By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai was today (May 11) cautioned to never export the 10-year-old, non-quality rice from government stock to an African nation as allegedly planned. Former Democrat MP Charnchai Issarasenarak said Phumtham, known as a right-hand man of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, would definitely
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First batch of 2,000 cattle being exported to Vietnam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST BATCH of 2,000 cattle is scheduled for export from Thailand to Vietnam next month, a government official confirmed today (Jan.19). The 2,000 cattle are currently being groomed for next month’s shipment on seagoing liners from Petchaburi to Quy Nhon in Vietnam, according to the official of the Ministry
Read moreMore Vietnamese durian bound for China
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE VIETNAMESE DURIAN is expected to be exported to China throughout this year, stealing a sizable market share from Thai durian. The China-bound export of Vietnamese durian is reportedly forecast to increase in volume and account for US$3.42 billion in value this year, according to a government official. Vietnam exported
Read moreNorthern fruits to be exported to southwestern China via Lao railway
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BORDER PASS IN UTTARADIT is planned to be upgraded for export of a variety of fruits from northern Thailand to southwestern China via a Lao railway, a senior official confirmed today (Dec.20). The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity & Food Standards’ deputy secretary-general Preeyanut Thipayawat said Pudu border pass
Read moreCovid-19 outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia A SERIES of Covid-19 outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic’s crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry. The virus has swept through more than 130
Read moreYoung man making good money exporting dried lizards to China
A 35-year-old Thai man has started a strange business in Nakhon Phanom province with this being processing and exporting dried lizards to China and his venture is now helping villagers earn extra income during the current Covid difficulties, Siam Rath newspaper said today (April 20). From ancient times the Chinese believe that dried lizards boost
Read moreBringing Thai cooking to European homes and stores
By ITTHI CT special to Thai Newsroom BEAUTY and brains are a powerful combination. Add youthful energy and the result can be explosive. Ines Chardonnet, still in her early thirties is one such firebrand. In six short years, she grew a startup to become one of Thailand’s more reputable food exporters. The managing director of
Read moreThailand-China deal on promoting Thai fruit export
WITH seasonal fruit about to hit the market, including durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has signed 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 products into China, NNT said today (Feb. 16) With this
Read moreBig fruit harvest in the South – most of it going overseas
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR TROPICAL FRUITS of southern Thailand – durian, mangosteen, rambutan and longkong – are being harvested for sales and largely destined for export. According to the Department of Agricultural Economics’ deputy secretary-general Anchana Tracho, a peak volume of durian fruit is getting ripe for harvest between this month and next in
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