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Department of Foreign Trade seeks to boost rice exports to Japan
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/09/2025
» The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has led a delegation of government and private sector representatives to Japan to strengthen rice trade with Japanese public and private agencies, aiming to maintain Thailand's share of Japan's rice market at 300,000 tonnes.
Gems fair expected to generate B3.5bn
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/01/2025
» The organisers of the 71st edition of the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair, also known as Bangkok Gems, anticipate the event generating more than 3.5 billion baht in trade.
Final batch of rice auctioned for B244m
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/07/2024
» The government has wrapped up its auctioning-off of 15,000 tonnes of rice left over from the Yingluck Shinawatra administration's rice-pledging scheme and has sold it to the two highest bidders for about 244 million baht, a source at the Commerce Ministry said.
Winning rice bidder disqualified, 3 firms left
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/07/2024
» The government will soon wrap up its sale by auction of 15,000 tonnes of rice left over from the Yingluck Shinawatra administration's rice-pledging scheme, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Going against the grain
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/05/2024
» The government's plan to sell old rice stored in warehouses for a decade in northeastern Thailand stunned some onlookers, leading to concerns about the adverse impact on public health.
OTCC to step up scrutiny of M&As
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/04/2021
» The Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) will step up inspections of business mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and closely watch the e-commerce sector this year to ensure fair trade, since Covid-19 may change market structure with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) disappearing.
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.
State rice sale target met, stockpiles finally spent
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2019
» Thailand recorded rice shipments exceeding 11 million tonnes in 2018, as targeted by the government.
Rice pledging hoard cleared
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/09/2018
» The Commerce Ministry's Foreign Trade Department says it has completed its mission to clear off 16.91 million tonnes of state rice stocks accumulated from government-sponsored rice pledging schemes.
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.