Merchants ask government to import pork as local prices surge

Have you noticed that many Thai street vendors have upped their price for pork dishes by around 5 baht? Some have even stopped selling pork dishes altogether. The price of pork has surged in Thailand and many merchants are now demanding the government to import pork quickly to control the fluctuating prices. They say the high prices are pushing away consumers, and they are failing to make ends meet.

A pork merchant in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang market told the Bangkok Post that if the government won’t step in and help, the price of pork will be sold at 300 baht per kilogram. At this rate, it’s too expensive for a lot of customers to buy.

With the steep increase in price, her sales dropped by more than half of what she usually sold them for. One consumer told the Post that the situation has her hands tied, and she has to buy less than before.

To help control the price of pork and…