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Lockdowns in SE Asia Deepen Commodity Supply-Chain Pain
Business, Published on 20/09/2021
» The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia has throttled ports and locked down plantations and processors, sparking extended disruptions of raw materials such as palm oil, coffee and tin.
KTIS revenue hit by double whammy
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/09/2021
» Kaset Thai International Sugar Corporation Plc (KTIS) has seen its revenue over the past nine months decrease by 26.7% to 8.2 billion baht year-on-year due to the combined effects of the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak and drought in Thailand.
‘All roads lead to Thai rice’ as baht weakens, rains return
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/09/2021
» Thailand, the world’s third-biggest rice exporter, is expected to meet its target of shipping 6 million tons overseas this year as supply-boosting rains and a weaker currency make the crop more competitive abroad.
TSMC retains B1,000 per tonne pledge
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/09/2021
» Sugar factories under the Thai Sugar Millers Corporation (TSMC) will maintain their guarantee price to buy sugarcane at 1,000 baht per tonne in a bid to encourage farmers to cut fresh sugarcane for sales.
Extreme weather a wake-up call
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/09/2021
» Waking up last Wednesday, I was surprised to see pictures of flooding on the Facebook page of my friend, whose house is not far from my place. I live on the eighth floor of a condo so I had no clue there was flooding in my neighbourhood, though it had been raining heavily when I went to bed.
Rice shippers grow worried
Business, Published on 02/09/2021
» Rice exporters are growing concerned about the prospects for Thai hom mali rice because of expensive freight rates and greater supplies.
IEAT inks 20-year water pact
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/09/2021
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has signed a water purchase agreement to serve two key industrial estates for 20 years to avert a water shortage as investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area grows.
Covid-19 Surge in Malaysia Threatens to Prolong Global Chip Shortage
Business, Published on 01/09/2021
» A surge of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, a little-known but critical link in the semiconductor supply chain, has opened a new front in the battle to fix manufacturing woes that have rippled across industries during a global shortage of computing chips.
You eat meat from factory farms. Why not a lab?
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2021
» Soaring beef prices, a new E. coli recall, and a recent swine fever outbreak have added to a growing pile of evidence that the grossly over-consolidated meat industry is in need of a new model. This piece of our global food supply must be reformed – and thoroughly reimagined – before it becomes any more unreliable or environmentally costly.
Ensuring a well-fed world
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 09/08/2021
» Food is the one of the main pillars of our life. However, this essential pillar is being tested in this highly challenging time. Covid-19 has reduced incomes, caused economic shock and threatened food systems around the globe.