Thai pork producers urged to increase corn and soybean imports from the US

Published 2025년 1월 23일

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The president of the Thai Pork Producers Association, Siththiphan Thangkiatphinho, has expressed concerns about potential U.S. pressure to import more agricultural products, including pork, to balance the trade deficit. He worries that U.S. pork, which often contains ractopamine, could negatively impact the health of Thais. Instead, he suggests focusing on increasing imports of corn and soybeans, which meet Good Agricultural Practices and Responsible Soy standards, to address Thailand's corn and soybean shortage and improve the country's global market competitiveness.

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Siththiphan Thangkiatphinho, president of the Thai Pork Producers Association, told local media that the US may pressure Thailand to import more agricultural products, including pork, to balance the trade deficit. He warned that importing U.S. pork could negatively affect the health of Thais because it contains ractopamine. Instead, the president of the Pork Producers Association recommends focusing on increasing imports of corn and soybeans as they meet Good Agricultural Practices and Responsible Soy standards. This would address the country’s corn and soybean shortage and improve Thailand’s competitiveness in the global market, especially given the stricter environmental regulations of the European Union. For almost 30 years of expertise in the agri markets, UkrAgroConsult has accumulated an extensive database, which became the basis of the platform AgriSupp. It is a ...

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