Nonthaburi,, The President of the Thai Shrimp Association submitted a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce. Helping the business sector and shrimp farmers after 10 years of monsoons causing the quantity and value to continue to fall to just 48 billion, from the original annual value of more than 100 billion baht. Submit 3 proposals, hoping the government will help before the shrimp farmers and businesses do. Quite a few more closed down.
Mr. Ekapoj Yodphinij, President of the Thai Shrimp Association, represented the Thai Shrimp Association. Thai Frozen Food Association and the Thai Animal Feed Association Submit a letter to Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister. and Minister of Commerce with Mr. Yanyong Puangrat, advisor to Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister Acting as a representative to receive a letter to propose sustainable solutions to problems in the shrimp industry After being affected for a long time from the past 10 years, starting from 2013, Thailand e
xported more than 640,000 tons of shrimp, valued at over 100 billion baht, making it the number 1 shrimp exporter in the world, but currently the value of exports has decreased. Only 4-50 billion baht remains, or only 280,000 tons. In 2023, the export value will be only 48,000 million baht, making it the 5th-6th exporter in the world.
Therefore, a solution must be found. To increase the competitiveness of the Thai shrimp industry by proposing 3 approaches: promoting both domestic and international markets; It is proposed to focus on increasing consumption. Among the 30-40 million tourists coming to Thailand, consuming just 1 kilogram per person will increase demand quite a lot. By increasing relationships at airports, BTS stations, and various shopping malls to create awareness of the best quality Thai shrimp in the world. As for the international market, there are 4 markets that are already strong, including Japan, China, the United States, and ASEAN, but will focus on the Chinese market. which has high pur
chasing power and is growing by asking to bring Thai shrimp exporters Go join in business matching At the Seafood Expo in China, there are 3 events, including accelerating negotiations for the Thai-European Union FTA. This used to be the main export market with a volume of 60,000 tons per year, but now it can only export 1,000 tons per year in order to reduce export taxes.
Another approach is to reduce production costs. Especially reducing taxes From animal feed, 2 important ingredients are fish meal and soybean meal. In order to compete better And the final solution is to solve the shrimp disease problem. that the shepherd still encounters I would like to allocate a budget to solve this problem.
However, these 3 issues are the main problems. of the Thai shrimp industry The export value is as high as 100 billion baht per year. Money was spread throughout the country. It involves more than 2 million people in the industry. Therefore, we would like to ask for support in solving the problem seriously. We belie
ve that the Thai shrimp industry It will truly reflect the competitiveness of the Thai agricultural sector.
Mr. Yanyong Puangrat, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, said that the Ministry of Commerce has received the letter from the association. This proposal will be forwarded to Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce. Go and make corrections to various shrimp associations. and farmers who continue to raise shrimp.
Source: Thai News Agency
