Thongchai Intertrading LtD meets regular growth in Thailand.

In addition to import, the company operates also in distribution and cold storage with a hundred containers capacity. Total sales in 2006 reached US $ 170 million, an every year growing figure.

 

Met on fructidor.com booth in HK, Mr Woradech Chaiworapoj, General Manager, explains that main sources countries are China and USA for a total import of 590 containers last year.

Concerning Chinese imports, main prodcts imported are apples and pears. Other origins include : Spain, Japan, Korea, India, New Zeland…

 

As Mr Chaiworapoj stated :

« Main problem in Thailand today is the political problem. If government unstability goes on, there is a risk of fruit consumption slow down !

There has been a drop in foreign investment in the last months, followed by the same trend from local investors, both do not trust the government.

Without this crisis, fruit consumption would meet a double-digit increase every year !