China Expands Approval of Thai Poultry Plants for Export

[snoop1130]

 

Thailand's Department of Livestock Development announced today that China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) has approved three additional Thai poultry processing facilities for export. This increases the total number of certified plants to 26, reflecting a strong endorsement of Thailand's stringent control and regulatory systems.

 

This development underscores the confidence China has in Thailand's adherence to international standards such as Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) and the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. These standards are crucial for ensuring compliance with the inspection, quarantine, and veterinary hygiene requirements outlined in the bilateral protocol between the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and China’s customs authority.

 

China is a vital trade partner for Thailand, particularly in the livestock sector. In 2023, the value of Thailand’s frozen poultry exports to China was 16.9 billion baht. For the first half of 2024, exports have already reached over 8 billion baht, with projections suggesting that the total value for 2024 could surpass 18 billion baht.

 

 

 

 

This growing trend in exports extends beyond China. Thailand’s poultry exports to global markets such as Japan, the United Kingdom, Europe, Malaysia, and South Korea have also experienced significant growth. Last year, the total value of Thai poultry exports reached 149.975 billion baht. In the first six months of 2024, exports stood at 76.745 billion baht, marking a 7% increase over the same period last year.

 

Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development, emphasized that the continuous approval of Thai poultry facilities by China is a testament to the high standards maintained. This approval solidifies Thailand's position as a leading exporter in the global poultry market, ensuring continued economic growth and strengthened bilateral trade relations.

 

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-- 2024-09-10
 

 

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[Tropicalevo]

I must confess that I think that Thai birds are very tasty and disease free.

[DonniePeverley]

The economy needs diversifying from mass cheap tourism.

 

But it's stuck in a constant addiction to the cheap mass tourism because of the actions of the rules put in place. 

 

As with ever it's always the quick cheap fix. 

 

Policies of letting every man from every country enter thailand and essentially now stay as long as they want is going to harm the country. It will be cheap tourists. Do you see many indian tourists going into shopping malls ? No. 

 

The economy has been warned so many times it needs diversifying, the way Malaysia and Vietnam are doing. 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I must confess that I think that Thai birds are very tasty and disease free.

Disease free maybe... tasty is not a term I'd use.

Try eating a free range one to see the difference

[gargamon]

Of course China would approve this. The plant is likely owned by Chinese.

[Sydebolle]

Excellent news then. Wondering now, when the semi-divine government of this country will start applying the same rules for domestic sale of chicken in those huge supermarkets, where fresh chicken parts arrive in huge plastic bags. 

Slit open, the newly arrived meat is simply poured over the remaining old stuff which, surprise surprise, ensures, that the meat section can also be found in case of power cut and no light, as the "smell" is more of a stench. 

Addressing the issue in the store resulted in "thank you, we shall take care of it immediately" and, of course, nothing ever happened afterwards. The delightful invitation to view the product in an open chest freezer looks like that these days (see enclosed video)! 

Same with pallets of boxes containing frozen seafood and fish. Neatly parked into aisles in the frozen food section and ...... left to thaw. It so happened that I had to return a few hours to the same shop again and, to my utter astonishment, the pallets remained unmoved in a puddle of melted water. Here again, the duty manager of the store assured, that this exceptional case will be addressed immediately; 30 minutes later = nothing happened. 

So adherence to common sense on domestic issues = no have Joe; internationally it requires arm twisting and stringent rules for Khon Thai to implement. Remember Thaksins "frozen chicken for Airbus" some decades ago; when the Europeans sent back countless containers of frozen chicken as some chicken samples featured "avian flu"? 

So this "Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs) and the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system" applies in many cases only on export; if the locals eat substandard if not hazardous food, it is not the export promotion bodies of this country's concern - me thinks! 

[JimHuaHin]

1 hour ago, gargamon said:

Of course China would approve this. The plant is likely owned by Chinese.

You mean CP?

[sherwood]

Stop feeding China.

Maybe then they will go away.

The world needs to stop meat production other than pork, maybe another problem solved.

[johng]

2 minutes ago, sherwood said:

The world needs to stop meat production

Eat ze bugs !!!

[sherwood]

9 minutes ago, johng said:

Eat ze bugs !!!

Not until I have to.

[johng]

If you resist the globalist climate change fanatics  then you'll never have to.