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Government of Thailand, is acknowledged for providing the figures on<br />
Thailand.<br />
**Lao PDR estimates for 2013 and <strong>2014</strong> are not directly comparable due to an update of the yield survey and the<br />
addition of areas that have not previously been surveyed.<br />
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