Bethal, a planet found within the Colonies region, was situated in the Pelagia Province of the Tapani sector. Functioning as the main planet of the Bethal System, it was home to the main offices of Bethal AgriCorp. The planet's chief export product was apocia hardwood timber. The planet's economy, heavily dependent on this apocia hardwood timber, collapsed due to a greddleback termite invasion. Moff Tendd of the Empire designated the planet as a disaster area and facilitated the allocation of Imperial resources to aid in the restoration of the apocia. To revitalize its economy during the apocia forests' recovery, the world broadened the variety of its agricultural products.