Corn exporters to Thailand confronted with new rules

The General Directorate of Agriculture has called on exporters and importers of red corn to comply with Thailand’s new requirements concerning cross-border commercial activities.

The directorate cited letter No AC: 0914/1629 dated April 20 issued by the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives’ Department of Agriculture, which it said outlines new conditions for the export of red corn kernels from Cambodia to Thailand, effective immediately.

“All companies that are, or are intending to export corn kernels must comply with the new conditions, including obtaining an import permit from the Thai Department of Agriculture in advance,” it said. “Corn kernels should be transported from Cambodia to Thailand by land or sea.”

Corn kernels must be clean and free from contaminants, spoilage and other biosecurity risks, packed in clean and new packaging, and undergo methyl…