A recent report from the Agricultural Finance Network Bananatong highlights the impact of an epidemic on banana production in Laos, with the closure of Yunnan Mohan port, a key transportation hub, following a driver's diagnosis of the epidemic. This port is the only national first-class port in China and Laos, and its closure is causing difficulties for Lao banana practitioners, as most of their exports were headed to the Chinese market. Despite challenges such as trade restrictions and a decline in plantation numbers due to government regulations, the total value of banana exports from Laos to China and Thailand reached a record high of 2.274 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The Lao government is working towards increasing the export of more agricultural products to China, including fruits like passion fruit, jackfruit, longan, orange, grapefruit, and dragon fruit, as part of its strategy to promote clean, green, and sustainable agricultural development.