1. What the latest source says—and what it does not
The Bureau of Agricultural Product Promotion and Management maintains an official durian pre-cut inspection reporting page. Its Southern Thailand 2026 section separates May, June, July and August records; the August section displayed data through 10 August 2026 from the Office of Agricultural Extension and Development Region 5 in Songkhla when checked.
This confirms a time-bounded reporting system. It does not mean that every orchard, fruit or lot in Southern Thailand has been inspected. The report name, date, publishing office and scope must travel with any statement derived from it.
2. Separate harvest calendar, pre-cut check and lot release
A harvest date helps organise the season and communicate immature-fruit risk, but actual development varies by cultivar, flowering, orchard conditions and fruit cohort. The Department of Agricultural Extension therefore pairs Southern harvest scheduling with a pre-cut inspection measure.
A pre-cut check samples and examines fruit under the applicable process. Lot release is the accountable decision to harvest, transfer, hold or recheck a defined production lot. These are different evidence layers and should not be used as synonyms.
3. The six-layer Lot Release Record
A useful release record lets an independent reviewer trace received fruit back to the block, sample and reason for the decision. Applicable official requirements govern the process; this article does not create a new threshold.
- Orchard & Block — orchard and relevant GAP identity, block, cultivar and accountable person, verified against source records.
- Harvest Context — expected harvest date, flowering cohort or fruit-age record, and reason for inspection; never substitute a provincial calendar for block evidence.
- Sample Identity — collection date, time, location, collector, quantity and sample code, including controls against sample switching.
- Method & Result — method, service point or authority, inspector, raw result and the document issued under the applicable process.
- Release Decision — Release, Hold or Recheck with reason, timestamp and authorised approver.
- Packhouse Handover — lot code, received quantity, vehicle, accompanying documents and confirmation that intake matches the released lot.
4. Close the gap between sample and fruit
A major risk lies outside the test itself: sample selection, coding, return of the result, physical harvest and packhouse intake. If lot identity changes or fruit is combined later, the original result may no longer explain the goods presented.
Define change-control triggers such as a delayed harvest, changed block or cultivar, damaged sample, cross-orchard pooling or mismatched documents. Put affected fruit on Hold and ask the responsible party whether separation or re-inspection is required.
5. Keep standards and claims within scope
TAS 3-2567 is Thailand’s agricultural standard for durian and should be read from the official source. Actual operations must follow current notices, measures, manuals and documents applicable to the location, market and date; do not copy a value or form from this article as a substitute for the competent authority.
This is an editorial evidence framework—not an official form, GAP certificate, maturity certificate, export licence, or proof that Siam Diamond has inspected or released any lot.
