Maha Sarakham, During the dry season, the elephant scorpion farm in Maha Sarakham There is a severe shortage of elephant scorpions. Orders from China and within the country totaled 9,000 kilograms, so far only 100 kilograms have been collected.

Ban Rit Song Mueang Farm A place that breeds and buys elephant scorpions, or what Isan people call ‘ngao’, is located in Chiang Yuen District, Maha Sarakham Province. At this time there are only 100 kilograms of elephant scorpions available for sale. contrary to orders which are in high demand Especially from China, which ordered 2 tons of dried form, with 1 ton of drying required 4 tons of fresh, combined with an order in Thailand of another 1 ton, for a total of 9 tons.

Mr. Yanyong Ritsongmuang The owner of the elephant scorpion farm said that orders in Thailand alone are still not delivering enough to meet demand. A large customer is in Kamphaeng Phet Province, ordering 6,000 pieces (approximately 85 kilograms), but 3 months ago Only 1,000 can be delivered becaus
e of the dry season, hard soil, and difficult digging. Even though the purchase price for elephant scorpions has been adjusted from the normal 400 – 450 baht per kilogram. It’s 600 baht per kilogram.

Source: Thai News Agency