China-Thailand fruit trade continues to expand



        It is the peak season for China to import fruits from Southeast Asia. At the Youyiguan Pass in Pingxiang, Guangxi, the most mainland fruit import and export port in China, a large number of durians and mangosteens from Thailand have gone through a series of procedures such as vehicle disinfection, nucleic acid sampling testing, and fruit box spray disinfection. After release, enter the Chinese market.


        Wang Zhengbo, general manager of Guangxi Yunduoduo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., which operates cross-border logistics at the port, told reporters that the company has established a direct-sourcing cooperation model with many orchards in Thailand, and has established a model covering China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, etc. The national two-way cross-border logistics network helps Thai fruit growers get more stable orders while also allowing Chinese consumers to enjoy more affordable fruit prices.


   There are 22 fruit varieties in Thailand that can be exported to China. Data show that Thai fruit exports to China in the first half of 2021 were US$2.42 billion, a year-on-year increase of 71.11%.


   Zhou Weihong, Consul of the Agriculture Section of the Thai Consulate General in Guangzhou, introduced at a China-Thailand fruit fair that several Thai fruit varieties are currently applying for access to the Chinese market, and there is still huge room for growth in the consumption of Thai fruits in the Chinese market.


   Zhou Weihong said that the 12 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in western China have a vast market. In addition to land ports, Thai companies are working hard to explore new routes for exporting fruits to China by sea through the Beibu Gulf Port in Guangxi, especially through the seamless connection of sea-rail combined transport through the new western land-sea channel to sell to the western region of China.


According to Chen Baoguo, Associate Director of the Trade and Logistics Development Bureau of the Management Committee of the Qinzhou Port Area of ​​China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, as one of the main ports of Beibu Gulf Port, Qinzhou Port has opened 6 direct container shipping routes to Thailand, among which Fruit Express There are 5 flights a week, and the express transportation from Laem Chabang, Thailand to Qinzhou takes only 3 days.


   After the Guangxi Pingxiang Railway Port was approved as a designated supervision site for imported fruits, it has also realized the normal operation of international cold chain container trains, making it easier for Thai fruits to enter the Chinese market and effectively diverting the customs clearance pressure from highway ports such as Youyiguan.


Wei Ran, chairman of the Guangxi Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that Guangxi is an important gateway for exporting fruits from Southeast Asia to China. Promote logistics cooperation and organize various fruit trade investment promotion activities to promote the improvement of professional cross-border fruit supply chains and industrial chains that integrate production, supply and marketing.