More money for meat
Meat prices on Phnom Penh’s markets have seen large gains over the first half of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce’s Trade Promotion Department. Local vendors say the price increase comes due to a decrease in imports, forcing purchases of domestically produced animals. Imported pigs from Thailand had also slowed recently, causing further growth in meat prices, he said. Last Thursday, The Bangkok Post reported Thailand had temporarily banned exports of live pigs in a bid to bring down its own prices.
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