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Retailers enlisted to aid palm growers
Business, Published on 15/06/2019
» The Commerce Ministry is calling on retailers to mark up prices of cooking palm oil to reflect higher costs, in part to help boost domestic oil palm prices.
The Kobe beef of Isan takes off
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/08/2018
» Japan is famous for Kobe beef, beloved by foodies for its distinct marbling and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. Thailand also has its own premium-grade beef, Pon Yang Kham, which has become a household name among meat lovers.
EU move fuelling unease among palm oil producers
Spectrum, Published on 28/01/2018
» The livelihood of as many as 300,000 oil palm farmers in Thailand could be in jeopardy after the recent decision by the European Union (EU) to look at ways of banning imports of palm oil biofuel from 2021, industry experts say.
Where the rubber meets the road
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2017
» When one considers the life of a farmer, perhaps they picture peaceful, slow-paced living on a pretty rural property. But for many farmers, this serene image rests at odds with the daily struggles that they face.
Southeast Asia: World piracy hotbed
New York Times, Published on 19/09/2016
» JAKARTA - Sembara Oktafian was in the engine room of a tugboat chugging toward the Philippines when something didn't sound right.
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.