Nonthaburi, The Commerce Minister ordered the Department of Internal Trade to urgently help pig farmers across the country. The back of the pig is the front of the farm. At 67 baht per kilogram, it is considered lower than the cost that the Office of the Agricultural Economics Office or the Office of Agricultural Economics calculated at 72 baht per kilogram. By asking for cooperation from various department stores No discount promotions Don't push the price down any further. Ready to find ways to connect animal feed To help the raising group quickly Mr. Wattanasak Sueaiam, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, said that The Department of Internal Trade is monitoring pork prices now. that prices remain stable at a low level The price is in front of the farm price. The average price is only 67 baht per kilogram and the price of butcher-faced pork is average across the country. at 130-131 baht per kilogram, which we are currently rushing to help farmers With a project to reduce the number of pi glets entering the production system According to the resolution of the Swine and Product Development Policy Committee or Pickboard and the campaign to increase pork consumption. During normal situations The number of fattened pigs for slaughter each day averaged at 50,000 pigs per day, but has now increased to 58,000 pigs per day. Therefore, the piglet cycle must be cut back to normal. In order not to produce too much and affect the price. However, the Department of Internal Trade has also asked for cooperation from various department stores. No discount promotions Don't push the price down any further. To help the shepherd in another way In addition, Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, ordered him to do his homework and talk with animal feed factories. To connect animal food to groups of farmers We believe that every sector is ready to help. Meanwhile, the price situation of other products in the past week, such as agricultural products such as many types of rice, rem ained stable. Both jasmine rice The average price is 14,850 baht per ton, jasmine rice from outside the area averages 14,600 baht per ton, and glutinous rice is 13,300 baht per ton. As for Pathum Thani rice, and rice paddy The price moved up slightly. Pathum Thani paddy rice averages 14,450 baht per ton and rice paddy averages 12,250 baht per ton. The cassava part Stable at 3.65 baht per kilogram of animal feed corn. Prices are stable as well. Because the production is finished On average, it is 9.63 baht per kilogram. The purchase price at the factory is 10.26 baht. For oil palm fruit, slightly weakened The average price per kilogram was 5 baht, 55 satang, in line with the price of crude palm oil or CPO, which slowed to an average of 32.38 baht per kilogram from 32.45 baht last week. The price of bottled palm oil The average bottle is 45 baht per liter and in the fresh food section For the most part, prices are stable, including chicken meat, with slight increases and decreases according to parts, chicken e ggs, average number 3 at 3.81 baht each, and fresh vegetables, which fluctuate according to normal market mechanisms. Second Lieutenant Chakra Yodmanee, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, said that the department will be the coordination point To connect animal feed to farmer groups As has been done before. including ready-made animal food and raw materials used to make animal feed Including following up on the price situation of animal feed raw materials with business operators on a regular basis. both animal feed corn which is still stable at a high level It has not been changed until it affects animal owners. Meanwhile, corn growers also get good prices. and soybean meal that are mostly imported It tends to decrease. This is because producing countries, both Brazil and Argentina, have expanded their arable areas, with the average price in January Until last February, it was at 13 baht, 92 satang per kilogram, considered a large decrease from last year's average of 16 baht, 84 sa tang, which is the case where the price of animal feed raw materials decreased. will also go in and supervise the price of animal feed to be in line with the reduced price of raw materials. Source: Thai News Agency