(Clip) Korat banana farmers cheer Initial export “Golden Banana” Sukpaiboon goes to Japan, first lot worth over 100 million

Nakhon Ratchasima News Center – Banana farmers in Korat The first batch of Sukpaiboon Golden Bananas will be exported to Japan, worth more than 100 million, according to the JTEPA framework. Thailand has the right to exempt from tax on 8,000 tons of bananas per year. It is revealed that Sukpaiboon Seng Sang Sub-district is the largest producer of Golden Bananas in Korat, with an area of ​​1,350 rai. It has a production capacity of up to 8,100 tons per year.

Today (April 25), the reporter reported that at the Sukpaiboon Banana Large Plot Company Limited, Sukpaiboon Subdistrict, Seng Sang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The Department of International Trade Promotion DITP, Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Commerce Department, Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Agricultural Office and BAAC led a group of Japanese buyers to receive the golden bananas that the Japanese buyers had signed orders for. Golden bananas from Seng Sang District in November 2023 will be shipped as the first lot according to the quota from Japan to Thailand, amounting to 5,000 tons, packed in a total of 490 cardboard boxes. In that box, bananas will be packed. Each bag of 3 balls has a total weight of more than 5,880 kilograms, which is worth more than 100 million baht.

Exporting golden bananas to Japan, Thailand receives benefits from the Thailand-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), which exempts bananas from Thailand for up to 8,000 tons per year, which Sukpaiboon Subdistrict, Seng Sang District, is considered to be. The largest golden banana production area in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, with an area of ​​1,350 rai of golden banana cultivation, with a production volume of up to 8,100 tons per year, so it is definitely sufficient to meet the Japanese market’s demand this year.

For Thong Sukpaiboon bananas In addition to having a delicious taste There is also a thick shell. Suitable for exporting to foreign countries such as Japan, where orders are shipped by ship and take approximately 3 days to travel before reaching Japan, the exported bananas will be ripe and ready to be sold.

Mr. Somsak Saengram, Chairman of the large plot of Banana Hom Thong Sukpaiboon. Said that he has been making bananas for 6 years and this year he was able to export them to Japan. I am happy that Seng Sang’s bananas and Nakhon Ratchasima province’s bananas will be able to be exported abroad so that foreigners can taste our Golden Hom Thong bananas and see how delicious they are.