He revealed China'sCertification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) recently certified sevenchicken meat and chicken products factories in Thailand,allowing products from these factories to be exported to China.
The total value will rise to 20 billion THB shouldthe Chinese authorities give certification to all 19 factories, he said.
The first lot of Thai chicken products deliveredto China is expected by the end of March with 15 containers of chicken productsworth 30 million THB (nearly one million USD). The products will be transportedthrough Yunnan province to southern China.
Thailand is currently the third biggest exporter of chickenmeat in the world, after Brazil and the US. Many markets have allowed theimport of fresh and processed chicken meats from Thailand such as Japan, theEuropean Union (EU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), theRepublic of Korea and Singapore.-VNA