A first shipment 1,000 tonnes of Thai rice has been delivered using the Lao-Chinese railway to Chongqing, marking a new chapter in exports to China, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry announced on Thursday.
Exports of other farm products using the new rail link would follow, Alongkorn Polabutr, adviser to the agriculture minister, said.
He said the initial shipment of rice was carried in 20 carriages and had already reached Chongqing. More would follow.
