DIT urges livestock farmers to stabilize prices before festival

Matichon•Economy•5d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Internal Trade is coordinating with livestock associations and major producers to stabilize pig, chicken, and egg prices ahead of the Zhongyuan Festival.

•Jirawut Suwannat of the Department of Internal Trade met with livestock associations and major producers on August 21.
•Consumption of pork, chicken, and eggs has increased due to the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.
•The Department of Internal Trade linked egg sales for the year 2026 through provincial commerce offices to reduce living costs.
•Violators who sell pork, chicken, or eggs at unreasonably high prices face fines up to 140,000 baht or up to 7 years in prison.

Overview

•Jirawut Suwannat and the Department of Internal Trade held discussions with livestock associations and major producers to monitor production and manage prices.
•Demand for pork, chicken, and eggs has continuously increased following the implementation of the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project.
•Sittiphan Thanakiattipinyo reported live pig farm prices increased to 72-74 baht/kg, which is 1-2 baht/kg above production costs.
•Somboon Watcharapongphan noted chicken production decreased due to volatile weather causing livestock damage and previous production cuts from high costs.
•Manoch Chutubtim and the Association of Egg Producers are extending the lifespan of laying hens from 80 to 83 weeks and delaying exports to increase egg supply.
•Betagro and CPF confirmed they will integrate cooperation with the government to ensure consistent market supply and appropriate pricing.
•The Department of Internal Trade warned that selling products at excessively high prices violates Section 29 of the Prices of Goods and Services Act 1999.
•Somboon Watcharapongphan expects chicken production volume to return to normal by mid-September 2026.

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Key Quotes

Jirawut Suwannat

"The Department asks for cooperation from all parties in managing supply to reach balance to prevent retail prices from rising and affecting the public's cost of living."

กรมขอความร่วมมือทุกฝ่ายในการบริหารจัดการซัพพลายให้เข้าสู่ภาวะสมดุล เพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้ราคาชิ้นส่วนค้าปลีกปลายทางปรับตัวสูงขึ้นจนส่งผลกระทบต่อภาระค่าครองชีพของประชาชน

Sittiphan Thanakiattipinyo

"The trend of pig prices in the next 1-2 weeks may rise slightly and will be able to maintain this level until mid-September."

แนวโน้มราคาสุกรในช่วง 1-2 สัปดาห์นี้ อาจจะขยับขึ้นเล็กน้อย และจะสามารถทรงตัวรักษาระดับนี้ไปได้จนถึงช่วงกลางเดือนกันยายน

Key Entities

Person

Jirawut Suwannat(จิรวุฒิ สุวรรณอาจ)

Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade.

Sittiphan Thanakiattipinyo(สิทธิพันธ์ ธนาเกียรติภิญโญ)

President of the National Swine Raisers Association.

Somboon Watcharapongphan(สมบูรณ์ วัชรพงษ์พันธ์)

President of the Broiler Breeders Association.

Manoch Chutubtim(มาโนช ชูทับทิม)

President of the Egg Breeders Association.

Organization

Department of Internal Trade(กรมการค้าภายใน)

The government body coordinating price management and monitoring of livestock products.

National Swine Raisers Association(สมาคมผู้เลี้ยงสุกรแห่งชาติ)

An organization representing pig farmers.

Broiler Breeders Association(สมาคมผู้เลี้ยงไก่เนื้อ)

An organization representing broiler chicken farmers.

Broiler Exporters Association(สมาคมผู้ผลิตไก่เนื้อเพื่อการส่งออก)

An organization focusing on broiler chicken production for export.

Egg Breeders Association(สมาคมผู้เลี้ยงไก่ไข่)

An organization representing egg-laying chicken farmers.

Southern Egg Breeders Association(สมาคมผู้เลี้ยงไก่ไข่ภาคใต้)

A regional organization representing egg farmers in Southern Thailand.

Central Region Small-scale Egg Raisers Trade Association(สมาคมการค้าผู้เลี้ยงไก่ไข่รายย่อยภาคกลาง)

A regional trade association for small egg farmers in Central Thailand.

Eight Riow, Chonburi, Lum Mae Nam Noi, and Chiang Mai-Lamphun Egg Raisers Cooperative Network(เครือข่ายสหกรณ์ผู้เลี้ยงไก่ไข่แปดริ้ว ชลบุรี ลุ่มแม่น้ำน้อย และเชียงใหม่-ลำพูน)

A network of egg farmers' cooperatives across multiple provinces.

CPF(ซีพีเอฟ)

A large livestock producer coordinating with the government on market supply.

Betagro(เบทาโกร)

A large livestock producer coordinating with the government on market supply.

Thai Foods(ไทยฟู้ดส์)

A large livestock producer.

Saha Farm(สหฟาร์ม)

A large livestock producer.

Cargill Meats(คาร์กิลล์มีทส์)

A large livestock producer.

VCF Group(วี.ซี.เอฟ.กรุ๊ป)

A large livestock producer.

SPM(เอส พี เอ็ม)

A large livestock producer.

Department of Livestock Development(กรมปศุสัตว์)

A government department providing data on egg supply levels.

Policy

Thai Chuay Thai Plus(ไทยช่วยไทยพลัส)

A project that has increased the consumption of pork, chicken, and eggs.

Law

Prices of Goods and Services Act 1999(พ.ร.บ.ว่าด้วยราคาสินค้าและบริการ พ.ศ.2542)

The law used to penalize those selling goods at unfairly high prices.