BANGKOK, 18 July 2014 – The Department of Industrial Promotion is seeking to address the yearly problem of fruit oversupply during the July-August period by developing the agro-processing industry.
According to department director-general Anchaka Sibunrueang, types of fruit that will likely be oversupplied this year include longan, lychee, rambutan, durian and longgong. There is an oversupply of roughly 30,000 tons of fruit every year during the July-August period.
To address this issue, and to promote the policy of making Thailand a prominent supplier of food to the global market, the department is pushing ahead four measures. The measures involve application of research findings to improve on industrial practices, improvement of processing technology, development of accommodating personnel and provision of management support for the fruit processors.
