China has already pre-ordered more than 14,000 tons of Thai longans.

Nonthaburi, The Ministry of Commerce is delighted after organizing an event to bring Chinese entrepreneurs to Chanthaburi Province to meet with farmers and successfully negotiate the purchase and sale of 14,000 tons of longans in advance. They are preparing a plan to welcome buyers and KOLs or influencers from China to join the longan festival in early August, hoping to negotiate the purchase and sale of longans in advance again. Mr. Witthayakorn Maneenet, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said that from participating in the longan trade negotiation linkage activity in advance in Lamphun Province, in accordance with the policy of building a trade team and absorbing agricultural products in advance of Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce on July 23-24, 2024, initially, Chinese entrepreneurs in Chanthaburi Province, led by the Chanthaburi Provincial Commerce Office, joined in linking longan purchases from Lamphun Province by the Lamphun Provincial Commerce Office, tot aling 14,000 tons, divided into 12,500 tons of fresh longan and 1,500 tons of dried longan. During August 1-2, the Office of International Trade Promotion in Chengdu will bring buyers and KOLs or influencers from China to join the Longan Festival, which is jointly organized by the Provincial Chamber of Commerce and the Lamphun Provincial Commerce Office. It is expected that it will be able to connect and absorb longan products to secondary markets and new markets in China in large quantities. If we look at the longan export statistics in the first 7 months of 2024, it is 155,000 tons, worth 6,430 million baht. Source: Thai News Agency