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Plea for stable crop prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/11/2025
» The Commerce Ministry plans to present requests from the private sector to stabilise rice and crop prices to the National Rice Policy and Management Committee (NRPMC) tomorrow.
Rice mills call for action as prices deteriorate
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/11/2025
» As Thai rice prices have hit a 20-year low, more than 90% of rice mills are facing losses while farmers are struggling with debt repayment.
Alternative crops sandbox in the offing
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is collaborating with the Agriculture Ministry to develop a sandbox project to address unsuitable rice-growing areas.
Steps rolled out to control fruit supply
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/03/2025
» The Commerce Ministry has announced seven key measures and 25 action plans aimed at managing the supply of fruit, targeting a total of 950,000 tonnes for 2025.
Bananas are not 'rice replacement'
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/03/2025
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan clarified his remarks on encouraging farmers to grow bananas, saying the government has no policy to replace rice cultivation with other crops.
Wage hike unlikely to spur inflation
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/01/2025
» The recent minimum wage hike should have a mild impact on inflation, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Phumtham notes past work
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/09/2024
» Former commerce minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday boasted that the Commerce Ministry had achieved a lot in the first year of his tenure, including ensuring better produce prices, reducing the cost of living for the public and enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Focus on flood-hit food costs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the price movements of agricultural products as floods continue to pummel several provinces in Thailand.
Ministry drives push to buy excess crops
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/08/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has called for collaboration among Thai conglomerates and government agencies to help purchase economic crops and secondary crops, aiming to reach revenue of 1 trillion baht this year.
Call for firms to support Thai farmers
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/07/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has called for collaboration among Thai conglomerates to help purchase agricultural products to support farmers, so that they can have a more stable income.