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Monday, September 29, 2014
Thailand prices for smaller shrimp slump as foreign demand for larger sizes returns (week ended September 18, 2014)
Demand for larger shrimp has returned in key markets around the world, causing prices for the smaller ones to slump. In Thailand, prices for the small-sized shrimp have dropped by THB10/kg to as much as THB25/kg.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thailand chicken prices down on weak domestic demand(week ended Sep 19, 2014)
KukritAreepakorn, manager of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association, said Thai fresh chicken export to Japan for the first seven months this year reached 18,000 tonnes since August,aided bya scandal inwhich Japan discovered expir ...
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Thailand shrimp prices stable despite disappointing 7-month production numbers (week ended September 4, 2014)
Shrimp prices in Thailand remain stable regardless of size despite lower-than-expected production numbers for the first seven months of the year.
Friday, September 5, 2014
New harvests pull Thailand's corn prices down (week ended September 1, 2014)
It bought paddy rice at prices way above those set by the market. And because of higher acquisition cost, it set export prices for its rice much above those in Vietnam, India and other rice-exporting countries. The scheme fell flat on the g ...
Monday, August 25, 2014
Thailand corn prices stable despite move to create atmosphere of price depression (week ended Aug 18, 2014)
Corn supply is expected to stabilise fom next month, the first harvest season for market year 2014-2015, which started in July. Corn production from September to November accounts for about 58% of Thailand's total annual corn output.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Thailand shrimp prices down as US export orders shift to India (week ended Aug 21, 2014)
Thailand dominated the American market for imported crustacean for years. US imports of Thai shrimp totaled a little over 136,000, with Ecuador coming in second at 81,500 tonnes, followed by Indonesia at 74,100 tonnes and India at 66,000 to ...
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thailand's shrimp prices stable despite impending US anti-dumping measures (week ended August 7, 2014)
Thai shrimp prices remain strong so far, especially for the larger sizes, whose supplies are down as local farmers focus more on raising smaller sizes which have better demand in the United States, Canada and Japan.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thailand's fishmeal prices soar as CPF raises buying prices by nearly 30% (week ended August4, 2014)
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has raised its buying rates for locally made fishmeal by 25% to 27% above benchmark, pushing the price of Thailand's shrimp grade (60% protein) fishmeal to THB37.70/kg (US$1.18/kg) this week.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Thailand: Imported corn from Cambodia may affect local price (week ended Jul 21, 2014)
Local corn production for the July to August season is low. The Department of internal trade, Ministry of Commerce has approved import corn from Cambodia to support Thailand's livestock industry. The Thai Maize and Produce Trader Associatio ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Thailand's shrimp prices lower after US Trafficking in Persons downgrade (week ended Jun 26, 2014)
Thai Feed Mill Association and the Thai Fishmeal Producers Association-held a press conference on June 22 in Bangkok to respond to the recent allegations from international media and non-governmental organisations that linked Thai shrimp to ...
Friday, July 11, 2014
Thailand imports 50,000 tonnes of wheat after local corn prices skyrocket (week ended June 23, 2014)
Irregular rain during June increased demand for corn seeds by corn farmers for seeding again, as some corn farmers who changed their crop to cassava last season returned to corn farming after mealy bugs affected cassava this season.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Thailand's shrimp prices lower while NCPO tries to resolve slave labour problem (week ended June 12, 2014)
Concerns about foreign labour caused an increase in labour movement to their home country but this did not affect the shrimp industry, as almost all are under legal foreign registration. Wholesale prices are lowered to THB 225/kg (US$6.92/k ...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Thailands's corn price continues to rise during low season while soybean production will fall below expectation in 2014/2015 (week ended Jun 9, 2014)
During the low corn production period from June to July, corn trading price has been soaring for many weeks and reached THB 11.35/kg (US$0.35/kg) this week from THB 11.00/kg (US$0.34/kg) last week. Soymeal price is stable at THB 21.40/kg (U ...
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Thailand's chicken price stable while exporters hope Thai-Eu FTA will boost quota (week ended May 30, 2014)
This year, the waiver of visa for Japanese tourists to Thailand is expected to boost number of tourists and the country's consumption. This market is the main Thai export market, on par with the European Union. The European Union is expecte ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Slavery scandal in Thailand shrimp sector could cause increase of demand and prices elsewhere
Reports of alleged slavery in the supply chain of Thailand's shrimp sector could cause demand and prices from other points of origin to increase, according to Undercurrent News. Already affected by the outbreak of early mortality syndrome ( ...

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