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MOF issued a Notification in the Royal Gazette detailing the preferential duty reduction schedules under Section 12 of the Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 for imported wood products.

Export prices declined slightly as supplies of off-season rice continue coming into the market. Also, inquiries for Thai rice are quiet as Vietnamese rice is 5 to 10 percent cheaper.

Ag Taipei received notice from local animal health authorities that all incoming U.S. poultry product USDA Export Certificates did not accurately list highly pathogenic avian influenza affected states

The government agricultural restructuring program will likely increase MY2015/16 sugar production to 11.4 million metric tons, and sugar exports to around 9 million metric tons.

Export prices are expected to be stable through the week of April 13 due to quiet trading during the long Thai New Year’s holidays.

Export prices increased 1 to 2 percent as another government-to-government contract with China for 100,000 tons of white rice was finalized for delivery by May 2015.

Soybean and soybean meal imports are expected to increase in MY2014/15 and MY2015/16.

Export prices further declined about 1 percent, as off-season rice harvest continues to keep supplies large.

Taiwan CY2015 hog and poultry production are estimated to decrease 3% and 6%, respectively, due to ongoing disease issues.

Thailand’s MY2015/16 cotton imports are forecast to increase slightly from level’s in MY2014/15.

Taiwan’s demand for soybean meal continues to be the driving force behind Taiwan’s demand for imported soybeans.