The Commerce Ministry is upbeat about fruit export prospects, predicting outbound shipments to grow by 15% this year while pledging to speed up tackling existing export obstacles and promoting sales via advance contracts.
Speaking after a joint meeting with responsible officials, fruit traders, farmers, wholesalers and retailers, as well as logistics providers, online platforms and financial institutions, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the ministry has set a target to fetch 287.50 billion baht worth of fruit exports including fresh, frozen, dried and canned fruits.
Of the total, 180 billion baht is expected to stem from China, up 65% from a year before.
Mr Jurin attributed the lofty export…
