Thailand exports durian in bulks to China via China-Laos Railway for the first time

500 tons of Thai durians were transported to China via the China-Laos Railway on Sunday, which marks the first time that Thailand ships durians in bulks to China via the China-Laos Railway, reported Chinanews.com citing words from a source with the Thailand Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Sunday.

Aerial photo shows an electric multiple unit (EMU) train of the China-Laos Railway crossing a major bridge over the Yuanjiang River in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Earlier April, Thailand has sent four containers of 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of coconuts to China through the China-Laos Railway to test the feasibility of Thai fruits to China via China-Laos Railway transportation.

According to the report, the railway cross-border transportation has opened up a new era of Thai fruit export transportation. This batch of durians entered Laos through the First Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge in Nong Khai Province, northern Thailand, and was loaded at Vientiane railway Station in Laos for China.

It is learned that a large number of durians from eastern Thailand will be exported to China via the China-Laos Railway in the near future.