Charius” led the Pig Association and pig farmers from all regions to petition DSI to accept a special case against smuggling of illegal pork. Revealing the charges against officials both at the import checkpoint and more than 50 central executives for misconduct and dishonesty reiterated as a big movement Causing serious damage to pig farmers across the country.

Mr. Achariya Ruangratanapong President of the Crime Victims Assistance Club together with the National Swine Raisers Association and representatives of pig farmers from all regions filed a complaint with Lt. Col. Suriya Singhamon, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation to accept the case of suppressing the smuggling of illegal pork as a special case, stating that pig raisers across the country suffer from the smuggling of illegal pork very much. Smuggled illegal pigs pose a risk of bringing animal epidemics into Thailand and destroying the price structure that farmers can sell because the price is lower than domestic farming costs.

The National Swine Raisers Association is the representative to file a complaint against the smugglers of illegal pork at Laem Chabang Police Station. Chonburi Province, which is the area of the Laem Chabang Port Customs House, has 161 refrigerated containers containing illegal pigs weighing 4.5 million kilograms, worth 225 million baht.

In addition, the National Swine Farmers Association also brought data on frozen fish imports in 2022, which increased exponentially when examined in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the import volume was similar, but in 2022 it was found that fish imports The frozen cash flow increased to a total of 77,393 million baht. an increase of more than 30%, contrary to the data of the Thai Frozen Food Association stating that Frozen fish imports in 2022 were 2% lower than the previous year. Imports of frozen fish according to customs clearance data showed that the increased volume came from the world’s main pork exporting countries such as From Brazil increased 14 times, Spain 8 times, France 5 times, so it is suspected that it is frozen pork (HS Code 0203), but the coordinates are recorded as frozen fish (HS Code 0303).

Representative of the Association of Swine Raisers said From the association and groups of pig farmers gathered in front of the Government House. As a result, he met with the executives of the Customs Department. The Customs Department did not deny the increase in frozen fish imports but said will improve procedures for import clearance of goods by ship Normally, there will be 2 groups of goods declarations for the release of goods, which are open for inspection (Red Line) or exempt from inspection (Green Line). Entering the Red Line group or having to open all inspections, therefore it is expected that a large number of wild pigs have flooded into Thailand in the past because they have been placed in the Green Line group.

There is also a claim from the management of a refrigerated container rental company that has leftover containers. There is pork infected with the disease and declaring false documents via computer system through Laem Chabang Port and others.

Mr. Intelligent said Although the Customs Department petitioned the Central Investigation Bureau to punish illegal pork importers but not sure Will bring all the evidence to the police Since the smuggling of illegal pork is a large movement, it may be related to the operation of the authorities. Therefore, DSI wants to request a special case to investigate from upstream to downstream, with upstream DSI having the power to investigate overseas origins of illegal pork. Exporters and importers in the middle of the water can check for corruption, correct the computer system, both the Green Line system and the manifest or the list of goods that ship companies abroad must issue strictly and accurately. Paying taxes and avoiding taxes

For today, request DSI to take offense at both the customs officers and the central executives. either on the basis of being an officer performing or refraining from performing duties corrupt officials Including more than 50 people charged with shipping and importing companies who made false declarations.

Recently, the price of live pigs in front of the farm is at 70-79 baht per kilogram according to each region. But from the meeting to forecast average production costs in the second quarter of 2023 of the Swine Production Cost Subcommittee Swine and product development policy committee meeting found that The average production cost in the second quarter of 2023 was 96.52 baht per kilogram. which the party is still at a loss But the average cost of the second quarter decreased from the average of the first quarter, adjusted at 100.99 baht per kilogram. This is a result of the drop in the cost of breeding pigs following the price of fattening pigs, which has dropped more than 30% from the cost price of the 4th quarter of 2022 and the 1st quarter of 2023.

Mr. Somporn Kamolpornsin, a member of the Sub-Committee who is a representative from the National Swine Raisers Association, stated that predictions that the sub-committee works together each quarter it’s just the cost However, the past market price does not reflect the cost in any way because the current market price of fattening pigs is lower than the cost of more than 30%. The selling price of live pigs at the farm is still under pressure from excess supply in the market. While the cost of raw materials for animal feed There is still no way to weaken

Source: Thai News Agency