Meat demand shrinks due to safety concerns, lack of export markets

By THE NATION

 

 

Domestic demand for animal feed could go down by 5-10 per cent due to shrinking consumption, said Thai Feed Mill Association chairman Pornsilp Patcharintanakul.

 

“The Covid-19 situation has caused domestic and overseas consumption of meat to drop, resulting in lower demand for animal feed, which could shrink by 5-10 per cent this year,” he said.

 

“The association has advised manufacturers to reduce their production volumes accordingly and lower the price of shrimp feed by Bt20 per bag to help farmers who are suffering from a heavy plummet in prices.

 

“We expect the Covid-19 situation to be at a manageable level in the next few months, and domestic consumption could then return to normal. The export sector could take a lot longer to recover, as the situation overseas is worse than in Thailand,” he added.

 

The association predicts the trend of meat consumption will focus more on food safety as people will eat out less and buy their own meat products based on safe, clean packaging.

 

“The outbreak has driven people to be more sanitation concerned,” he said.

 

“The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry and the Food and Drug Association must push out stricter regulations regarding food safety – from manufacturing and standards approval to quality inspection – to gain consumers’ confidence,” he said. “Meanwhile, they must promote manufacturing that is environmentally friendly for sustainable operations.”

 

The Thai Feed Mill Association estimates that throughout 2020 domestic demand for animal feed will be a net 20.34 million tonnes, with the top three being chicken (7.3 million tonnes), pork (5.3 million tonnes) and eggs (2.2 million tonnes).

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385943

 

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So we can expect the price of meat to be lower ?

The pork meat is very affordable is Thailand. Average 165baht 1 kg.

“We expect the Covid-19 situation to be at a manageable level in the next few months, and domestic consumption could then return to normal."  I think that is true.

 

"The export sector could take a lot longer to recover, as the situation overseas is worse than in Thailand,”  I also think that is true, but it will be for a lot longer than the association thinks - and that is the same for all exports from Thailand.  Not just because the demand is down from Covid, but because the Baht has been too high for too long. Importers from other countries are struggling now, and when thigns open up they are going to be looking for savings going forward and Thailand products aint cheap any more. And I think China is going to be a bit too busy with 'other issues' to buy a lot of Thailand products to make up for the sdemand shortfall.

 

51 minutes ago, kevin612 said:

The pork meat is very affordable is Thailand. Average 165baht 1 kg.

Yes i love a good pork but a bit off with the price unless top quality,or are we talking at crossed purposes here.

It is not healthy to eat red meat . Poultry is ok , but red meat should be avoided especially when over 50 .

1 hour ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is not healthy to eat red meat . Poultry is ok , but red meat should be avoided especially when over 50 .

explain?

3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is not healthy to eat red meat . Poultry is ok , but red meat should be avoided especially when over 50 .

Then cook it a bit longer.

“The outbreak has driven people to be more sanitation concerned,” he said.  One can only hope they lift their standards to the level of 1950's in Australia and leave the 1850's behind.

   One week ago, the price of pork loin was 141 baht a kilo at Macro Surin, yesterday it was 129 baht a kilo. 

    I guess "nobodysfriend" never heard the pork producers slogan "pork the other white meat". 

20 minutes ago, tweedledee2 said:

   One week ago, the price of pork loin was 141 baht a kilo at Macro Surin, yesterday it was 129 baht a kilo. 

    I guess "nobodysfriend" never heard the pork producers slogan "pork the other white meat". 

Being a Brit, I'd never heard of this slogan that you refer to. But no matter 'nutritional studies comparing white and red meat treat pork as red',  (see ref below)

 

@nobodysfriend is free to make his own choice, but I love the pork here and I'm happy buy it in the local market, even during this era of fear and doubt.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork._The_Other_White_Meat

11 hours ago, JoePai said:

So we can expect the price of meat to be lower ?

Maybe, but on balance that isn't the Thai way If their turnover goes down by 10%, the prices are likely to go up by 10% because the seller won't want to take a hit on turnover.

 

Strange but true. Business management 101 in the third world.

 

6 hours ago, mikecha said:

explain?

OK, you asked.

 

Three million years ago a genetic mutation in early hominids left us unable to digest a certain food chemical found mostly in red meats. Excess amounts in our blood can lead to arterial inflammation and clogged arteries. Other species, including monkeys and gorillas, don't have human like heart attacks. There are other factors so eating small amounts of red meat is not dangerous.

 

Evolutionary gene loss may explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks

14 hours ago, mikecha said:

explain?

Cholesterol level . leads to Heart attacks .

But , personally I stopped eating pork here because I have seen photos about how the pigs are slaughtered here .

I do not want to participate in any way in the torture of animals .

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/11/death-by-clubbing-brutality-thailand-pig-slaughterhouses

 

https://weanimalsmedia.org/2019/06/19/thailand-pig-slaughterhouse/

 

Do not click on the links if you are a sensible person ...

 

Edited April 15, 20206 yr by nobodysfriend

20 hours ago, JoePai said:

So we can expect the price of meat to be lower ?

lol

 

Thais are very cruel when it comes to the way they slaughter animals. One bullet to the head would kill them immediately instead of beating them to death with bats & logs, slitting their throats, etc. This kind of cruelty is inhumane. But, 75% of my diet in Thailand is pork. 

 

29 minutes ago, texascsa said:

Thais are very cruel when it comes to the way they slaughter animals. One bullet to the head would kill them immediately instead of beating them to death with bats & logs, slitting their throats, etc. This kind of cruelty is inhumane. But, 75% of my diet in Thailand is pork.

This is not how they normally slaughter animals. Some of these videos are from monks trying to convince people not to eat meat and spare animal lives.  My nephew is a monk and brings them over from time to time. I remember one that showed gallons of blood coming from the mouth of a cow, I don't see how that could be real.

 

Hollywood, Bollywood, Templewood.

On 4/14/2020 at 3:37 PM, nobodysfriend said:

It is not healthy to eat red meat . Poultry is ok , but red meat should be avoided especially when over 50 .

Your science is outdated. Now we KNOW that processed carbs exist. 

On 4/14/2020 at 10:59 AM, JoePai said:

So we can expect the price of meat to be lower ?

Our local butcher is trying to be funny with the price. He was trying to charge us 130 baht a kilo for bones with some meat on blaming Covid.

Luckily 3 more vendors are selling pork at the same market. ???? 

It seems that he has just lost a loyal customer.