A pig farmer in Ratchaburi, Thailand, says feed corn is hard to find and rising in price, with corn at 12 baht/kg, up 1.70 baht from last month. Farmers are asking authorities to inspect national corn stocks urgently, and say costs of 80-82 baht/kg exceed pork selling prices of 68-72 baht/kg.
Corn makes up roughly 30-40% of pig feed rations, so tight domestic supply and higher prices squeeze Thai hog margins and raise feed demand for imports. A rule restricting purchases to unburned corn is also tightening supply.
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