Caution Urged on Pork Exports to Thailand
Published: Jan 12, 2010
Last week, USMEF reported that the restrictions placed on exports of unprocessed pork and porcine hides to Thailand due to the H1N1 influenza scare had been lifted, and that the FSIS Export Library had been updated to allow export of these products provided they are derived from hogs slaughtered on or after May 20, 2009.
To date, the Export Library still states that the market has reopened. More recent correspondence, however, has raised serious doubts about whether U.S. pork will be allowed entry into Thailand. Therefore, exporters are advised to proceed with extreme caution before shipping any pork products to this market.
USMEF will provide additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions or already have shipments en route to Thailand, please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org.
To date, the Export Library still states that the market has reopened. More recent correspondence, however, has raised serious doubts about whether U.S. pork will be allowed entry into Thailand. Therefore, exporters are advised to proceed with extreme caution before shipping any pork products to this market.
USMEF will provide additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions or already have shipments en route to Thailand, please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org.
Last week, USMEF reported that the restrictions placed on exports of unprocessed pork and porcine hides to Thailand due to the H1N1 influenza scare had been lifted, and that the FSIS Export Library had been updated to allow export of these products provided they are derived from hogs slaughtered on or after May 20, 2009.
To date, the Export Library still states that the market has reopened. More recent correspondence, however, has raised serious doubts about whether U.S. pork will be allowed entry into Thailand. Therefore, exporters are advised to proceed with extreme caution before shipping any pork products to this market.
USMEF will provide additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions or already have shipments en route to Thailand, please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org.
To date, the Export Library still states that the market has reopened. More recent correspondence, however, has raised serious doubts about whether U.S. pork will be allowed entry into Thailand. Therefore, exporters are advised to proceed with extreme caution before shipping any pork products to this market.
USMEF will provide additional information as it becomes available. If you have questions or already have shipments en route to Thailand, please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org.