Thai food companies fund police on national border to stop swine fever

Desperate move by CP, Betagro, Thai Food will set up checkpoints to protect $3.3bn industry

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Three major Thai food companies are doing what they can to protect their pigs from contracting African Swine Fever.   © Reuters

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei Staff Writer

BANGKOK -- Three of Thailand's biggest food companies are teaming up with government forces to police the country's borders in a desperate effort to protect the country's $3.3 billion a year pork industry from the spread of dreaded African Swine Flu from neighboring Myanmar.

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