About 1,000 pig farmers rallied outside Government House on Tuesday to demand action over smuggled imports of foreign pork and the high cost of feed, both of which they claimed have driven up pork prices.
Representatives of the group also submitted their complaint to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, saying both problems are seriously damaging the local pork industry, which is worth at least 100 billion baht.
According to Surachai Sutthitham, president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, the association’s complaints about the problem of smuggled pork have fallen on deaf ears for around a year now.
As the problem has continued to intensify, the association petitioned the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) on several occasions last year, urging it to order a swift…
