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Rice shipments seen below 10m tonnes
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/02/2020
» Thailand is expected to ship 7.5 million tonnes of rice this year, a drop below 10 million tonnes for the second straight year, due to the strong baht, decreasing competitiveness and low supply because of widespread drought.
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Rice shippers take dimmer view of 2019
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 31/01/2019
» Rice exporters forecast Thailand to ship 9.5 million tonnes this year, 500,000 tonnes shy of the Commerce Ministry's forecast and 1.6 million tonnes less than the total shipped in 2018.
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Rice export target raised
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/05/2018
» Thailand expects to be able to ship more rice than earlier projected because of higher demand and lower global supply.
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Rice packers: Prices to climb for months
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/03/2020
» The worst is yet to come for consumers, as rice packers warn that packaged rice prices are likely to increase further after domestic rice prices rose by 20-30% since the start of the year, mostly due to drought and a sharp rise in demand in light of the pandemic.
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Association promotes softer variety
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/05/2018
» Thailand needs to review its rice export strategy to focus more on softer white rice, which has higher global demand than the rougher grains that Thailand produces.
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Strong baht to depress 2018 exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thailand's rice exports are expected to ease this year from an expected record high of 11.2-11.3 million tonnes in 2017 because of rising global demand and the competitiveness of the local grain, says the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
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Mexico offers zero tariff for rice import
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/03/2017
» Thailand is expected to export 10,000 tonnes of long-grain white rice to Mexico soon after receiving a free import tariff quota from the Mexican government, says Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn.
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PM vows to weigh civic groups' concerns over Land Bridge
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/01/2024
» RANONG: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday promised groups opposing the government's Land Bridge megaproject he will consider their calls, including one for a multilateral committee to study the project before its implementation.
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Ministry continues to monitor product prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/01/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is keeping a close watch on prices in 18 categories in the first quarter, with costs nudging up for animal feed raw materials, the minimum wage is adjusted, and transport costs rise as a result of the Red Sea attacks.
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Government to try new strategy with rice deals
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/01/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to negotiate on Thursday the sale of 1 million tonnes of rice to Indonesia under government-to-government (G2G) deals, while pledging to move ahead with plans to negotiate a similar rice sale with China.
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