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Rice exporters oppose populist policies
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2023
» Rice exporters have voiced concerns about prospects, suggesting the entire rice market is likely to tumble if the next government reinstates populist rice policies that distort the market.
Rice scheme hangs heavy on budget
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/12/2021
» About 220,000 tonnes of low-quality rice under the former Yingluck Shinawatra government's loss-ridden rice-pledging programme remain in government stocks, with losses initially estimated at about 500 billion baht.
Farm scheme to get B155bn
Business, Published on 25/11/2021
» The government yesterday approved a further 155 billion baht to help support an income guarantee scheme for farmers.
Committee okays rubber price guarantee
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/09/2021
» The National Rubber Policy Committee approved in principle the rubber price guarantee scheme for the 2021-22 season, pledging to spend 10 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
State okays extension of rice price scheme for 2021-22
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2021
» The government has approved in principle the extension of the rice price guarantee scheme for the 2021-22 season, pledging to splurge 152 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
State to extend rice price scheme
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/08/2021
» The government looks set to extend the rice price guarantees in the 2021-22 season, pledging to splurge 88 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
State vows B75bn for farming
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/09/2020
» The government looks set to extend farm price guarantees in the 2020-21 season, pledging to splurge 75 billion baht for schemes covering five key cash crops and 7.67 million farm households.
Chinese and European shares gain as dollar slides
Business, Published on 01/08/2020
» Recap: Chinese stocks edged up and European shares recovered from their lowest levels in a month, while Asian currencies were on course to end July with their best performance in months, as the US dollar tumbled on worries over a second Covid-19 outbreak derailing the US economic recovery.
Source: Rice pledging debt halved
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/07/2020
» The debt burden from the rice pledging scheme during Yingluck Shinawatra's government has declined by more than half, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO).
Joint panel to tackle rehabilitation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/06/2020
» The government and the private sector have agreed to revive the Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee (JPPCC) as a core forum for the two to work together on solutions for the country's social and economic rehabilitation after the pandemic.