An evaluation of the Boten and Mohan checkpoints’ capacity to facilitate Thai fruit exports to China is on the agenda for Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. This is part of a strategy to ease the exportation process of Thai fruit during the 2024 harvest season, with shipments expected to commence at the end of April.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Wittayakorn Maneenetr, reported that the commerce minister will head a trade delegation to the aforementioned checkpoints, located in Laos and China, from April 27 to April 29.
The goal is to expedite the export of various commodities, including durian, mangosteen, and longan sourced from across Thailand.
Additionally, electric transformers and iron ore are set to be shipped via the R3A route, extending from Chiang Khong in Chiang Rai province to Kunming in China.
This route, which passes through…
