Thailand: Fishermen concerned with the cancellation announcement of the Ministry of Commerce on the ban of fishmeal imports due to the liberalization of imports

Published 2021년 3월 21일

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The Department of Foreign Trade is reviewing a decision made over 30 years ago that prohibits the import of fishmeal with less than 60 protein, a move that could potentially allow for the free import of lower-quality fishmeal. This has sparked concerns from the fishmeal industry and fishermen about the potential destruction of the domestic fishmeal industry and the possibility of driving down prices. The Thai Fish Meal Producers Association has expressed opposition to the potential repeal of the regulation, citing concerns about the impact on domestic fishmeal prices and the quality of animal feed. The review comes as the price of low-grade fishmeal has increased due to reduced production from canned fish factories during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fishmeal Factory - Dancing Fishing After the Department of Foreign Trade will cancel the announcement of the Ministry of Commerce No. 72 on the ban on the importation of fishmeal below 60 protein after more than 30 years of enforcement. As if allowing free import of low-grade fishmeal Impact on fishmeal producers - fishermen - canned fish / surimi factories The dreaded duck fish prices fell. The fishermen were in trouble and hit the market by low-grade fish meal. The importation of fishmeal with quality below 60 protein (2301.20) is regulated by the Ministry of Commerce Notification on Importing Goods into the Kingdom (No. 72) B.E. 2533. This announcement is intended to manage fish products. Meal during the fishmeal industry With the animal feed industry Not allowing fish meal to be imported Which is a very important animal feed raw material that affects fishmeal factories and related industries Especially A group of fishermen who sold "duck fish" to a fishmeal factory more than ...

Source: Prachachat