SOURCE: Guojiguoshu TRANSLATION: Jing Zang, Produce Report According to a press conference held on March 31 in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province, the country’s largest durian-growing region, a new quality inspection program for Thai durians has recently been implemented throughout the province. As of the date of the press conference, three durianContinue Reading
SOURCE: Thailand Business News Mango orchard owners in Thailand’s northern province of Phitsanuloke are seeking help from the provincial administration to promote the sale of their sweet fruit, particularly Barracuda Mango variety. They complain that, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, their mangoes are not being exported, due to fewerContinue Reading
SOURCE: Thai Business News With seasonal fruit about to hit the market, including durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has singed an agreement with CCIC Thailand to provide better traceability service for Thai fruit exported to China, following a new traceability requirement for all imported farm productsContinue Reading
China is encouraging Thailand to adopt World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) guidelines, to establish confidence in exported durians and maintain a market worth 50 billion baht (USD 1.6 billion).Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Survey of farmers in Thailand’s eastern fruit-growing areas shows that many plan on switching to durian next year, as prices for the crop surge thanks to domestic and overseas demand. In 2021, Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat will produce an estimated 1.6 million tonnes of four major fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Palisa Anderson, The Guardian It was already close to 9pm. The race was on. We had exactly five minutes to drive to a secret location before the elderly Amma closed up for the night. We had to pick up our durian. Let me set the scene: I was inContinue Reading
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced that its panel had decided to allow fans to attend sports events, as well as allow Chinese traders to enter Thailand for fruit export.Continue Reading
Fruit production in the southern region has expanded by nearly six per cent over the last year, with durian output seeing the most growth at 22 per cent, the Office of Agricultural Economics reported.Continue Reading
China’s huge appetite for Thai durians remained strong and undiminished by the COVID-19 pandemic as evidenced by the country importing RM2.56 billion (USD600 million) worth of durians from Thailand in the first four months of this year.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Pattaya Mail The COVID-19 outbreak has caused Thai fruit exports to slow down due to the lockdown of many partner countries. The Ministry of Commerce, has therefore, sought ways to solve the problem by launching a campaign to increase domestic consumption and designating May and June “Thai Fruits GoldenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post The government is set to sell a combined 16,700 tonnes of fruit worth 762 million baht via five modern trade operators during the harvest season. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Big C, Tesco Lotus, The Mall,Continue Reading
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) plans to link Thailand’s central fruit markets with those of China to expand the trading channel for Thai fruits, Whichai Phochanakij, the department’s director-general, said recently. “The central markets the DIT aims to link are those being promoted by the DIT, ” heContinue Reading