snoop1130 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has successfully gained approval to deliver durians and coconuts to China via rail, with exports expected to generate additional income for durian growers as well as much-needed revenue for the kingdom. According to Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, two containers of durians and one container of coconuts were recently shipped to southern China. They departed from Map Ta Phut railway station in Rayong province on March 27 and arrived in China three days later. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is set to convene a meeting this week with the nation’s Fruit Board to discuss plans to boost future fruit deliveries to China. They will also table plans for reducing delays and the time required for processing documents and conducting customs inspections. Thanakorn added that the Nongkhai-Vientiane-Boten-Mohan and Nakhon Phanom-Vung Ang Port checkpoints are being considered as alternate fruit delivery routes from Thailand to China, Laos and Vietnam. Furthermore, the government has charged the agriculture and commerce ministries with seeking cooperation with ASEAN economies to establish more trading routes with Laos, Vietnam and China via the East-West Economic Corridor. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-04-06 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted April 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2022 Which they will repackage and sell it back to Thailand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garyk Posted April 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2022 Who is going to run the country if all the Fruits are going to China.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 hours ago, RandiRona said: Which they will repackage and sell it back to Thailand. When it's ripe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiRona Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, hotchilli said: When it's ripe? Well its Durion, even if its rotten it will smell same ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, RandiRona said: Well its Durion, even if its rotten it will smell same ???? Yes, it needs to smell and be soft to be at its best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 hours ago, RandiRona said: Which they will repackage and sell it back to Thailand. The Durians have so much chemical spray on them that it's not worth eating. But the Chinese do have cast-iron stomachs, good sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiRona Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Yes, it needs to smell and be soft to be at its best! Still doesnt make it appetizing???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, RandiRona said: Still doesnt make it appetizing???? It does to some.... I find it hard to resist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandiRona Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, jacko45k said: It does to some.... I find it hard to resist. Good for you :)...I just cant .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Thailand's future lies in trade with China as does the rest of the region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Is the gauge on railways the same in China & Thailand or does the fruit have to change trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, mikebell said: Is the gauge on railways the same in China & Thailand or does the fruit have to change trains? Just the oranges and apples, bananas and coconuts are okay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 38 minutes ago, mikebell said: Is the gauge on railways the same in China & Thailand or does the fruit have to change trains? Not sure but there is no rail bridge over the Mekong right now anyway. My guess is the containers are shipped by rail to the end of the line then trucked over the Friendship Bridge. Then back onto rail flats for the trip across Loas to China 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, pegman said: Not sure but there is no rail bridge over the Mekong right now anyway. My guess is the containers are shipped by rail to the end of the line then trucked over the Friendship Bridge. Then back onto rail flats for the trip across Loas to China Seems the Friendship Bridge has a rail line on it. Google says Thailand metre gauge, China/Laos standard gauge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 A train full of Thai fruits? I hope they'll be welcomed in China with a brass band, a cheering crowd and lots and lots of confetti. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, pegman said: Seems the Friendship Bridge has a rail line on it. Yes indeed. The narrow (one meter) gauge railway opened in 2009. 2 passenger trains per day crossed from Nong Khai in Thailand to Thanaleng in Laos, a 15 minute journey. I believe there was a freight train as well. With Covid-19 restrictions, I do not know if the line is currently open again. https://www.thailandtrains.com/how-to-travel-from-nong-khai-train-station-to-vientiane/ Edited April 7, 2022 by Burma Bill additional information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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