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Philippines 'in talks with Vietnam, India for rice imports'
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is in talks to import rice from Vietnam and India as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to boost its buffers and lower prices, an agriculture official said.
Cambodian rice beats Hom Mali for top spot
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/11/2022
» A fragrant rice variety from Cambodia beat Thailand's Hom Mali rice to win the title of World's Best Rice 2022 at a global conference on rice held last week in Phuket, the Rice Exporters Association said on Monday.
Ministry unveils discount packaged rice measure
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/07/2022
» The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the Thai Rice Mills Association, Thai Rice Packers Association and petrol stations to sell 1.5 million kilogrammes of packaged rice at a discount of up to 48% or 5-100 baht to help mitigate the cost of living.
Sticky rice dish moves up in world
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/04/2022
» A committee on local wisdom and cultural heritage under the Ministry of Culture may propose khao nieo mamuang, or mango sticky rice, as a Thai cultural heritage item with Unesco, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
No tariffs for EU rice shipments
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/09/2020
» Thailand sees higher shipment opportunities for Thai premium rice in the EU after the bloc allowed rice imports of 24,883 tonnes with zero import tariffs for October.
Rice strategy awaiting rejig
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/08/2020
» Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit pledges to speed up adjustment of the Thai rice strategy as quickly as possible as the industry faces a slew of challenges including a strong baht and rising production costs.
Panel to focus on marketing rice, seeds
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/06/2020
» The government looks set to promote seven rice products and seed development as part of a marketing-led production strategy for 2020-2024.
Panel okays price guarantee for rice
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/07/2020
» The National Rice Policy Committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday approved a rice price guarantee scheme for the 2020-21 crop year, offering guaranteed prices at the same rates as during the previous season.
Rice price scheme renewed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/06/2020
» The National Rice Policy Committee approved in principle on Thursday the rice price guarantee scheme for the 2020/21 crop year, which is expected to use a budget of 85.2 billion baht.
Rice packers: Prices to climb for months
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/03/2020
» The worst is yet to come for consumers, as rice packers warn that packaged rice prices are likely to increase further after domestic rice prices rose by 20-30% since the start of the year, mostly due to drought and a sharp rise in demand in light of the pandemic.