Smuggled pigs are illegally imported.

African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Thailand in the past year. is the main force Holding back the agricultural economy or agricultural GDP is not a dream, from which it is expected to grow by 2-4%, but only 0.8% can be achieved, while at one time the price of pork in Thailand soared to 120 baht per kilogram.

Smuggled pigs are illegally imported.

Rising pork prices have caused problems with smuggling of illegal pigs. to be sold in Thailand At first, it will be the wrong kind of manifestation in various stages. Most of them are claimed to be seafood.

This type of entry is not difficult to track and deny. But now the way to change Smuggling will be in the form of an army of ants. Unpack the box, put it in a rotten sack, tuck it under the pick-up truck, and cover it with second-hand clothes.

After that, it will be sent to the cold room at various points to be washed. The shocking thing is that it is soaked in formalin. and then sent to sell at 100% pork pan shops with the use of red meat accelerators higher than the standard specified by the Department of Livestock Development And contaminated with salmonella (salmonella) is considered extremely dangerous to consumers. In addition to these pork There is a high risk of long-term contagious diseases. It is destroying the cycle of raising pigs in Thailand. Especially small farmers will no longer have a chance to recover.

Mr. Somchuan Rattanamangkhalanon Director General of the Department of Livestock Development said that the situation of swine in Thailand in 2012 Really severely affected, both ASF and feed raw material prices are very expensive. causing the price level of pork in the market to be expensive as well But such price levels do not motivate farmers to raise pigs. because it’s too risky If you can’t raise them, you’ll lose. or raising and surviving to take the pigs out for sale But the Ministry of Commerce has announced price control. Difficult to fight with wild pigs Therefore, farmers choose not to take risks. The number of pigs has decreased.

However, in this year ’66, there is a better direction, farmers begin to adjust. Learn how to survive the ASF. Dare to raise pigs, it is expected that the quantity will return to the market about 15.5 million pigs from the demand of consumers, 16-18 million pigs will be slightly lacking, the average price will be 96-100 baht per kilogram. which is the price announced by the government to maintain stability But the overall situation will improve, 80-90% of which will be used for domestic consumption. The remainder is exported as fresh meat in the Hong Kong market. and processing in Japan

However, there are still risk factors in the case of the Russo-Ukrainian war, resulting in the price of animal feed raw materials that Thailand still depends on imports tending to be high and shortage. The epidemic will subside. Where vaccines were first invented

The smuggling part. as a cross-border container It is now considered zero. Only the army of ants remains, the Department of Livestock Development together with the Royal Thai Police carry out investigations near And arrested and destroyed the goods according to the goal, arrested and ruined because the penalties according to the Animal Epidemic Act 2015, sections 18, 22, 31 and 34 and the Customs Act 2017, sections 242, 246, 247 and 252 were too light. imprisonment and a fine of not more than 2 hundred thousand baht

In some cases, the fine is lower than the value of the captured goods. so that offenders are not afraid and come back again Therefore, arresting and destroying will cut the cycle, in 2022 there will be more than 400,000 kilograms of pork to be destroyed, and it is expected that the process will be carried out in early 2023 with a landfill method In addition, a letter will be made to discuss with the Brazilian Embassy in Thailand. To help take care of the export of pork in the country. Because more than 90% of smuggled pork comes from Brazil.

In addition, the Department of Livestock Development is in the process of improving the electronic tracking system with a budget of 32 million baht to connect the system to private transport vehicles with GPS systems according to the conditions for applying for a license from the Department of Livestock Development. This is to follow up on the transport of pig carcasses from the farm, slaughterhouse to the cold storage. Expected to start in the year ’66

Including joining with the private sector to discuss with the Ministry of Commerce. Pork Price Control Case Because it is still a problem that farmers do not dare to invest. 

And the Ministry of Commerce should have clearer measures for importing animal feed raw materials than at present. to create stability Confidence in the production of livestock products with the figures of each year’s demand for each type of animal already clearly Clearly defining import measures will help make marketing production planning easier.