In Surathani and Nakhon si Thammarat, the oil palm plantation covered the land of 976,424 rais and 182,865 rais, respectively.(data in 2009) The increase of oil palm cultivation land was observed to be highest in Nakhon si Thammarat. For palm oil mill factories located in Surathani and Nakhon si Thammarat in 2010, it was found to be 15 and 2 factories, respectively.