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Mon, 04/18/2011 - 14:25
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Thai Commerce Ministry to ask the cabinet to suspend egg exports
BANGKOK, April 18 (TNA) - Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai has said that she will ask Thailand’s cabinet this week to suspend the export of chicken eggs in May and June, to relieve high prices stemming from the country's production insufficiency.
The problem has resulted from hot weather and the flood-related damages of large-scale farms in Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The present number of eggs in the country has dropped by as many as 3 million a day.
Moreover, the Commerce Ministry has asked large-scaled egg producers, each of whom keeps at least 50,000 chickens, to report on the amount of eggs produced on a daily basis. In the meantime, the ministry will help reduce their feed costs to relieve their burden.
At present, the Commerce Ministry is curbing the sugar price at 23.50 baht per kilogram and will not let the price rise further as the Industry Ministry confirms that there is enough sugar for local consumption. The shortage of sugar occurs only in retail shops as the Commerce Ministry did not approve a change to package prices. As a result, sugar is unavailable in packages but vendors at markets continue to sell it in weight. So far, operators have not sought a price rise for other products. The Commerce Ministry insists it will keep inflation at 3.2-3.7%. (TNA)
The problem has resulted from hot weather and the flood-related damages of large-scale farms in Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. The present number of eggs in the country has dropped by as many as 3 million a day.
Moreover, the Commerce Ministry has asked large-scaled egg producers, each of whom keeps at least 50,000 chickens, to report on the amount of eggs produced on a daily basis. In the meantime, the ministry will help reduce their feed costs to relieve their burden.
At present, the Commerce Ministry is curbing the sugar price at 23.50 baht per kilogram and will not let the price rise further as the Industry Ministry confirms that there is enough sugar for local consumption. The shortage of sugar occurs only in retail shops as the Commerce Ministry did not approve a change to package prices. As a result, sugar is unavailable in packages but vendors at markets continue to sell it in weight. So far, operators have not sought a price rise for other products. The Commerce Ministry insists it will keep inflation at 3.2-3.7%. (TNA)
