News Forum - Thailand to impose three-month ban on live pig exports in order to boost domestic supplies

[Thaiger]

Thailand said that it would impose a three-month ban on live pig exports in order to boost domestic supplies yesterday. The decision was made after authorities foresaw a lack of pigs for domestic consumption in 2022, as well as more price increases, especially with the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit. He added that the ministry will keep an eye on overseas shipments to monitor the situation and whether the ban needs to be extended further. Official figures from the Thai Swine Raisers Association show that pig farmgate prices in Thailand increased by more than […]

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[palooka]

3-4 months ago they were happily restocking other countries with pigs as a result of the pig virus (courtesy of the same country that gave us Covid).  Someone (Govt) didn't do the numbers correctly and allowed the over selling of stock thereby creating a shortage of pigs for culling in Thailand.

I'm sure all Thais (most cannot afford it) are very grateful for now having to pay top baht for basic Moo products, courtesy of a dumb government

These sort of bad judgements are very bad for the economy, we now have food inflation at a time when Thailand least needs it.

Thanks Pnut and Co.

[AlexPTY]

i will go and stock on toilet paper now