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Ministry vows to steady agricultural product prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/01/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has pledged to stabilise agricultural product prices and address the root causes of issues faced by farmers.
Bright outlook for natural rubber prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/09/2020
» The prospects for natural rubber prices are rising, boosted by a sharp uptick in demand for protective rubber gloves because of the pandemic and limited supply in the world market.
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.
Commerce targets China for premium rice exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/07/2018
» Thailand is revving up its sales campaign for premium-grade rice in China, hoping to raise trade volume to more than 10,000 tonnes this year.
Rice auction turns heads
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/05/2018
» The state auction for the final lot of edible-grade rice stocks totalling 43,700 tonnes has drawn active participation from interested bidders, with nine proposing the highest buying prices for the whole amount put up for auction.
Last edible-grade rice auction in the offing
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/05/2018
» The government is calling an auction for the final lot of edible-grade rice stocks totalling 43,700 tonnes after postponing it for almost a year.
Auctions mulled for poor stocks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/03/2018
» The government looks set to call a bid for inedible-grade rice stocks after having put off sales late last year to curb any potential price impacts on the new harvest.
Thailand battles for rubber price rebound
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/01/2018
» Rubber prices are expected to rise to 60 baht a kilogramme in the first quarter after Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia pledged to withhold exports of 350,000 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) from this month until March.
New campaign promotes premium grade rice
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry is planning a new campaign called "Think Rice: Think Thailand", aimed at promoting the export of premium-grade rice instead of focusing on commodity grades, says Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara.