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4,300 tonnes of smuggled pork to be buried
Post Reporters, Published on 13/09/2023
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow has ordered officials to bury 4,300 tonnes of smuggled pork in a landfill in Sa Kaeo.
Swine fever prompts sausage alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/07/2023
» Air passengers were yesterday warned against bringing a particular type of illegal Chinese-branded sausage into the country due to its tendency to spread the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.
Pig farmers 'aim to hold prices' steady
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/05/2022
» Pig farmers have announced their support of the Commerce Ministry's policy to keep farmgate prices at 100 baht per kilogramme despite rising costs.
Cops seize B10m pork stash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2022
» Police and the Department of Livestock Development raided a refrigerated warehouse in Samut Sakhon and seized 945 boxes of illegally imported pork weighing 21,473 kilogrammes, worth about 10 million baht.
Dept to consult Vietnam, China over battling ASF
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2022
» The Department of Livestock Development (DLD) will consult authorities in China and Vietnam on how to combat African swine fever (ASF), says Agriculture Minister Chalermchai Sri-on.
Opposition tables general debate bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2022
» The opposition bloc on Friday submitted a motion seeking a general debate without a vote to grill the government over an array of issues from price hikes to political reform failure.
Soaring pork prices linked to supply hogging
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2022
» The soaring prices of pork could stem from traders hogging supplies, said Deputy Agriculture Minister Prapat Pothasuthon.
Abattoirs still open despite pig virus find
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2022
» Some pig slaughterhouses in Nakhon Pathom remain operational despite the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) confirming that African swine fever (ASF) was found at one facility in the province.
Rising costs seen as final straw
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2022
» Soaring food prices are taking a bigger bite of people's income and are believed to be intensifying political pressure on -- and even shaking the stability of -- the coalition government, which has a little over one year left in office.
Vendors urge pork imports to curb soaring price
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2022
» Pork vendors are calling on the government to start importing pork immediately to rein in its soaring price, as the high cost is driving consumers away and cutting their incomes.