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Durian lovers rejoice as prices plunge on surplus
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: Many people in Singapore love durians. And this year, the spiky and pungent fruit is in such abundance that it can be found in claw machines, giving enthusiasts a chance to catch one for just a dollar.
Why buying cannabis in Thailand might get tougher after election
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/05/2023
» The days of easily buying marijuana on the streets of Bangkok or Phuket may soon be over.
Govt plans B155bn aid for farmers hit by Covid, floods
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2021
» The government plans to dole out 155 billion baht in cash to millions of farmers reeling from the impacts of Covid-19, floods, droughts and poor crop prices.
No easy bounce-back for Thai, regional rubber producers
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2020
» Thailand and the world’s other top rubber producers are starting to emerge from their worst quarter in over a decade, but the path to recovery looks fragile.
Bear market for rubber may last another decade
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2019
» SINGAPORE: The world’s rubber traders aren’t getting carried away by the commodity’s 15% rally this year.
Rubber enters bull market as Thailand cuts exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/03/2016
» Rubber entered a bull market on Monday in Tokyo and Shanghai after Thailand and the world’s other biggest exporters cut shipments to help boost prices.
Too much rubber, too few tyres leaves tappers in sticky place
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/12/2015
» As rubber prices slumped toward a six-year low, 20 of 30 workers who drained the sticky latex from trees on Winai Chaikunanant’s plantation in Thailand quit. Even with income sharing, they earned less than the minimum wage.
Baht's tumble to 2009 low ties BoT's hands
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2015
» The baht’s descent to a six-year low as investors flee is making it harder for the Bank of Thailand to revive an economy beset by an El Nino-induced drought.
As rice mountain shrinks, a rubber one rises
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2015
» Eight months after the government started selling rice into an oversupplied global market, officials are taking a different tack amid a rubber glut.
Demand slowdown to weigh on rubber prices until 2020
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2015
» World demand for natural rubber will probably slow through 2016 as consumption growth weakens in China, the biggest importer, curbing prices of the raw material used in everything from tires to medical gloves and condoms.