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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.
New measures expected to shore up rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/10/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is preparing to launch additional measures to shore up prices of paddy rice totalling 14 million tonnes, seeking to maintain price stability and strengthen security for rice farmers.
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.
Winnowing the truth on rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/02/2025
» Crop price declines remain a persistent challenge for Thailand, with rice a concern this year given its prominence in the agricultural economy.
Commerce Ministry eager to improve rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/02/2025
» The Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy market fairs, export expansion and preparation for a subcommittee meeting on Thursday.
Authorities promise to give rice farmers a fair deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the new harvest season of paddy rice, with a plan to implement support measures as approved by the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) to help farmers.
Commerce Ministry monitors hom mali harvest
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the situation concerning the new harvest season of hom mali rice, with a plan to propose support measures to the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) to help farmers.
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.
Thai rice exports face fraught year ahead
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/02/2024
» Myriad risk factors still loom over rice exports this year, notably the volatility of exchange rates, the declining competitiveness of Thai rice, intense price competition, the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon, and India's restrictive export policy, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association.