|
|
Article: Eyeing the competition: Thailand competes in Asian poultry market
- Article from:
- AgExporter
- Article date:
- October 1, 1992
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 U.S. Department of Agriculture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Thailand has emerged as a major player in the international poultry market and is now Asia's dominant broiler meat exporter. Additionally, Thailand recently passed the United States as the largest supplier of broiler meat to Japan's lucrative market.
The importance of Japan's broiler market for U.S. and Thai broiler meat exporters cannot be overstated. Japan is the No. 1 broiler meat export market for both Thailand and the United States. As Thailand attempts to sustain and build upon its market base in Japan, U.S. broiler meat exporters will face increasingly stiff competition.
As such, it is important for the U.S. poultry industry to keep abreast of ...