Thailand and Chile expand agricultural trade and MOU cooperation

Prachachat•Economy•56m ago

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Thailand and Chile discuss expanding agricultural trade and updating their agricultural cooperation Memorandum of Understanding.

•Thailand aims to export poultry, pet food, frozen shrimp, longan, and mangosteen to Chile.
•Chile expressed interest in exporting fresh pears to Thailand.
•Both nations are negotiating to update their agricultural MOU to include food security, climate change, science, technology, and innovation.

•Watcharapol Khaokham and Alvaro Domingo Jara Bugarey discussed ways to strengthen balanced agricultural trade.
•Thailand seeks to expand exports of poultry products, pet food, frozen shrimp, longan, and mangosteen to Chile.
•Chile expressed a desire to export fresh pears to Thailand.
•Thailand and Chile are currently discussing the improvement of their agricultural MOU to define clear scopes of cooperation.
•Watcharapol Khaokham views Chile as a high-potential market in Latin America for high-value Thai agricultural products.
•The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will coordinate steps to push exports while supporting shrimp farmers to ensure raw material continuity.
•Thailand and Chile intend to expand cooperation through the exchange of knowledge, research, technology, and agricultural innovation.

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Watcharapol Khaokham(วัชระพล ขาวขำ)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand.

Alvaro Domingo Jara Bugarey(อัลบาโร โดมิงโก ฮารา บูกาเรย์)

Ambassador of Chile to Thailand.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The Thai government ministry coordinating agricultural exports and the MOU with Chile.

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️

A country seeking to expand agricultural exports to Chile.

Chile(ชิลี)ℹ️

A Latin American country and potential market for Thai agricultural products.