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Seeking a grain of truth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/01/2014
» Rice pledging is one of the key populist policies that put the Pheu Thai Party into power in 2011. Despite the scheme's name, it is essentially a purchase programme. The government buys the grain from farmers at 15,000 baht a tonne for paddy and 20,000 baht for Hom Mali rice, well above market prices.
CP takes aim at next frontier
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/10/2013
» Agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group has announced plans to continue looking for new retail and food-processing investments in Belgium, Britain and the US.
First AFET rice sale set for Aug 15
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/08/2013
» The government is preparing to sell 150,000 tonnes of its rice stocks through the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET), starting from Aug 15, which is the first batch of 1 million tonnes it hopes to sell through the local futures market this year.
Took jai in transition
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/04/2013
» Phatlada Phaladon sees it as improper from the outset for the government to set aside a budget to subsidise any low-cost products.
Subsidy ends for shop scheme
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/03/2013
» The government is set to scrap its subsidy for the low-cost Took Jai (favourite) shop project, leaving participating small shops to be managed by the Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO).