Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Thailand has started exporting cooked duck meat products to Australia after seven years of negotiations.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and food product manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) on June 12 celebrated the first shipment of cooked duck meat products to Australia, the first-ever export of cooked duck meat from Thailand to the Oceanian country.
Prayoon Inskul, Permanent Secretary of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said Thailand and Australia have been in negotiations since 2016, while the success of cooperation between the Thai government and private sector has resulted in Thailand being the first country in the world allowed to export ready to eat duck products to Australia.
The first shipment consisted of 20 tonnes of cooked duck meat. The country expects to export some 1,200 tonnes to Australia during the first calendar year, generating some 400 million THB in revenue.
CPF CEO Prasit Boondoungprasert said this shipment reflects the capability of Thai businesses to produce world-class agricultural goods, while Australia itself is a high potential market with increasing demands for ready-to-eat duck products, with the current figure of duck consumption at around 50,000 tonnes per year.
CPF has been exporting duck products to several international markets, including Germany, England, the EU, Japan, Singapore, and New Zealand. The company is targeting a 500-600 tonne duck export to Australia, consisting of grilled duck, shredded duck meat, and grilled duck with flour wrap./.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and food product manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) on June 12 celebrated the first shipment of cooked duck meat products to Australia, the first-ever export of cooked duck meat from Thailand to the Oceanian country.
Prayoon Inskul, Permanent Secretary of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said Thailand and Australia have been in negotiations since 2016, while the success of cooperation between the Thai government and private sector has resulted in Thailand being the first country in the world allowed to export ready to eat duck products to Australia.
The first shipment consisted of 20 tonnes of cooked duck meat. The country expects to export some 1,200 tonnes to Australia during the first calendar year, generating some 400 million THB in revenue.
CPF CEO Prasit Boondoungprasert said this shipment reflects the capability of Thai businesses to produce world-class agricultural goods, while Australia itself is a high potential market with increasing demands for ready-to-eat duck products, with the current figure of duck consumption at around 50,000 tonnes per year.
CPF has been exporting duck products to several international markets, including Germany, England, the EU, Japan, Singapore, and New Zealand. The company is targeting a 500-600 tonne duck export to Australia, consisting of grilled duck, shredded duck meat, and grilled duck with flour wrap./.
VNA
