April 22, 2022 – Ms Mallika Boonmeetrakul Mahasuk, adviser to the Minister of Commerce, revealed that Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, the leader of the Democrat Party. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Let the Ministry of Commerce follow up on export and internal trade commitments, as well as solving and reducing obstacles in the care of orchards, which have more than 650,000 households in the country.
Ms Mallika said that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce had planned since the end of the year 64 before the start of fiscal year 2022 and set 17+1 measures to be an advance plan to take care of orchard farmers during the epidemic crisis. and the production season of 65, the fruit yield increased by 13%, the total volume of 5.4 million tons.
“Thai fruit. The big market is China. China’s export market in 2021 has a value of 163,000 million baht, approximately 2,200,000 tons, which can be exported to China by 3 main routes, which are 51 percent by ship, 48 percent by land, and 0.54 percent by air. Therefore, China makes the issue of land transportation routes through the land borders to solve daily problems, thus adjusting service providers to use air transport and allow the airport to reduce fees as much as possible, all of which are policies implemented by Deputy Prime Minister Jurin
The private sector used to offer common solutions in 8 issues, especially the marketing issue. Exporting to the Chinese market, which we have been working together with both the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce to continuously solve problems, the only thing we cannot interfere with is the Chinese government’s policies, but we are trying to negotiate and integrate. by the private sector point one will negotiate with the Chinese authorities to ask them to help open the checkpoint, originally opened 4 checkpoints, closed 1 checkpoint, namely the Tongxing checkpoint, will ask for cooperation from China to help open the Tong Xing checkpoint to drain the fruit including extending the opening times To facilitate the export of Thai fruits He gave it to the commercial ambassador Agricultural ambassadors continue to talk Second issue On the Laos side we send fruit to China. especially Chiang Khong to Mohan of China and through the Boten checkpoint. ask the commercial ambassador The Agriculture Ambassador and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs helped negotiate the transfer of cars, which in the past Thai cars could pass through the checkpoint to Chiang Khong and take the car once at the Boten checkpoint. You can enter China. But lately, the Lao authorities changed the system to take cars at the Chiang Khong checkpoint. Lao cars are not enough Will negotiate to ask to go back like taking a photo of a car at the Boten checkpoint or let the Lao authorities add a car Third issue ship transport The container issue has been resolved. and the freight still remains We want more big ships to come to Thai ports. If there is a measure to allow the transshipment, it will incentivize the large ships to come in. Bring in more cabinets Allows more cabinets to be exported. The Department of Foreign Trade, together with the private sector and all relevant agencies, will negotiate to reach a conclusion asap. Fourth point air transport Assigned to the Department of International Trade Promotion Airport Authority of Thailand various airlines Including exporters accelerating negotiations together and EXIM Bank as a loan aid for easing conditions reduce the cost of air transportation To increase the channel to export fruit this year to China
fifth point Regarding the transport routes through trains, especially the Lao-Chinese trains which Laos China Railway It will start from Nong Khai to Vientiane and enter China at Mohan checkpoint. But the Mohan Gate Not finished yet, have to wait for June onwards. has been given to the Commerce and Agriculture ambassadors Negotiated with the Lao PDR official that if transporting fruit via Laos-China train When entering Vientiane, pass the Mohan checkpoint. and then go to check at Kunming, which is the destination Or you can check at the Boten checkpoint. Since the Mohan checkpoint has not been completed to increase the channel for fruit drainage, the sixth issue concerns Vietnam, the transportation of fruit through Nakhon Phanom, to Laos, to Vietnam, and then to China must go through Vietnam. There will be a meeting of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) on April 20, 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce. Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit Has raised this issue in ministerial talks with the Vietnamese government to facilitate and help reduce traffic congestion at the Vietnamese side of the border checkpoint. Seventh point The private sector asked to help negotiate with the Chinese authorities. The issue of cars detected with covids at the checkpoint before entering the Chinese checkpoint Usually, China will sterilize it, then send it back and close the checkpoint. Negotiate that disinfectant spray and send it back. blacklist welcome But please don’t close the checkpoint. Eighth, about the movement of labor to help harvest fruit in the east. or other provinces that are required Ask the Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Labor security department Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Agriculture together and the governor will play an important role Including moving after the end of the fruit season in the east and fruits in the south out to facilitate buying in the south as well All of which, both the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce coordinate the integration of domestic and foreign agencies to monitor what can be done immediately, what needs to be negotiated immediately, coordinated immediately. Today, there are both commercial and agricultural ambassadors. We are closely monitoring,” said the adviser to the Minister of Commerce.
Adviser to the Minister of Commerce said that fruit production in 2022 will increase by 13%, or about 5,426,555 tonnes. The market and consumption of fruit in 2022 will be divided into 30% domestic market and 70% international market. The domestic market will consist of department stores, markets, hawkers, restaurants and processing. and overseas markets are China 65%, United States 10%, Hong Kong 4%, Vietnam 3% and Malaysia 1%. will expand new markets in addition to additional activities, including organizing activities to promote fruit trade at border checkpoints as well And this time, short-lived seasonal fruit types such as mangoes and others are following.
Department of Internal Trade has driven the 2022 fruit management plan from the beginning of the production season in every product whether it supports management fees Distribution of produce outside the production area Administrative fee for exporting fruit to foreign countries to enhance liquidity for entrepreneurs and farmer institutions Driving Futures Through Contracts (Omkoi Model) Joining forces with allies consists of a gas station Industrial estates, local department stores, wholesale and retail stores All domestic airlines, Thai Post, jointly purchase and raise the price of fruit in the whole system. In addition, additional measures have been prepared to support the situation during the crisis in advance. including increasing the efficiency of absorption of durian, mangosteen, and longan products, both in the form of dried fruit and frozen This supplementary measure will not only help absorb the fruit from the market quickly, but will also increase the value of fruit products in the international market and the domestic market effectively. This will enable fruit growers to be able to sell their fruit at a good price throughout the production season due to no pressure on prices. It is a new working phenomenon according to the policy of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin.
“We will not let it be just a policy. But we let the responsible person follow up every day and report closely. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Commerce constantly ask questions of both the Permanent Secretary and the Director-General of all relevant departments. Called to have to work daily reports. To reduce both obstacles and problems for all entrepreneurs in order to achieve policy outcomes and in order to have a serious practice, generate income into the country from the export of various products As previously said, now exports are the main legs that the country will depend on. because tourism is already spoiled by the epidemic However, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Commerce are willing to work and closely monitor the work every day,” said the adviser to the Minister of Commerce.