BANGKOK,  (TNA) – The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry and the Commerce Ministry started to export Thai rice to China through the Chinese-Lao railway.

 

Alongkorn Polabutr, chief advisor to the agriculture and cooperatives minister, said the first lot of rice export to China on 20 train carriages on the railway amounted to 1,000 tons and was delivered to Chongqing in western China.

 

It was a new and historic chapter for cargo transport on trains which expanded opportunities for trade and income for farmers, business operators and the country, he said.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-865765

 

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Knowing China, thailand will be importing more in value than selling

49 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Knowing China, thailand will be importing more in value than selling

There is still nothing wrong with exporting the rice, is there?

 

The newsworthiness of the article, I believe, is that whereas rice was hitherto transported to China by sea, this is the first time that transport was by rail.

 

Please feel free to start a separate topic about Thailand's trade balance with China.

Edited January 20, 20224 yr by Puccini

A whole tousand tons ? Wow.

It'll be tainted pork next.

What was Exsposed? Can only see containers.

23 minutes ago, Paul Henry said:

What was Exsposed? Can only see containers.

That's what I was thinking until you look at the original headline - 

Quote

First Lot of China-Bound Rice Expored on Railway

Either an AseanNow sub had a long night or made another typo - I think a "t" is missing.......

5 hours ago, webfact said:

It was a new and historic chapter for cargo transport on trains which expanded opportunities for trade and income for farmers, business operators and the country, he said.

And wait for the cries when the train comes back this way loaded full of competitive cargo...

Weren't Thai farmers just complaining about this railway and the resulting imports from China?

 

Well, I'm sure some of them will benefit. Then again, if Thailand does, so will China ten-fold...

20 minutes ago, topt said:

That's what I was thinking until you look at the original headline - 

Either an AseanNow sub had a long night or made another typo - I think a "t" is missing.......

Dang auto-carrot. !!

The inland train network will bring tremendous benefits in terms of shorter and reliable mode of transport than shipping and will unlock the opportunities for more trade for the hinterlands. Doubt it will change those minds that are conditioned to China bashing.  

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Knowing China, thailand will be importing more in value than selling

I don't know..... is China capable of growing and supplying enough food for it's own huge population.....?

I believe they are forward planning and securing the availability to China of all limited commodities. Be they metals, energy sources, water or food... along with supply lines of the same. There is a big picture the rest of the world needs to step back from......

Edited January 21, 20224 yr by jacko45k

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I don't know..... is China capable of growing and supplying enough food for it's own huge population.....?

I believe they are forward planning and securing the availability to China of all limited commodities. Be they metals, energy sources, water or food... along with supply lines of the same. There is a big picture the rest of the world needs to step back from......

I know a couple of chinese citizens living here that make their living buying up fruits and vegetables by the container load and shipping it to China.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I don't know..... is China capable of growing and supplying enough food for it's own huge population.....?

I believe they are forward planning and securing the availability to China of all limited commodities. Be they metals, energy sources, water or food... along with supply lines of the same. There is a big picture the rest of the world needs to step back from......

Chinese exports of agri-food commodities amounted to USD 64.83 billion in 2019. It increased by 85% in comparison to 2005. 

The Chinese exports of animal products are clearly dominated by marine and aquatic products. The products with the highest shares include fish and seafood, prepared or preserved (24.4 %), frozen fish fillets and other fish meat (17.1%), frozen fish (11.0%) and mollusks (10.0%).

 

https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/agrifood-exports-of-china.html

3 hours ago, topt said:

That's what I was thinking until you look at the original headline - 

Either an AseanNow sub had a long night or made another typo - I think a "t" is missing.......

 

They should have stuck with the original copy: "Rice go China tric-a-trac".

 

 

Edited January 21, 20224 yr by Enoon

50 tons per carriage. yikes !