# Agriculture Ministry reiterates that private importers of corn and soybeans must buy Thai produce first and import outside the harvest season

> Thailand’s Agriculture Ministry told US business representatives and major companies that feed-corn and soybean imports should follow purchases of Thai farmers’ crops at fair prices. Imports should be timed outside Thailand’s harvest season; Cargill said it would avoid importing when Thai crops are coming to market.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T07:36:54.228Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83609-agriculture-ministry-reiterates-that-private-importers-of-corn-and-soybeans
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Prioritizing local purchases and restricting import timing can support Thai corn and soybean prices during harvest, while leaving feed buyers more reliant on domestic supplies in that period.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| CORN | 2026-07-21 | [Yakym: America First policy starts with Indiana agriculture, farmers  - Indiana Corn and Soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18310-yakym-america-first-policy-starts-with-indiana-agriculture-farmers-indiana-corn.md) | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [Removal of China’s domestic price trade barriers could increase China’s imports of agricultural commodities - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14880-removal-of-china-s-domestic-price-trade-barriers-could-increase-china-s-imports.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [Latest U.S.-China Agriculture Talks Expand Purchasing Pledges Beyond Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14569-latest-u-s-china-agriculture-talks-expand-purchasing-pledges-beyond-soybeans.md) | -5.0% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-06-28 | [Argentina reinstates higher export duties for soybeans and corn - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13853-argentina-reinstates-higher-export-duties-for-soybeans-and-corn-buenos-aires.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-11 | [Corn Was King: The Transition to Soy in U.S. Production Agriculture - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15197-corn-was-king-the-transition-to-soy-in-u-s-production-agriculture-center-for.md) | -3.9% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2021-08-26 | [For the first time, India opens doors for genetically modified soya meal imports for poultryAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45682-for-the-first-time-india-opens-doors-for-genetically-modified-soya-meal-imports.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-01 | [Latest U.S.-China Agriculture Talks Expand Purchasing Pledges Beyond Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14569-latest-u-s-china-agriculture-talks-expand-purchasing-pledges-beyond-soybeans.md) | -5.0% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- prachachat.net: https://www.prachachat.net/economic/news-2092220

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