Monday’s meeting agreed to allow more imports of corn and other crops into Thailand for making enough feeds for hen, chicken and pig farmers, according to the commerce minister. NNT
Thailand’s commerce ministry has approved a proposal to increase the quota for import of corn and other crops to make animal feeds for three months to tackle shortages, commerce minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on May 2.
Jurin was speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the corn policy and management committee and the food policy committee at the Kitiyakara Voralaksana Hall in the Commerce Permanent Secretariat Building.
Representatives from the Internal Trade Department, the National Farmers Council, the Crops Growers and Traders Association, the Thai Feed Mill Association, the Thai Tapioca Trade Association and the hen farmers’ association attended the meeting.
Jurin said the meeting was…
