Decision on shrimp curb soon
US - The United States will decide by early August if it will stop charging Thai shrimp-exporters a bond on shipments. </b> <br><br>Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, deputy director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said that if the US stopped collecting the bond Thailand would withdraw a World Trade Organisation complaint. <br><br>Thailand has already filed a WTO petition over allegations the United States was using unfair trade practices to protect its local shrimp industry. <br><br>Thailand has also indicated it would complain about the US demands for a bank guarantee on all Thai shrimp imports. <br><br>Thailand claims the charge reduces the competitiveness of its shrimp. <br><br> <i>Source: The Nation </i>
