Tha livestock industry opposes TPP agreement

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Livestock industry opposes TPP agreement



BANGKOK: -- The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other livestock groups in the country yesterday protested against the country's move to enter into the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement claiming that in doing so it will bring enormous damages to Thailand's livestock industry.

Surachai Suthitham, the president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, along with 11 other local livestock groups joined together to hand in a formal complaint to Mrs Sunantha Kangwankulkij, the deputy director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations.

The groups were voicing their opposition towards plans for entry into TPP agreement reasoning that it will result in losses in excess of 350 billion baht for the local livestock industry.

They stated that they would prefer for the government to enter into other trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) or the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) instead. RCEP alone has 10 member nations and 6 other nations as trade partners. The latter includes China, Korea, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand.

But Ms Sunantha in turn stated that she will receive the complaint and will pass on the matter to the relevant department.

She said that a public hearing is being planned to hear the opinions of all the parties involved in the matter.

The final resolution will then be forwarded to the prime minister as soon as possible.

She added that at present, the matter has been handed over to the Panyapiwat Institute of Management to study.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/151271


-- Thai PBS 2016-02-17

[CantSpell]

They are totally right: that TPP only makes the bed for big international corporations who have $ trillions already...

Local and national associations, companies are not going to benefit from it and may lose big to that TPP....

[PaullyW]

They are totally right: that TPP only makes the bed for big international corporations who have $ trillions already...

Local and national associations, companies are not going to benefit from it and may lose big to that TPP....

Let's see how the countries who join fare vs the ones who do not in the region?

It's silly to think that any agreement with the US (or any reasonable country) will not benefit the US in addition to benefitting other parties to the agreement.

This is business, not charity.

[PaullyW]

Sounds like CP who effectively owns the entire food supply chain in Thailand is worries about competition.

[chainarong]

There's a lot of comment in OZ about this particular agreement as well and the LNP government have been accused of not looking at the fine print in the deal, as this group have rightly said, may harm primary producers , having said that Andrew Robb the trade Minister and Liberal blue blood has just resigned , maybe he knows something that might cause heat in the kitchen a few years further down the track............................................... .

[shirtless]

TPP who knows what is in it , one thing for sure is the tax payers will be footing the bill for the corporations to a greater extent. We are already paying their tax , Governments need to govern and should not collude for personal gain with the private sector.

[terryp]

here ya go , a little light reading ...this will be a nightmare if pushed thro

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/02/03/countries-line-sign-toxic-deal-warren-leads-call-reject-tpp

[PaullyW]

And, a little light reading on the Pros

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/07/three-reasons-to-support-the-tpp-agreement-commentary.html

[Enoon]

Sounds like CP who effectively owns the entire food supply chain in Thailand is worries about competition.

It's the people at the bottom that are worried, the people in the photo, the suppliers

Why should CP worry? They are exactly the sort of bloated, supranational entity that this agreement is designed to benefit.

Two thirds of their money is made outside of Thailand and this will facilitate their, quote:

"Broadening Global mission to become The Kitchen of the World"

Thailand's CP Foods aims for foreign ops to make up 75 ..

UPDATE 2-Thai CP Foods to buy $680 mln Russian poultry ...

I think you'll find that they, and the rest of the worlds corporate vampires, got the TPP (and the TTIP) memo a long time before we did.

[CantSpell]

And, a little light reading on the Pros

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/07/three-reasons-to-support-the-tpp-agreement-commentary.html

And if you read the link just above your post and then read again the "propaganda" link you provided, you might be able to read between the lines...

From you link: 3 arguments

1- Economics: mainly aimed at reinforcing strength of the multinational corporation. Obama is just on their payrolls and does a great job as a Sales Rep.... In the old world, it is not called corruption, it is called lobbying... so tpp = bad..

2- Geopolitics: Achieve geopolitical vision and strengthen USA influence in Asia...

Like in allowing the big corpo to dictate according to their own interest maybe: counter China as in not allowing China to dictate conditions..

Maybe keep those emerging countries as good cheap-slave labor providers?

Can't afford those to start thinking for themselves can we?

3- Standard: sure they will protect the work force, like Nike did in the past..

Every body need a little bit of CSR statement in order not to lose face, don't they??

Summary: we the "62" holding as much wealth as the poorer half of the world have created the TPP to make sure that the current trend stays as it is...

We make the cash, we keep the power, the rest of you go to work..

Buy our car, buy our petrol to put in your car, buy our alcohol to relax after a day hard work cos tomorrow we need you back to work..

The world over

[Srikcir]

it will bring enormous damages to Thailand's livestock industry.

TRANSLATION:

it will bring enormous competition to Thailand's livestock industry.

As a result meat prices will drop substantially largely due to lower import tariffs that is good for the Thai consumer. But to maintain profitability Thai livestock businesses will have to modernize and consolidate operations, likely putting mom and pop mini farms out of business. Nothing new in a free enterprise market that rewards efficiency.

With TPP there will be economic sectors of winners and losers for its members. For example member Vietnam will face tough challenges for its livestock industry. But its textiles industry will gain many advantages.¹ In the long run its livestock industry will gain the benefits of better competiveness on a global scale.

But if Thailand wants to maintain its xenophobic protectionism and continue with a stagnant 20^th century economy, it needs to stay away from TPP. It will become the Hub of Itself.

¹Livestock may struggle after TPP, Vietnam Economic Times, 06.08/2015