Agriculture & Food

According to a report from Thailand's China Daily on August 26, Thailand's Minister of Animal Husbandry, Sarawie, stated that since the outbreak, the Department of Animal Husbandry has insisted on assessing the risks of the new crown epidemic from time to time and formulating corresponding measures to ensure the safety and stability of the industrial chain. Recently, the number of new cluster infections in factories has shown an upward trend, and factory employees are facing difficulties in epidemic prevention. The Animal Husbandry Department has launched new epidemic prevention measures such as "Bubble&Seal" to implement safety bubble control in processing factories and stipulate the path of movement for workers to and from get off work.

There have been no reports of major trading partner countries’ concerns about the safety of Thai chicken exports. However, after China raised the inspection standards for imported chicken meat, Thailand's chicken meat exports to China slowed down. At present, 8 of the 22 chicken processing plants in the country are dedicated to the Chinese market. The Animal Husbandry Department has formulated a response plan for the three-level epidemic prevention and safety measures adopted by the Chinese side to ensure that all chicken exported to China is safe and free of infection.