Thai durian exporters told to avoid busy Youyi Guan border crossing
Thai durian exporters told to avoid busy Youyi Guan border crossing Thailand’s Department of Agriculture (DoA) has warned its exporters to avoid transporting their durians through the Youyi Guan border crossing in China, as they claim it is clogged up with traffic due to Covid-19 surveillance procedures. One report said the congestion at the border had created a tailback stretching many kilometres and involving up to 700 vehicles. In some cases, the vehicles took 2-3 days, rather than 2-3 hours, to pass through the checkpoint. "The traffic bottleneck is a common issue every year during the ...