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Pork raids target cold storage facilities

Livestock authorities inspect a cold-storage warehouse in Songkhla’s Chana district, on Thursday. The food giant Betagro said the company had told the Commerce Ministry on Monday that it was storing pork at the plant before supplying it to customers in the South over the next five to seven days. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)

Authorities raided refrigerated warehouses in several provinces on Friday as part of a crackdown on the hoarding of pork amid shortages that have sent prices soaring.

Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has closely followed up on the situation affecting pork prices, and ordered related agencies to provide him with regular updates on its production and consumption.

The government has implemented a number of measures to address the…

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