Indonesian ban in Thai durian hits exports

Durian exports hit by Indonesia ban

Published: 6 Feb 2013 at 17.29
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The Agriculture Ministry will try to negotiate with Indonesia for the lifting of a new ban on fruit from Thailand, and durian in particular, Agriculture Minister Yukol Limleamthong said.

The Indonesian government recently moved to protect local fruit growers and announced a ban on imports of several fruits from Thailand, including durian.

Indonesia is normally a large market for Thai durian, with approximately 600 million baht of the pungent fruit shipped to Indonesia each year.

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DickFarang
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Discussion 5 : 09 Feb 2013 at 00.375
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The AEC at work.
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Discussion 4 : 07 Feb 2013 at 19.504
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As Bonzo says, whatever happened to ASEAN and the soon to begin Free Trade agreements?
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Discussion 3 : 06 Feb 2013 at 19.113
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Thailand would soon discover they cannot count on avenues of revenue that have been there the past 20 years. Then what? It is very possible all the other countries can ban Thailand competing products as well leaving Thailand no place to export. Perhaps many are seeing Thailand in a different light now that these countries are catching up and passing Thailand in many areas.
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Discussion 2 : 06 Feb 2013 at 19.032
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Don’tcha just love ASEAN?
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Discussion 1 : 06 Feb 2013 at 18.581
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Thais and the Thai government must surely understand the need for other countries to protect their own population from any form of outside competition. Afterall Thailand does this all the time, without the slightest concern for the countries it hurts!

Anyway, I suggest the fruit growers put on a red t-shirt and throw all their fruit on the nearest highway, then the PTP government is almost guaranteed to buy all the fruit and future crop for twice the usual price!
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