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Cassava exports in Q1 suffer 16.4% decline
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/05/2024
» Thai exports of cassava and cassava products decreased by 16.4% year-on-year in the first quarter, as cassava chip output declined.
Inspections expand for tapioca chips
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2024
» The Foreign Trade Department is tightening inspections of tapioca chip imports along the border after discovering a dozen importers bringing in low-quality chips.
Fuelling a greener future: wood pellets and the biomass boom
Asia focus, Published on 04/12/2017
» Biomass pellets have been fuelling the world's energy needs significantly in recent years. According to IEA Bioenergy, global wood pellet production observed phenomenal growth, from 6-7 million tonnes in 2006 to 26 million tonnes in 2015, with an annual growth rate of 14%. More than 60% of the pellets are designated for export markets, which has propelled the annual growth rate of global wood chip and pellet exports to 11% for the past five years, reaching US$2.5 billion in 2016.
PM says aid for farmers not limitless
News, Published on 08/11/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on farmers not to simply rely on the government's financial aid, saying the state coffers must to be used to take care of people nationwide.
New reporting burden for tariff-free wheat imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/10/2016
» The government has agreed to closely monitor wheat imports, requiring each importer to report the volume of their imports three months in advance.
Farmers hurt by zero-tariff wheat for big business
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/07/2016
» Import tariffs on wheat ended in 2013 to help big food & animal feed companies, but farmers hurt by falling maize & cassava prices.
Farmers irked by no-tariff wheat imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/07/2016
» Farmers are crying foul over tariff-free imports of wheat and the resulting decline in maize and tapioca prices.
China demand to support cassava-root prices this year
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/12/2013
» Cassava-root prices are expected to stay in a range of 2.40 to 2.50 baht or more per kilogramme this year, supported by China's strong demand.