webfact Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Pig farmers protest against import of US pork By Thai PBS BANGKOK: -- About 100 pig farmers rallied at the Ministry of Commerce on Monday (Sept 11) to protest the ministry’s decision to allow the import of pork from the United States. They said American pig farmers widely use ractopamine – a feed addictive to promote leanness in animals raised for their meats which is banned in about 160 countries worldwide. The pig farmers’ protest note was received by Suchart Sinrat, deputy director-general of Internal Trade Department. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pig-farmers-protest-import-us-pork/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Meanwhile the farmers are happy for their pork to be exported abroad. As long as it's a one way street they seem happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 That's rich, the pot calling the kettle black.. Thai farmers never shied away from using any chemicals in the book to enhance their crops and products even the worst ones that almost bordering on poisons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 22 minutes ago, ezzra said: That's rich, the pot calling the kettle black.. Thai farmers never shied away from using any chemicals in the book to enhance their crops and products even the worst ones that almost bordering on poisons.... Although I agree with what you say... do you happen to have a list of the additives used in swine production in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Is it really possible to raise pigs in the USA and ship them here with a lower price than local produce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Since CPF (7-11 Mackro) is the largest commercial pig farmer and seller of pork, it's no surprise they don't want competition especially at a lower price. Another Thai industry that needs big import taxes to protect their market and their inability to compete in a global market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Living in a farming community and having several livestock farmers as friends I it's laughable that these people are playing the additives card trying to restrict imports. I'd say more but don't want to invite any defamation suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Memo to pig farmers from Minister of Tourism. STOP protesting. Thailand needs more American Pork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliotness Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 An article on Thaivisa a week or 2 ago mentioned the Americans were keen to export the bits of pigs that their home market doesn't want, e.g. heads. Seems logical, that's why they'll be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 26 minutes ago, eliotness said: An article on Thaivisa a week or 2 ago mentioned the Americans were keen to export the bits of pigs that their home market doesn't want, e.g. heads. Seems logical, that's why they'll be cheap. Yes Thai people love eating pig head, pig brain, pig liver, pig kidney, pig dick.... aside from that, there must be some reason the substance is banned from use in all EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 8 hours ago, webfact said: Pig farmers protest against import of US pork This may be a misleading protest at best. The largest US exporter of processed pork is Smithfield Foods, purchased by Hong Kong-based WH Group in 2013. Since 2013 it has been working to remove ractopamine from all company-owned animals. It is one of a handful of pork processors that exports to China. Now as U.S. pork output exceeds beef for the first time in half a century, small pork producers farmers are weaning their herds off the drug. https://www.agweb.com/mobile/article/pigs-using-muscle-drug-means-us-missing-china-pork-import-boom-blmg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 6 hours ago, alant said: Is it really possible to raise pigs in the USA and ship them here with a lower price than local produce? Yes it can be if the US Government Subsidize the Pig farmers like they use to do with the Corn farmers & Soybean Farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Looks like 'pork barrelling' vs 'Snouts in the Trough'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Pig heads and intestines; that is why the 'pork' imports is cheap. Even Thai's in the USA don't eat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Srikcir said: This may be a misleading protest at best. As I recall, Thailand imports of US pig would only be for the head and intestines. Not the whole pig. With limited research I found that ractopamine concentration would be found in the lungs, the kidney, spleen, heart, liver, and muscle. Muscle exhibited the lowest concentration. Example study: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08923973.2012.702115?src=recsys&journalCode=iipi20 If accurate the Thai pork producers' protest may be an over-generalization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 11 hours ago, Juan B Tong said: Memo to pig farmers from Minister of Tourism. STOP protesting. Thailand needs more American Pork! Bravo, Juan. Great post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 17 hours ago, digger70 said: Yes it can be if the US Government Subsidize the Pig farmers like they use to do with the Corn farmers & Soybean Farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Charoen Pokphand made a run at U.S. pork producer Smithfield back in 2013 - they lost out/stood aside for a Chinese company. Had CP won, I would imagine pork imports would have been "finessed"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 This deal doesn`t sound kosher to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJohn Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 This was why Prayuth was summond to see Trump ....... start importing from USA or we'll cut the imports from Thailand. All part of Trumps protectionism and Thailand is way up there on the table of imbalanced trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 In the meanwhile having a slice of Thai bacon will take care of your daily 5000mg dose of antibiotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I'm currently in Australia, a couple of days ago my sister prepared a pork shoulder roast. It was dry and bland, we found the vacuum wrapper and foundit was packaged in the USA. Apparently the USA is the largest world exporter of pork and it's by products. On that note:- Give me Thai pork any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornprong Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 If Thailand ever wants to break out of the middle income trap.... they need to end industry protection policies. Thaksin started down the path of opening up Thailand to international competition and this was the primary reason for the 2006. The military use their might to protect the established players from competition to the detriment of the nation and its millions of citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell17au Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 does this mean that we get the head and guts of Trump and the US keep the heart and the ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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