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State to let some prices rise, minister concedes
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/05/2022
» Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has admitted that certain products will be allowed to increase their prices because of higher oil costs, which directly affect production costs and transport fees.
Palm oil prices on the agenda
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/07/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday ordered working panels be set up to tackle oil palm prices in five southern provinces while instructing the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) and the Energy Ministry to accelerate purchasing additional crude palm oil to help boost domestic palm oil prices.
Community power plan clears panel
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/09/2019
» The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved community-owned power projects under the Energy for All scheme, enabling private companies to form joint ventures with local communities to operate renewable power projects in remote areas.
Palm nut price set at 4 baht a kilo
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/08/2019
» The National Oil Palm Policy Committee has agreed to set the palm nut guaranteed price at four baht a kilogramme, double the current market price of the crop.
NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
Agency targets crude palm oil smuggling
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/06/2019
» The government has ordered the Internal Security Operations Command to closely inspect crude palm oil movement along the Thailand-Malaysia border to prevent smuggling from the neighbouring country.
PTT buys palm oil for biodiesel
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/03/2019
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of crude palm oil to produce biodiesel for export in a collaborative move to shore up domestic fresh palm nut prices.
PTT buys palm oil for biodiesel
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/03/2019
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of crude palm oil to produce biodiesel for export in a collaborative move to shore up domestic fresh palm nut prices.
Palm oil growers to receive financial aid
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/12/2018
» The Thailand Oil Palm Board has given the green light to a 3.4-billion-baht package aimed at assisting palm oil growers who are struggling with falling crop prices.
Palm oil stocks dip on cooperation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/02/2018
» Thailand's crude palm oil stocks are expected to decline to 310,000 tonnes at the end of this month from 532,000 tonnes last November thanks to the government's measures to curb the palm oil surplus.