Thai Commerce Ministry meets Japanese retailer to promote Thai product
Thai Commerce Ministry meets Japanese retailer to promote Thai products
The Minister of Commerce has invited delegates from a major shopping mall in Okinawa, Japan, for business negotiations in Thailand to promote the sale of Thailand’s innovative farm products in Japan.
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Minister ofCommerce has invited delegates from a major shopping mall in Okinawa, Japan,for business negotiations in Thailand to promote the sale of Thailand’s innovativefarm products in Japan, with initial expectation for more than 1 million bahtworth of orders.
The Institute for Agricultural Product Innovation(APi), the Department of Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Commerce, is considereda major agency to promote commercial values of innovative farm products. Theinstitute has held a business negotiation session with delegates from Japan’sRYUBO Industry, a major importer and owner of Ryubo shopping mall and 300family mart convenience stores in Okinawa, Japan, to promote 34 selectedinnovative farm products mainly processed from key Thai farm items such as ricemilk, chili coffee, and vegetable pills.
Deputy Minister of Commerce Chutima Bunyapraphasarasaid the ministry is expecting instant orders after the meeting for 1 millionbaht worth of products in the first lot, which will help expand the market forinnovative farm products from Thailand to be better known and accepted in thehigh purchasing power Japanese market, while the sale of these products inOkinawa, which is a key tourism city of Japan welcoming many local andinternational tourists every year, will help further promote innovative farmproducts from Thailand to the world.-NNT/VNA
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Illustrative image (Source: Bangkok Post) 
