Thai Pig Farms Face Crisis Amid Oversupply; Call for Balance Grows

[snoop1130]

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Small pig farms in Thailand risk closure due to a surplus of pigs. The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT) blames larger farms for increasing production beyond demand, according to SRAT President Sitthiphan Thankiatphinyo.

 

Sitthiphan stressed the importance of balancing pork supply with demand to avoid price swings, recalling past cases where disease outbreaks led to high pork prices, harming consumers. On the other hand, smuggled pork from abroad lowered prices, causing many farmers to shut down.

 

Sitthiphan urged large farms to work with small ones for sustainability instead of just boosting output. Thailand raises about 20 million pigs annually, mainly at 10 major farms, which continue ramping up production despite stable demand.

 

 

He warned that without addressing this imbalance, small farms could face financial ruin. Meanwhile, Suntharaphon Singriwong, head of the Northern Swine Raisers Association, praised the government's effort to stop illegal use of growth substances in pig feed.

 

Suntharaphon noted the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) is leading food safety initiatives, advising consumers to buy pork with the DLD OK logo for assurance. This government action is seen as a positive move to ensure pork safety and stabilize the industry.

 

-- 2024-12-17

 

 

[NativeBob]

28 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

DLD OK logo

is it holografic?

[kickstart]

Do what, you think Mrs Somchie selling her pork at the local weekly market will have a nice DLD sign on her stall .No, I was in Big C last week no sign on the pork stall  ,people buying pork think of one thing that is price if one stall has the sign, the next has not and they pork is a few baht cheaper, they will buy they pork from them.

That 20 million pigs raised annually on 10 major farms, I thought my Mathes were right after checking that is on 10 major farms equals to 200 000 pigs farm, OK take away the other farms, call it 150 000pigs/farm, been in farming for a lot of years that takes a lot of believing, cannot see it    

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sitthiphan urged large farms to work with small ones for sustainability instead of just boosting output. Thailand raises about 20 million pigs annually, mainly at 10 major farms, which continue ramping up production despite stable demand

Lower prices and the lower income earners might be able to afford pork.

After the disease outbreak I haven't seen prices lowered?

[loong]

9 hours ago, kickstart said:

 

That 20 million pigs raised annually on 10 major farms, I thought my Mathes were right after checking that is on 10 major farms equals to 200 000 pigs farm, OK take away the other farms, call it 150 000pigs/farm, been in farming for a lot of years that takes a lot of believing, cannot see it    

 

 

20 million pigs from 10 farms would be 2 million per farm. Your maths is not correct!

[loong]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Sitthiphan stressed the importance of balancing pork supply with demand to avoid price swings,

 

Pork prices to the consumer have been quite stable for months, so why is this over-supply not leading to lower prices?

[BoganInParasite]

My prime interest in pork prices is CP bacon and I've seen no reductions yet in the 100g, 500g or 1,000g packs in Makro.

[bamnutsak]

1 hour ago, loong said:

Pork prices to the consumer have been quite stable for months

 

 

AFAIK pork is part of the basket of 51 items that are "price controlled by the government", as they have been for a few years, via the 

Price of Goods and Services Act of 1999 and managed by the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services.

 

This was extended through to June 2025, as of June of this year.

 

 

 

[KannikaP]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT)

Wouyld the Pig Raisers Association of Thailand PRAT not be more appropriate.

Why are all these Government acronyms in English?

 

[zyphodb]

3 hours ago, loong said:

 

Pork prices to the consumer have been quite stable for months, so why is this over-supply not leading to lower prices?

Profiteering of course, normal for vertual monolopies

[Spilornis]

Brings back memories of the long threads on various types of farming. Learnt a lot from the pork thread but my favourite was the thread on rubber tree farming.

Hope those guys and their families are doing well. It was certainly a tough market in which to make money

[loong]

4 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

 

AFAIK pork is part of the basket of 51 items that are "price controlled by the government", as they have been for a few years, via the 

Price of Goods and Services Act of 1999 and managed by the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services.

 

This was extended through to June 2025, as of June of this year.

 

 

 

 

I really have never seen any price control on anything except maybe Mama noodles.
There was no apparent price control a few years back when pork doubled in price!

[watchcat]

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Wouyld the Pig Raisers Association of Thailand PRAT not be more appropriate.

Why are all these Government acronyms in English?

 

 

They look cool in English?  You know like they're international?

[KannikaP]

2 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

They look cool in English?  You know like they're international?

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge sake. no-one knows what they stand for.

[PETERTHEEATER]

8 hours ago, loong said:

 

20 million pigs from 10 farms would be 2 million per farm. Your maths is not correct!

But if it is, no wonder there's oversupply.😀