New initiative to distribute crops directly to households
With fruit supply from the southern region entering the market, the Internal Trade Department is establishing partnerships with housing projects and condos, in addition to wholesale and retail stores, local markets, traders and exporters, to directly buy fruit.
Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the department, said the southern region’s fruit harvest has begun, with about 50% of the output already entering the market.
In order to maintain fruit price stability for farmers, the department has…