A vendor grills skewered pork in Bangkok. The hike in pork prices forced her to raise her price to seven baht a skewer from five baht, which turned customers away. She then cut the price to six baht. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
More pork imports are being mulled as another option to curb the problem of rapidly escalating pork prices, the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT) says.
Niphat Nuanim, vice president of the SRAT, suggested this on Thursday as a temporary measure to ease the impact on consumers.
“But in doing so, the government would have to allow the SRAT to collect import fees to prevent an adverse effect on local pig farmers and the swine-farming system,” Mr Niphat said.
Other temporary measures have been issued this week as the price crisis deepens.
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