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Thailand cuts chicken production as global demand drops

Thai chicken exports rose less than expected in the first half of this year due to COVID-19, according to the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association (TBPEA).
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Bangkok (VNA) - Thai chickenexports rose less than expected in the first half of this year due to COVID-19,according to the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association (TBPEA).

Thailand exported 470,000 tonnes of chickenin the first six months of 2020, representing a year-on-year rise of 2 percent,with export value of 54 billion baht (about 1.73 billion USD), up 1 billionbaht.

The local media recently cited TBPEA managerKukrit Arepagorn as saying the pandemic has caused Thailand’s two main markets,the European Union (EU) and Japan, to cut chicken imports.

Chicken exports to the EU dropped by 10 percentas the COVID-19 situation there is not yet resolved, he said, adding that Thailandexpects to export 280,000 tonnes of chicken to the EU this year, down from330,000 tonnes last year.

Meanwhile, chicken exports to Japanonly rose by 2 percent because the virus outbreak had hit tourism and forcedthe country to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games, reducing demand.

However, Kukrit said exports to China and Singapore had increased by 100,000tonnes and 20,000 tonnes respectively in the six-month period./.
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