Hope for banana trade as China border ports reopen in Myanmar and Laos

Published 2021년 11월 22일

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The article reports on the reopening of several land border ports between China and its neighboring countries, Laos and Myanmar, following their closure due to the pandemic. The ports, including Mohan–Boten, Mengding Qingshuihe, and Houqiao–Kambaiti, are being gradually reopened for cargo acceptance and entry of returnees, with a plan in place to assess and control the risk of SARS-CoV-2 viral contamination. This move is anticipated to restore the banana supply chain and stabilize banana prices in China, which had surged due to the port closures and domestic supply shortage.

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News has recently surfaced online that the previously closed Mohan–Boten land border port between China and Laos has begun allowing entry to Laotian returnees while the port’s customs officials have started accepting some cargo on a trial basis. In addition, two land ports between China and Myanmar are also on the verge of reopening, namely, the Mengding Qingshuihe Port between Yunnan province and Shan state and the Houqiao–Kambaiti Port between Yunnan province and Kachin state. On Nov. 10, the relevant authorities in China’s Yunnan province announced a plan for gradually resuming customs operations for cargo crossing at local land border ports, taking into account the current port management situations and epidemic prevention and control facilities and protocols. The official notice indicated that ports would be evaluated in four successive groups. The first group included ports such as Qingshuihe, the Mohan Expressway and Houqiao Port in Tengchong County (including nearby ...

Source: Producereport