
PM: Thailand Sees More Visitors, Higher Exports
Thailand saw higher exports and numbers of foreign arrivals, said Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha.
Thailand saw higher exports and numbers of foreign arrivals, said Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha.
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on opened the “Eastern Monthong Best Quality” fair to promote Monthong durian export.
The first cargo train fully loaded with Thai durian has arrived in China through the new Chinese-Lao railway service.
The value of Thai exports increased by 16.2% year-on-year in February and had not been affected by the Russia-Ukraine war yet, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.
Thailand was the world’s biggest exporter of fresh durian fruits with the record export value of US$934.9 million in May, up by 95.3% year-on-year, according to Kasikorn Research Center.
Thai exports grew by 2.87% year-on-year in February, rising for the third consecutive month, as COVID-19 vaccination was easing global concerns on the pandemic, according to the Commerce Ministry.
The chief of the Department of International Trade Promotion expects export to grow by 4% next year.
The novel coronavirus heavily hit the production and export of Thai automobiles and the production plunged by 35.53% year-on-year last month.
The Thai economy improved in the third quarter this year but is facing risks from COVID-19, local politics and labor problems, according to the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
The Livestock Development Department is working seriously to ensure the safety of Thai meat amid reports of COVID-19-contaminated meat in other countries, according to the department chief.
Thailand’s GDP will contract by 8.5 percent this year due to the global pandemic, says the Finance Ministry.
SONGKHLA, July 28 (TNA) – The completion of a new durian-processing plant in the southern province last year resulted in durian exports from the South to China as well as their popularity among Chinese consumers and local price increase. Manguwang Food Co operates the plant on a seven-rai plot in Thepha district, Songkhla. The new […]