Thai fruit farmers called on the government to open up Chinese businesses to purchase longan in Thailand

Under normal circumstances, 70% of the longan produced in northern Thailand will be made into dried longan and exported to China. However, affected by the epidemic this year, Chinese operators are unable to purchase longan in Thailand, resulting in the continuous decline of longan prices in the near future. China's novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic prevention center novel coronavirus pneumonia is now in the forefront of the cabinet. The farmers hope that the government can help them solve problems as soon as possible. In a cabinet meeting held recently, Prime Minister BAE Yu reported that the prime minister suggested that the detailed report be submitted to the new crown pneumonia epidemic management center, and that the Chinese businessmen should be allowed to buy longan for the purchase. But after the arrival of Thailand, the Quarantine Committee must be kept for 14 days.

According to the data of Thailand Agricultural Economics Office, the main longan producing areas in northern Thailand include Chiang Mai, nanben, Chiang Rai, payao, Nanbang, Laixing, Nanfu and Pafu. It is expected that the total output this year will reach 635394 tons, an increase of 15015 tons compared with last year. The listing time of longan this year is mainly from the end of June to September, and the highest production time is August.