US, Brazil protest Thailand's pesticide ban on wheat, soy importsBottles of paraquat are displayed for sale at a shop in Bangkok on May 23, 2018. The import ban has been drafted pending comments from interested parties up to July 18 and will become law once published in the Royal Gazette. The United States and Brazil challenged the move in separate letters in late May after Thailand informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the pending import ban. Thailand imports nearly all of its soybeans from the United States and Brazil. Many countries that ban paraquat or chlorpyrifos domestically still allow imported foods under MRL standards.

Source: Bangkok Post June 22, 2020 10:41 UTC