Fixing expensive pork, ‘Jurin’ prohibits the export of pork for 3 months. Keep 1 million pigs to eat in Thailand. Prapat pointed out that April prices returned to normal.
On January 6, Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Said following the chairman of the meeting of the Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services (กว.) No. 1/2565 recently that it had considered the issue of pigs together with the Department of Livestock Development, which is the supervisory agency. Pig production to enter the market In 2021, approximately 19 million pigs are raised to the market, separated from domestic consumption, 18 million heads are exported, approximately 1 million heads are exported abroad. system and regarding 13 million heads left out of 19 million heads, but domestic consumption of regarding 18 million heads, resulting in a shortage of 5 million pigs for domestic consumption, or regarding 30 percent. Therefore, the meeting considered a ban on exports of live pigs for three months from the date of from January 6 to April 5, 2022 temporarily. and will consider according to the situation whether it should be renewed or not by closely monitoring the situation An estimated 1 million additional pigs are expected to return to the system.
Mr. Jurin continued that The meeting ordered the breeders with a capacity of more than 500 animals, wholesalers with a quantity of more than 500 animals, cold rooms with stocks of more than 5,000 kilograms or more. Stock must be notified to the Department of Internal Trade for acknowledgment. including notifying the price every 7 days, starting from January 10, 2022 onwards in order to know the total amount of pork that is in the system including frozen and chilled pork, how many of them are combined in the whole country? to consider solving problems together with the Department of Livestock Development and other agencies related next
Praphat Phothasuthon, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said the Department of Livestock Development will begin promoting small and small farmers in suitable areas. by asking for cooperation from large operators to produce more piglets to send to small and small farmers to raise will use funds from the BAAC under the project to build dreams, create jobs and raise farmers’ income come to support Used as operating costs. It is expected that within 4 months the number of fattening pigs will increase and the price will return to normal.