Pig farmers are demanding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives aggressively cracks down on unscrupulous traders, who have been flooding the domestic market with smuggled pork which, they claim, will ruin the country’s pig rearing business in the long run.

 

The demand was addressed to Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on by the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and pig farmers’ associations, representing farmers in five regions of the country.

 

Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, told the media yesterday (Tuesday) that smuggled pork is normally sold in markets at between 130 and 135 baht/kg, compared to 190-200 baht/kg for locally-produced pork.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pig-farmers-call-for-genuine-crackdown-on-smuggled-pork/

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, told the media yesterday (Tuesday) that smuggled pork is normally sold in markets at between 130 and 135 baht/kg, compared to 190-200 baht/kg for locally-produced pork.

It's called competition ..................LOL ????????????

13 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

It's called competition ..................LOL ????????????

Not if it is illegally smuggled and is undercutting local farmers. ????

 

So whwew is it smuggled from and why can't Thai farmers compete with this price,

 

2 hours ago, anterian said:

So whwew is it smuggled from and why can't Thai farmers compete with this price,

I recall a similar story last month and the pork was from Germany and Poland. Totally agree - how they can buy and transport pork from the EU and undercut local prices. 

2 hours ago, anterian said:

So whwew is it smuggled from and why can't Thai farmers compete with this price,

 

That info is stated in the story . 

2 hours ago, anterian said:

So whwew is it smuggled from and why can't Thai farmers compete with this price,

 

Because most pig farmers in Thailand are employed by CP, and CP sets he price for everything from feed to retail price. Obviously foreign imports are far cheaper than the Thai monopoly on pigs.

Edited August 31, 20223 yr by BritManToo

Imagine telling your teacher when you grow up you want to be a 'pig smuggler' 

The government will stop it they feed at the same trough ???? 

Well , Thais should sell their Pig meat at the same price then they can't complain.

Nah can't do that now can they , the Thais want Top THB 

Yep it's all about Money.

Edited August 31, 20223 yr by digger70

What's the bet most of them are selling smuggled.pork at Thai prices.

How about a crackdown on overpriced domestic pork. 

4 hours ago, warrima said:

I recall a similar story last month and the pork was from Germany and Poland. Totally agree - how they can buy and transport pork from the EU and undercut local prices. 

Because the market price here is not set by market forces but by the CP family who own all channels of distribution and sale with the exception of smuggled pork sold at markets. 

 

By the way, anyone know where I can buy some smuggled pork.  I will fill my freezer at 135 baht a kilo.

7 hours ago, anterian said:

So whwew is it smuggled from and why can't Thai farmers compete with this price,

 

Because there greedy. 

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, told the media yesterday (Tuesday) that smuggled pork is normally sold in markets at between 130 and 135 baht/kg, compared to 190-200 baht/kg for locally-produced pork.

Sounds like the locally produced pork is too expensive... 

demand is for affordable pork.

I see lots of menus advertising 'pulled pork'. Is this the same?