Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Sunday. Welcoming the first cold-chain Thai durian transport train that travels through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor before reaching its destination.
150,000 Thai durians transported to Laos via road before being transported onto a train to be sent to China via the China-Laos Railway
Deng Hao Ji, Chief Operating Officer of Hong Jiu Fruit Chinese fruit purchasing company It said the total delivery took just four days, down from the previous 8-10 days for ocean-road routes, adding that for fruit importers. Time is money and every hour counts. By this train transporting durian helps reduce costs. Including reducing damage during transportation
Most of these Thai durians are sold at markets in Chongqing, while some of the remaining durians will be transported by train to neighboring Sichuan Province, the report said.
Durian is one of several agricultural products of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that are constantly being imported into the Chinese market. Due to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and improvements in cross-border transport infrastructure,
China General Customs Bureau Reported volume of durian imports in 2022 at 825,000 tons, of which 780,000 tons are from Thailand.
Source: Thai News Agency