On July 3, Thailand's Agricultural Co-operation Minister Titu pointed out that the United States has taken strict inspection measures on Thai tuna (tuna) canned exports, but will not affect Thai exports, as Thai tuna exports accounted for 50% of the international market. At the same time, we are going to increase exports of fresh fruits processed by radiation sterilization to the United States.

Tiger disclosed that recently, he and Mr. Eni Faleomavaega, the U.S. Congressman and chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee on Enterprises, discussed Thai tuna exports to the United States. The U.S. side paid special attention to safety standards and chemical residues, such as mercury. The Ministry of agriculture and Agriculture emphasizes that food safety is our main policy and is the national agenda. At the same time, it has been reported to the United States that all agricultural products exported from Thailand to the United States must pass the inspection and certification of relevant work units in Thailand in order to open their exports. The aim is to establish credibility and enhance competitiveness in the total value of agricultural exports.

Tiger said Thailand is the world's top producer and exporter of canned tuna, accounting for more than 50% of the market, with an annual export value of $600 million. Tuna exported to Thailand in 2005 amounted to 106 thousand and 297 tons, amounting to US $200 million 8 thousand and 790. In the past five years, Thailand has been the largest exporter of tuna meat, tuna products in bags and canned tuna to the United States. But because American consumers now attach special importance to mercury residue in canned food, exports have slowed down in recent three years and prices have fallen slightly. Fortunately, the prices of the above three categories of products have recently begun to rise, and export volume has also returned to a growing trend, as consumers have increased their awareness of the nutritional value of tuna to the human body.

He also discussed with the us about the issue of exporting Thai fruits to the United States, and has made great progress. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Thailand will be allowed to import 6 kinds of fresh fruits, including mango, longan, red maotan, mangosteen, guava and pineapple, which have undergone radiation sterilization since March 23.

According to statistics, Thailand ranked fourth in exports of vegetables and processed fruits to the United States in 2005, second only to shrimp, rubber and tuna, with an export volume of 333,214 tons, totaling $273.3 million.