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Details of rice, rubber deals ironed out
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/03/2015
» Thailand and China were able to sort out a 2-million-tonne rice and 200,000-tonne rubber deal on Thursday, agreeing to sign two contracts in Beijing on May 8.
China rice deal on the cards
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/03/2015
» Thailand hopes to finalise a government-to-government (G2G) deal to sell 2 million tonnes of rice and 200,000 tonnes of rubber to China when authorities meet with their Chinese counterparts in early May.
Philippine rice deal hailed
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/03/2015
» The government remains optimistic about state rice sales despite warnings from exporters that the planned auctions could hit a snag as demand ebbs for costly Thai grains.
State urged to boost rice sales
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/12/2014
» The government is being urged to improve selling procedures next year to ensure faster sales in order to keep pace with market requirements and to classify grain quality more clearly.
Thailand, China ink rice deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/11/2014
» Thailand is set to sign a government-to-government (G-to-G) deal next month to sell 2 million tonnes of rice and 200,000 tonnes of rubber to China.
Another rice auction slated this week
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/10/2014
» The government is scheduled to put another 200,000 tonnes of its rice stocks on auction this week, mainly white and broken rice.
NCPO to revive state rice sales
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/07/2014
» The military regime plans to restart sales of state rice stocks next month, vowing to move an average of 500,000 tonnes a month and dispose of the existing 18-million-tonne surplus within three years.
Experts divided over plummeting rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/06/2014
» Rice exporters and academics are still divided over ways to raise paddy prices, which have now tumbled to only 7,500 baht per tonne, half of the 15,000 baht offered by the Yingluck Shinawatra government in the controversial rice-pledging scheme.
Commerce Ministry tackles living costs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/05/2014
» The Commerce Ministry has been tasked by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) with speeding up tackling the cost of living and beefing up transparency.
Ministry seeks more farmer cash
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/05/2014
» The Commerce Ministry plans to request Election Commission (EC) approval to borrow another 20-40 billion baht from the central budget to cover overdue payments to farmers under the rice pledging scheme.