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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.
Government vows to ramp up export measures
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/08/2019
» The government pledges to ramp up trade, particularly with Iraq, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, Turkey and New Zealand, as an urgent move to spur exports in the remaining months of the year.
Exporters seek Iraq deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/08/2019
» Rice exporters have urged the government to revive government-to-government (G2G) rice deals with Iraq, which suspended its rice purchases from Thailand on concerns about quality in 2016.
Farm income, trade pacts high on agenda
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/07/2019
» Jurin Laksanawisit, the newly installed deputy prime minister and commerce minister, vows to push ahead with an income guarantee for farmers, export stimulus, cost-of-living supervision and trade talks as his top priorities.
Exporters call for long-term rice vision
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/06/2019
» The new government is being urged to set a clear direction on Thai rice development, covering not just the short term but also the medium term and the long run to sustain the country's cash crop.
Cross-border zone in North could boost trade links
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/09/2018
» The government is studying the feasibility of establishing a cross-border economic zone in the Golden Triangle under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation scheme to expand economic links for Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China.
Gavel falls on final state rice auction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/08/2018
» The government is inching closer to fully unloading its hefty rice stocks after selling a combined 267,300 tonnes for animal feed and energy purposes at Thursday's final auction.
Data centre planned to secure farm prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2018
» The Commerce Ministry plans to build a real-time commodity data centre to manage inventories, production and marketing strategy to prevent prices from falling, said Chutima Bunyapraphasara, the deputy commerce minister.
New campaign promotes premium grade rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry is planning a new campaign called "Think Rice: Think Thailand", aimed at promoting the export of premium-grade rice instead of focusing on commodity grades, says Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara.
Strong baht may dampen rice exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2017
» Thailand is set to export 9.5 million tonnes of milled rice next year, says the Thai Rice Exporters Association.