Opium produced in the east normally fetches better prices because of its richer content.
It is 11,000 baht per viss in Mongton, with opium from Loi Khilek, west of the township seat, getting even better prices: 11,500 - 12,000, while it is 8,000 - 8,500 baht for opium coming from the west. The local militia was buying it at 6,000 - 8,000 baht per viss in November.
Meanwhile, the prices of yaba (methamphetamines) has gone down in the township: 4 baht wholesale and 5 baht retail per pill. In the adjoining Thai district of Fang, prices have quadrupled since the War on Drugs campaign began in February: 100 baht wholesale and 150 retail.