Fruit from Thailand remained popular during the first five months of this year. According to Ronnarong Phoolpipat, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, durian, guava, mango and mangosteen are popular fruits in China. The value of Thailand's fruit exports utilising Asean-China FTA privileges amounted to more than US$3.3 billion in the first months of this year, up 14.2% year-on-year.
Coconut products (including shells) also registered substantial growth in China. Ronnarong said Thailand utilised the Asean-China FTA privileges in the second quarter to export coconut products (including shells) to China worth $188 million, up 27% year-on-year.
Commerce Secretary Keerati Rushchano said earlier Thailand's fresh fruit exports to China are anticipated to increase by at least 10% this year based on better land transport Flow as cross-border trade facilitation improves. Exports of fresh fruit to China are estimated at 2.5 million tons worth $5.59 billion this year.
Source: bangkokpost.com