China-Laos Railway, which is fresher and tastes better, facilitates the export of durian from Thailand to China.

CCTV News:At present, it is the picking and selling season of durian in Thailand. China is the largest importer of durian in Thailand, and most of durian made in Thailand is sold to China. Since the opening of China-Laos Railway, many Thai durian exporters have chosen to transport durian to China through China-Laos Railway, so that China consumers can eat Thai durian which is fresher and tastes better.

Thailand has a history of planting durian for hundreds of years, and has more than 200 varieties of durian, which is the country that exports the most fresh durian in the world. Thai durian exporters said that since boarding the "express train" in China-Laos Railway, the transportation time of durian to China has been greatly shortened, and the probability of loss in transit has also been significantly reduced.

Thai durian exporter Wachai:Our company exports durian to China. This year, we choose railway transportation because it saves time compared with road transportation and sea transportation. In the past, it took about 7 days by sea transportation and 5 days by road transportation. Since China-Laos Railway came into being, it takes only three days for durian to be transported from Thailand’s Pointe Bamboo House to Kunming, China, which is faster.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, China is the largest export market of durian in Thailand in 2022, accounting for more than 96% of the total durian export. It is estimated that with the help of China-Laos Railway, the export of durian in Thailand is expected to reach a new high this year.

Utichai, President of Thai Durian Association:The opening of China-Laos Railway has added a new mode of transportation for durian export. We can pick durian with better maturity and better taste. We hope that consumers in China can eat more delicious durian.