date:May 15, 2012
The lifting of the ban will open the doors for 92,000 tonnes (t) of raw chicken to be shipped from Thailand to the EU, putting a lot of pressure on Brazilian and Argentine exporters to maintain their market share, the study by Dutch-based Rabobank explained.
The bank expects Japan to follow the EUs lead and lift its own ban on Thai chicken, which could represent an additional export outlet of 150,000t for the Thai industry and threaten Brazils position as top exporter to Japan.
The EUs decisi