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Palm oil import plan scrapped
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2012
» The government, bowing to pressure from the private sector, has agreed to scrap a plan to import crude palm olein (CPO) and institute an export surcharge, according to Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.
90-day oil stockpile okayed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/06/2012
» The government yesterday agreed in the principle to raise the country's strategic oil reserves to 90 days of consumption from 60 days now, a move that will require a 200-billion-baht investment.
Rubber stocks likely till price rises
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/08/2012
» The fall in the price of domestic rubber despite government intervention is an effect of the euro-zone crisis, and the government may decide to keep stocks until the price improves.
Government scales back cassava pledging scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/03/2013
» The government may not need to subsidise cassava in the 2013-14 season, as tapioca prices have recovered amid high demand for its use in alternative energy, especially in China.
PWO denies rice has vanished
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/06/2013
» The Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) and the Commerce Ministry have dismissed media reports that rice has disappeared from government stocks.
Rice export hopes dim
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/04/2014
» Thai rice export prospects to Asean markets appear gloomy, as most neighbouring countries are now opting for cheaper grains from Vietnam.
NCPO OKs loan scheme for farmers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/07/2014
» The military regime has endorsed a 4.8-billion-baht financial package funded by the fiscal 2015 budget to help farmers reduce production costs during the 2014-15 crop season.
Prayut tells agencies to prime the pump
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/09/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to stimulate Thailand's economy in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 with a budget of 1.2 trillion baht.
Farm plan gets go-ahead
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/10/2014
» The National Rice Policy Committee yesterday approved a farm product management plan proposed by the Commerce Ministry aimed at stabilising crop prices.
Rice stocks to clear in 3 years
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/12/2014
» The government has vowed to dispose of the 17 million tonnes left in its rice stockpile over the next two or three years through domestic sales as well as exports.