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The southeast Asian country’s opium output has surpassed that of Afghanistan, where the Taliban imposed a ban on its production in April last year – leading to a 95 per cent fall in cultivation,
The area under opium cultivation this year is estimated to be 47,100 hectares, up from 40,100 last year, while the corresponding yield is estimated to be 1,080 metric tonnes, up 36 per cent from the 2022 estimate.
