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How likely is a ban on Thai seafood imports?
Calls for a boycott of seafood produced in Thailand are growing after an AP report that shows human trafficking in Thailand remains pervasive. But despite mounting pressures, a full ban on the country’s shrimp imports by the United States - which makes up 40 percent of Thailand’s total shrimp exports - seems unlikely in the short term. However, the threat of trade bans by the European Commission, its third largest export market, remains.
