Thread: Swine farms, pork production severely affected by flooding, covid

Flash floods have disrupted pig production, resulting in higher operating costs with farmers bearing more burden, a pig farmer told Thai Enquirer on Tuesday.


“Flash flood hit my farm on the night of October 12, the pigs were left stranded in a stall as they couldn’t be moved off in time. Some died and several have escaped,” Wallop Ura, a pig farmer told Thai Enquirer.


He said that as the flood has severely affected production, the estimated loss of income meant that it was not worth carrying on.


Wiwat Pongwiwatchai, Vice President of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand said that the current situation has caused widespread damage to pig production.


Pigs have to be moved off the farms to prevent loss or damage. Many farmers are struggling with the reduction of crops.


According to Office of Agricultural Economics data, farmers expect their input costs to rise more rapidly including food ingredients prices, especially corn animal feed.


The outbreak of Covid-19, which has seen a decrease in the demand for pork due to shuttered restaurants and missing tourists, has also impacted the price of pork.


This coupled with the flood means that the industry is in a precarious situation.


Swine farms, pork production severely affected by flooding, covid - Thai Enquirer

It is always amazing how the rainy season seems to take Thais by surprise every year.

I wonder how many Thais read Thai Enquirer?

You sure do wonder about a lot of dumb stuff.