Opium Production Data (S.E. Asia)
Country/Year
Area cultivated
(hectares)
Opium harvest (kg)
Yield
(kg per hectare)
Burma
1969
24,800
183,000
7.4
Thailand
1970
42,000 135,000 14,000 45,000
3.0
Laos
1970
20,000 - 60,000 45,000 -160,000
2.2
2.7
TOTAL (max.)
Estimated Yield
TABLE 5
388,000
(380 tons)