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China rice deal negotiations in the offing
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 18/11/2025
» The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) is to hold discussions with Cofco Corporation, a Chinese state-owned company involved in the production and importation of agricultural products, over the shipment of 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice.
Thailand keen to up G2G shipments to Singapore
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/11/2025
» Thailand intends to sell other agricultural products to Singapore through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement following the success of the first agreement on rice trade.
Cofco encouraged to finalise G2G rice deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Commerce Ministry has requested China's Cofco Corporation import 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice, including 280,000 tonnes still pending under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement.
Winnowing the truth on rice prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/02/2025
» Crop price declines remain a persistent challenge for Thailand, with rice a concern this year given its prominence in the agricultural economy.
Ministry seeks border trade growth of 1% despite conflict
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/05/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is targeting border trade growth of 1% this year, attributed to political instability in neighbouring countries, including the armed conflict in Myanmar.
Commerce Ministry touts rice sales to many nations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is promoting government-to-government (G2G) sales of rice to Indonesia, while pledging to move ahead with plans to negotiate a similar sale with China.
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.
Demand for Thai rice still on the rise
Business, Published on 26/06/2023
» Demand for Thai rice remains strong, with several governments such as Indonesia and Bangladesh expressing an interest in purchasing the grain through government-to-government (G2G) deals.
Help sought in reopening checkpoints
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/11/2021
» Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has called on China to help accelerate the reopening of its cross-border checkpoints to stimulate cross-border trade and imports of chicken and edible bird's nests from Thailand.
Country seeks to ease Indonesia's limits
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/09/2021
» Thailand is calling on Indonesia to remove import restrictions on Thai longan and air-conditioners and plans to hold the first meeting of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) between Thailand and Indonesia in December to tackle trade obstacles.