US to import Thai pomelos, Australia greenlights cooked duck imports

[webfact]

 

The United States is set to import Thai pomelos next month, while Australia has granted permission to import cooked duck from Thailand after years of negotiation, as announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

 

Rapeepat Chantarasriwong, the director-general of the Department of Agriculture, revealed that the US has approved the import of irradiated fresh pomelos from Thailand without any strain restrictions for the first time. Chantarasriwong believes that the taste and colour of Thai pomelos will impress American consumers, reports Bangkok Post.

Pomelo is the eighth Thai fruit to receive import approval from the US, following Thai mango, mangosteen, rambutan, longan, lychee, pineapple, and dragon fruit. At present, Thailand can export fresh pomelos to 30 countries, with China and Malaysia being the primary markets. In the previous year, Thailand exported around one million tonnes of pomelos, valued at approximately 45 million baht. 

 

by Mitch Connor

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Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/us-to-import-thai-pomelos-australia-greenlights-cooked-duck-imports

 

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[MrJ2U]

Gotta try that before it's priced out of the Thai market. 

[Srikcir]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

The United States is set to import Thai pomelos next mont

Will some Royalist claim US forced this export as some claim the US forces Thailand to buy US weapons?

[bignok]

Why did it take years to strike 2 deals?

[Hanaguma]

Love me some pomelos, but...

 

If the math in the article is right (one million tonnes valued at 45 million baht), then that makes the price of pomelos 45 baht per TON. I am paying that much for a single package at Max Value!

 

Something aint right...

[bluejets]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Australia has granted permission to import cooked duck

One would have to wonder why we can't grow and cook our own.

Has to be an exchange of some description.

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

Just goes to show, the mob in charge here have learnt nothing from the covid situation.