Commerce Minister moving swiftly on high-speed access to China's market
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2022
Exports of Thai fruit and vegetables to southern China will increase after the Mohan railway checkpoint opens on December 1, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Thursday.
‘Beware of fruits that generate heat during summer’
SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2019
Doctors have warned people about excessive consumption during summer of the popular Thai fruit durian, as it could increase body heat and have harmful effects on health.
Thailand exports $2.65 billion worth of fruits last year, a 17.05 per cent increase for the previous year, driven by the country's free trade agreements (FTA) with Asean, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Chili, and Hong Kong, according to Auramon Supthaweethum, director general of Trade Negotiations Department under the Commerce Ministry.
ALIBABA'S ONLINE market may help Thai fruit farmers increase their incomes but rice farmers may not have much to gain due to oversupply in the global market, an economist said.