Malaysia’s import ban pushes Thai shrimp industry to brink

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Malaysia has banned imports of five shrimp species from Thailand due to safety concerns, severely impacting Thailand's shrimp industry amid disease outbreaks and renewed US tariff threats. The ban also tightens import requirements for Thai sea bass.

Thai shrimp farmers have warned they face being driven out of business after Malaysia banned imports of five shrimp species over apparent safety concerns, as the industry also grapples with disease outbreaks, rising competition and renewed US tariff threats. Malaysia issued a temporary ban on June 1, also tightening import requirements for Thai sea bass. The move was a gut punch for Thailand’s seafood industry, which exports 10,000 tonnes of shrimp across its southern border each year. Bangkok...