rooster59 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Traders want six more months to offload residual banned farm chemicals Thailand’s Department of Agriculture is to ask for an additional six months, until 1st June 2020, to divest themselves of 38,000 tons of residual paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, before the legal ban takes effect. Speaking on Friday, Mr. Anant Suwanrat, permanent secretary for agriculture and chairman of an ad hoc committee to assist farmers affected by the ban, said that traders have complained to the Agriculture Department about the very short notice given to export or incinerate their unsold stocks of the chemicals. They were given 15 days to report inventory, followed by 15 days to get rid of it. Traders say that re-export is not possible, because the chemicals have been diluted and are no longer in the wholesale concentrated form, and local incineration will produce toxic hazardous fumes. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/traders-want-six-more-months-to-offload-residual-banned-farm-chemicals/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-11-24 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalmagic Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: and local incineration will produce toxic hazardous fumes. That's very reassuring! Perhaps we are supposed to let them use it on the crops instead? Not the most logical argument I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 well, after being used for 45 years, it's normal that that a ban should come as a ban of selling it first, and then about 1 year later a ban of using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Those people instigating the ban haven't really thought it through have they! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Crazy TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: local incineration will produce toxic hazardous fumes. Never bothered anyone in the past 40 plus years, why start now. I am surprised they haven't just poured it all down the drains............but I guess there is time yet....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat Brad Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Did not anyone read..... "re export is impossible due to the chemicals being already diluted" Does that mean Thai's have been buying tampered goods? Just how diluted are they? SCAMMING their own!!! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 "38,000 tons of residual paraquat" .... gee, what harm could that do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Is not an extension to dispose of stocks first not sort of defeating the purpose ??? We are in Thailand, I suppose. Next suggestion will be just sell it to Burma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Grumpy John said: Those people instigating the ban haven't really thought it through have they! The ban has been on the cards for a long time and was fore-warned..... the stock pile is the companies own greed. This is yet another attempt at stalling the inevitable for another 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Ku Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Where health and lives of farmers using banned chemicals and consumers of tainted agricultural products are concerned no more delay should be given so that traders could offload their stocked up poisons. What is to be incinerated should be done without any more thought of profit nor time given. After all, traders suffer an opportunity loss vis-a-vis real life threatening loss to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 54 minutes ago, natway09 said: Next suggestion will be just sell it to Burma Or US, it's legal over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Its burnt anyway, be it sprayed on the crops or directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, hotchilli said: The ban has been on the cards for a long time and was fore-warned..... the stock pile is the companies own greed. This is yet another attempt at stalling the inevitable for another 6 months. I agree the best thing that could happen would be to just cancel the ban and continue to use the chemicals......If the chemicals worked in the past they will continue to work..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerjo Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 The extra six months would be helpful for government,importers and farmers. It basically equates to just over 100 litres per farmer to use to prepare their land for crops next season,softening the blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I don't even know why the ask. It will be sold until it's depleted. No one will go to jail. Practically fake news. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 If they can sell for six more months then for how many years farmers will keep spraying it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said: If they can sell for six more months then for how many years farmers will keep spraying it ? Probably a black market will start between the neighbouring countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 9 hours ago, animalmagic said: That's very reassuring! Perhaps we are supposed to let them use it on the crops instead? Not the most logical argument I've ever seen. True, especially since there have been serious discussions about banning these chemicals for at least 3 or 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Emdog said: "38,000 tons of residual paraquat" .... gee, what harm could that do? And the importers / traders have known for several years that an ultimate ban was about to happen, so whey is there a stockpile of 38,000 tons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 17 hours ago, fforest1 said: I agree the best thing that could happen would be to just cancel the ban and continue to use the chemicals......If the chemicals worked in the past they will continue to work..... Yeah they worked a treat... poisoning people, great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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