Thailand: The Department of Internal Trade kicks off Fruit Festival 2023

Published 2023년 4월 29일

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The Department of Internal Trade in Thailand has initiated the 'Fruit Festival 2023' in collaboration with local department stores to purchase over 1,000 tons of Golden Nam Dok Mai mangoes from farmers at a price of 30 baht/kilogram, aiming to support farmers and increase market demand. The festival, which also includes the sale of other fruits, has received a good response and is expected to help mango prices continue to rise. This is part of the Ministry's larger strategy to manage fruit production, which has seen an increase from 6.56 million tons in 2022 to 6.75 million tons in 2023, with the help of various government agencies and the private sector.

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Help farmers!"Department of Internal Trade" kicks off "Fruit Festival 2023" joining hands with local department stores Opened a distribution point for more than 1,000 tons of Golden Nam Dok Mai mangoes, and it was all gone in the blink of an eye. hopes to help drain the produce to farmers Stimulate consumption, pushing mango prices this year to continue to rise. On April 29, 2023, Mr. Kornnit Nonjui, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that the department has joined forces with the Thai Retail-Wholesale Heirs Club. (local department store) which has more than 200 joint branches across the country Divided into 69 branches in the Northeast, 52 branches in the South, 41 branches in the Central Region and 38 branches in the North. More than 1,000 tons or 1 million kilograms of produce in Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces have been opened at a price of 30 baht/kilogram (kg.) to help farmers have a market to support the produce that is currently on the ...

Source: Naewna