Thailand will ban imports of animal-feed corn produced from agricultural burning, a move that should help curb a worsening cross-border pollution issue while paving the way for purchases from the US.
Feed mills must present proof that imported corn is from burn-free sources from Jan. 1, Duangarthit Nidhi-u-tai, deputy director-general of the Department of Foreign Trade, told reporters in a briefing on Monday.
Bangkok and other parts of Thailand periodically suffer heavy smog, with poor air quality sometimes forcing schools to close. The corn rule has been billed as a sustainable way to fight air pollution, but it is ...
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