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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.
Demand for tapioca chips to rise 15% over coming months
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/01/2025
» Large Thai feed producers are increasing their use of tapioca chips by 15%, with the trend expected to continue for 2-3 months, according to the Department of Internal Trade (DIT).
Cross border e-commerce in crosshairs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/12/2024
» The International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) will propose to the Ministry of Commerce the strategic use of cross border e-commerce (CBEC) to assist SMEs in expanding exports to the Chinese market.
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.
Rice price measures get approval
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/11/2024
» The National Rice Policy and Management Committee has approved three measures to maintain a balance between demand and supply of rice. This will ensure that rice prices in this year's crop won't plummet due to an oversupply during the harvest, observers say.
White rice price dips as India lifts ban
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/10/2024
» The domestic price of Thai white rice has begun to decrease following India's resumption of non-basmati white rice exports.
New panel to target Chinese goods
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/08/2024
» The government will likely form a panel to directly handle the problem of cheap Chinese-made products flooding Thailand's online and traditional markets, caretaker Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
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.
Old-rice auction winner faces disqualification
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/07/2024
» The unofficial winner of an auction for 15,000 tonnes of old rice is likely to be disqualified after the Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) detected several irregularities, according to a source at the Ministry of Commerce.