Estimating the burden of market loss due to aflatoxins in maize: methods and estimates for Thailand

This study shows that, even with the low aflatoxin levels found in the first data set, a burden of economic loss in Thailand exists, estimated here at about US$ 6.9 million per annum (about 0.05% of agricultural sector gross domestic product in Thailand in 2009). If the higher aflatoxin levels in the second data set are representative, then the burden of economic loss in Thailand could exceed US$ 100 million per annum (about 0.85% of agricultural sector gross domestic product), based on 2009 production and prices data. Most of the losses are borne by producers of chicken meat, eggs, pig meat, duck meat, freshwater fish, milk and maize, in descending order of magnitude of loss. This communication enhances earlier estimates by broadening the scope to include milk and fresh water fish, by disaggregating poultry meat into chicken and duck meat, and by extending the analysis to cover the impacts of aflatoxins under a low aflatoxin level scenario. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Research-ArticlePages 1-6DOI 10.3920/WMJ2014.1836Authors G.A.S. Lubulwa, Kamu Kamu Services - Economics Consulting, GPO Box 2406, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaP. Siriacha, Consultant, Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, 50 Paholyothin Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, ThailandP.J. Markwell, Mars Global Food Safety Centre, Huairou, 101407 Beijing, China P.R.J.I. Pitt, CSIRO Food and Nutrition, P.O. Box 52, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia ...
Source: World Mycotoxin Journal - Category: Toxicology Tags: World Mycotoxin Journal Source Type: research