# Agriculture Permanent Secretary meets USABC and major U.S. companies to expand trade cooperation and sustainable innovation, while reiterating that feed-ingredient imports must first ensure fair purchases of Thai farmers’ produce

> Thailand’s agriculture ministry met with the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and major U.S. companies to discuss agricultural trade cooperation and innovation. The ministry reiterated that imports of feed corn and soybeans should be timed outside Thailand’s harvest season, and that companies must first buy domestic crops at fair prices to avoid depressing local prices.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T13:37:34.681Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84052-agriculture-permanent-secretary-meets-usabc-and-major-u-s-companies-to-expand
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The conditions could constrain the timing and availability of imported corn and soybeans, supporting Thai domestic crop prices while potentially limiting feed buyers’ sourcing flexibility. The policy prioritizes local procurement before imports.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- agrinewsthai.com: https://www.agrinewsthai.com/news/302970

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