Thai fruits and vegetables become windfall of Thai-US FTA talks
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[January 16, 2006]

Thai fruits and vegetables become windfall of Thai-US FTA talks

(FnWeb.com Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)fnWEB - Bangkok - January 16, 2006 - Negotiations of the proposed Thai-US Free Trade Area (FTA) Agreement so far have initially resulted in more exports of Thai fruits and vegetables to the United States, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan said .



Khunying Sudarat told journalists that Washington had agreed to now open its market to Thai fruits and vegetables due to the bilateral FTA talks so far.

"In the past, the United States had closed its door for Thai fruits and vegetables, but now Washington allows imports of the Thai products, thanks to the Thai-US FTA negotiations," she said.



"The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has proposed a list of Thai farm products which Thailand wants access to the US market to US negotiators, including fruits and vegetables, as well as frozen chickens and shrimps," he noted.

The minister said that Thailand would continue to seek expanded exports to the US for more Thai agriculture products.

She conceded that some Thai farm products, including maize, would be affected by the planned Thai-US FTA pact.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has prepared measures to address the problem, namely the restructureing of local plantations by growing more crops beneficial from the planned Thai-US FTA deal, like sugarcane and cassava, and reducing maize plantations, according to the minister.

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