May 13, 2025

Thailand to export raw chicken, duck to the Philippines for the first time

Thailand has achieved a significant breakthrough in its agricultural exports by gaining access to the raw chicken and duck meat market in the Philippines for the first time.

Following high-level discussions, Philippine agriculture officials have approved an initial annual shipment of 5,000 tonnes of raw Thai chicken and duck, estimated at 500 million baht.

Thai Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Narumon Pinyosinwat announced the positive development, stemming from talks with the Philippine Secretary of Agriculture, Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., back in February.

The Thai Department of Livestock Development (DLD) has now received confirmation from the Philippine Embassy in Thailand that their National Veterinary Quarantine Service Division-Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has accredited two Thai facilities, namely  Bangkok Ranch and Panas Poultry. The official certification has been signed, and the final stages of public notification are underway.

As part of this concluding process, BAI has requested a sample of the Health Certificate for poultry meat from the DLD for their review of the certification details. The draft Health Certificate will then be submitted to the BAI.

"This is excellent news for Thai farmers, who will now be able to export poultry meat to the Philippines, fulfilling our previous discussions with them. Today, this has become a reality. The Philippines has granted Thailand permission to export raw poultry, and once the Health Certificate documentation is finalised, exports can commence immediately," Minister Narumon stated.

-      The Nation