High pork prices are taking their toll on both vendors and consumers, with prices having doubled in the past year, and calls are increasing for the government to step in.
Pork prices in wet markets have risen to 210 to 250 baht per kilogramme, depending on the cut – the highest in years. The price started to climb in May last year, from around 115 baht.
A ready-to-eat food seller at Kim Heng market in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province who gave her name as Oy said on Tuesday she had replaced pork with chicken and fish on her menu to cut costs.
“I use chicken for my red curry with pumpkin instead of…
