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2 FOODNEWS THAILAND January, 2006
FOODNEWS THAILAND January, 2006 Thai focus Hungry? Yes, Siam! If you travel along any major boulevard in Europe where restaurants are found, there will be a good chance that one of them will house Thai cuisine. The last 10 years have seen a huge increase in the number of Thai restaurants. Even local pubs in Britain serve Thai food. Bordering Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Malaysia, Thailand has 3 220 kilometres of coastline and possesses an ideal topography and climate for food growing. Blessed with large expanses of fertile land and ideal growing conditions Thailand enjoys the status of being agriculturally self-sufficient, being the only net exporter of food in Asia and eighth biggest exporter (in terms of revenue) of food in the world. It is the world’s largest exporter of canned pineapple, secondlargest seafood exporter and the world’s foremost tapioca and rice exporter. Thailand has 66 million inhabitants, GDP growth of 4.8% and its exports goods and services fuel the economy (exports accounted for 66.3% of GDP in 2001 compared with 23% in 1984). The agricultural sector has long been the country’s backbone, generating food and income for Thai people. Before the manufacturing industry began to play a leading role in the Thai economy in the late 1970s, the agricultural sector generated almost 100% of the country’s export income. Thai agricultural production constitutes Company Page No Champaca Co., Ltd. 17 Doi Kham Food Products Co., Ltd. 2 Exotic Food 7 Food and Drinks Public Company Limited 5 Hiwa Rotterdam Port Cold Stores 9 Itohwen & Co., Ltd. 19 JFC Enterprise Co., Ltd. 19 Malinee Food Products Co., Ltd. 9 Prunesco 15 River Kwai International Food Industry Co., Ltd. 1 Advertisers’ Index 14.12% of the country’s total exports (in value terms) and provides employment to some 20 million people. Conversely though, as the level of its food exports grows, its contribution to the gross domestic product declines due to the rapid expansion of other sectors of the economy. The food industry will continue to play a crucial role in the Thai economy because it consumes very little foreign capital and contributes greatly to foreign earnings. Productivity has increased as has public and private investment enabling the expansion of trade in Thai produce in global markets. It also showed its importance to the economy as a whole in its response to the 1997 financial and economic crises. Exports of rice, shrimp, poultry and corn all significantly increased following the crisis. The sector’s dynamism and importance have prompted a high level of government interest and participation. The Thai government has responded swiftly over the past few years to issues related to food safety and the need to diversify. Thailand is ripe for agrobusiness investment. The combination of quality, popular and safe raw materials, the long history and experience found in Thailand and the ability of the food sector to respond to global trends and needs point to the fact that this is a country deserving of the global food community’s attention. Sea Value Co., Ltd. 12 & 13 Shaanxi Haisheng Fresh Fruit Juice Co., Ltd. 7 Siam Fruit Canning (1988) Co., LTD. 15 Stutzer & Co. AG Switzerland 19 Surapon Foods Public Company Limited 9 Thai Bonanza International Co. Ltd. 17 Trisun (Israel) Ltd. 7 Tuna and Fishes Limited 17 Tuna 2006 2 Viriyah Food Processing Co., Ltd. 15 Xiamen Kingstar Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. 9 Editor: Neil Murray Chief Reporter: Kath Miller Specialist Reporters: Eugenie Bryan Richard Simpson Robert Songer Advertisement Manager: Vicky Drinkwater Advertisement Assistant: Helen Davies Market Prices: Matthew Pendered Managing Director: Michael Hobbs Contents ■ Set the juice loose: Thailand’s main contribution to the world’s portfolio of fruit juices is pineapple, of which it is the globe’s leading producer. However, processors are finding it difficult to obtain the prices they want ..............................6 ■ The big fish in the sea: canned tuna prices rise and fall according to the quantity of the catch, but there seems to be no slowing in global demand................................14 ■ Sweetness weakness: the soaring price of sugar (and other key inputs) is proving a headache for canned fruit producers .................16 ■ The seeds of doubt: Exports of Thai canned sweet corn rose again in 2005, and are now almost four times higher than they were at the start of the decade, but poor weather has hurt production..................22 FOODNEWS 80 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2UN, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 207 017 7495 Fax: +44 (0) 207 017 7592 E-mail: fneditorial@agra-net.com www.agra-net.com © FOODNEWS 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Registered Trade Mark: FOODNEWS ® . Informa Group plc. Advertising in FOODNEWS and Foodnews supplements is accepted on condition that the advertiser will indemnify the company from any claims or actions arising from the appearance of an advertisement. Printed by Fleet Litho (Kent) Ltd. Supplement to FOODNEWS® This report was written and researched by Global Business Reports. For further information please contact info@gbreports.com 3
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