# Agriculture Permanent Secretary tells USABC that feed imports must come after Thai purchases

> Thailand’s agriculture ministry told the US-ASEAN Business Council that companies importing feed ingredients, including corn and soybeans, should first buy Thai crops at fair prices. Imports should be scheduled outside Thailand’s main harvest season; US companies including Cargill and Tyson said they would cooperate and plan imports when domestic supplies are short.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T01:38:11.813Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85375-agriculture-permanent-secretary-tells-usabc-that-feed-imports-must-come-after
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Prioritizing domestic crops and limiting imports during the August–November corn harvest could support Thai producer prices and reduce the availability of imported feed ingredients during that period. Imports remain possible when domestic supplies are insufficient and outside the harvest window.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [Secretary Perdue: China Phase I Deal is a Bonanza for American Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54947-secretary-perdue-china-phase-i-deal-is-a-bonanza-for-american-agriculture.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-01 | [Mexico to drop plan to cut yellow corn imports, new agriculture minister says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29230-mexico-to-drop-plan-to-cut-yellow-corn-imports-new-agriculture-minister-says.md) | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 2026-09-16 | [Farm Bill 2.0 passes the Senate Agriculture Committee - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17470-farm-bill-2-0-passes-the-senate-agriculture-committee-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.6% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [Secretary Perdue: China Phase I Deal is a Bonanza for American Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54947-secretary-perdue-china-phase-i-deal-is-a-bonanza-for-american-agriculture.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -0.9% | +0.6% |
| 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

- bangkokbiznews.com: https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/economics/1259583

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