The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand releases information on exporting durians to China

 On April 17, 2022, Alongkorn, advisor to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, said that he received a reportfrom the Thailand Agricultural Advisory Office in China
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The Agricultural Division of the Consulates General in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai reported that, due to the discovery that a container truck from Thailand was contaminated with the new crown virus, after the import of Thai durians was suspended for 3 days from April 12 to 14, the Mohan port in Yunnan started from April 15.
Open to import of Thai durians from the border of Lao Bo Deng
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Checkpoints are open from 08:30 - 21:00 and 5:30 - 21:00 are the times when empty trucks pass through
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Guangxi Friendship Pass is open from 8:00 - 19:00, but there is heavy traffic, please avoid it to reduce the risk
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Alongkorn, advisor to the minister, continued to say that the next is the peak season for Thai fruits such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan, and longan.
The output is expected to exceed 1 million tons this year.
Exporters are required to take measures to prevent the new crown according to the order of the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
virus contamination, and sanitize the product in strict accordance with government regulations
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The Thai Durian Association continues to take measures to continuously improve measures to prevent durians from being contaminated by the new coronavirus, announcing that April 22 will be designated as Big Cleaning & ATK day for all employees of various enterprises
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Alongkorn, adviser to the minister, suggested increasing sea and air transport
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The Chinese ports that can pass through the import of Thai fruits are: Qinzhou Port in Guangxi, 4-7 flights per week from Laem Chabang Port in Thailand to Qinzhou Port, 3-8 days long, and about 3-4 days for release and passage through the cold chain warehouse
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Shenzhen Shekou Port, from Thailand's Laem Chabang Port to Shekou Port, has an average of 1-4 flights per day, lasting 6-11 days
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Shanghai Nansha Port, from Laem Chabang Port in Thailand to Nansha Port, has an average of 1-3 flights per day, lasting 5-9 days, but even if Nansha Port is open, there are intensive new coronavirus testing measures, which may have more delays than usual.

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Air transportation that can be used to import Thai fruits to China: Shenzhen Baoan Airport operates SF Express cargo flights with a one-way load of about 25 tons, from Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport to Shenzhen Baoan Airport, 6 flights a week (except Saturday)
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Although Shanghai Pudong Airport has also opened transport routes, the indefinite extension of the blockade in Shanghai will cause delays in the release and delivery of goods
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Alongkorn, the minister's adviser, finally said that he would increase the number of containers exported from Thailand to China, try to use a type of container installed with generators, and the new type of containers can be used for sea, land and rail transportation, especially for Dan Ping Xiang (Vietnam - China) rail routes (no power sockets to manage train transport of reefer containers)
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The government is preparing to export a new shipment of durians to China via the "China-Laos" train shipment next week
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