Wednesday, November 29, 2006

[VN] Farm machines sell well in Cambodia, Thailand [- Cambodians made as much in profit as the Vietnamese manufacturers, thanks to Thailand]

29/11/2006

Engineers in the southwestern province of An Giang have found it easy to export rice-plucking machines to Cambodia businesses who in turn make profit from reselling them to Thailand.

These machines which are made in An Giang fetch 5,000 USD each when exported to Cambodia and they are resold at between 9,000 and 10,000 USD to Thailand.

The province now boasts over 10 engineering workshops which can export some 500 machines a year, far from meeting demand.

The machine is not only able to pluck paddy but also usefull for soyabeans.

A local producer now offers multi-purpose tractors to these markets at a price of 8,000 USD.

Source: Vietnam Agency

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Talking about reverse engineering! It is kind of rare to find machine shops in Cambodia and that is why it is hard for Cambodian people to modify mechanical system to fit their need!

Anonymous said...

IS IT TRUE ? SO WY HUN SEN FAMILY GET SO RICH TO GO BETWEEN VIETNAME AND THAILAND!