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Rice trader turns to premium consumer market for survival
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 30/12/2013
» Finding a niche market is becoming a necessity for rice traders nowadays.
Going against the grain
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 20/01/2014
» It's hard to figure out how much rice the government has officially sold and kept under its pledging plan that started two years ago. That's because all records are kept secret for what the Commerce Ministry calls "business reasons".
Emergency decree hits Mice industry
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 01/02/2014
» Enforcement of the emergency decree covering Greater Bangkok will have a major impact on the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) industry, notably in the second half of this year, executives said.
New rice exporter looks inward to spur sales
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 04/02/2014
» The competitiveness of Thai rice in mainstream markets is apt to be weak for the next few years because of the abundant local supply.
Betagro plans big new farm
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 05/02/2014
» Amid the political vacuum and economic slowdown, Betagro Group, a local food business, is set to pursue its long-term investment project to build one of the biggest livestock farms in Lop Buri province.
Farmers told to switch to seed
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 12/11/2013
» Experts suggest farmers produce rice seeds rather than grains to ease the impact of falling prices because of the surplus created by the government's rice-pledging scheme.
Hat Yai defies the gloom
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 09/09/2013
» Violence in some parts of Thailand's southern provinces may have disrupted many businesses, but Hat Yai, the biggest city in the region, has escaped relatively unscathed.
Bangchak turns up heat on solar power
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 01/08/2013
» Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP) is seeking a boost to its solar power business by studying new models to enhance its leading role in renewable energy.Wattana Opanon-amata, a first senior executive vice-president of the state majority-owned oil refiner, said the expansion may come in the form of setting up a joint venture with a foreign manufacturer to produce solar panels or providing clients with an integrated solar power system including installation.
CPF's Turkish unit sets lofty goals
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 05/08/2013
» The Turkish unit of Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is expected to contribute US$610 million to its parent firm's international revenue this year thanks to rising meat consumption in that country.
Packers winnow claims
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 22/06/2013
» Leading rice packers deny selling rice from state stockpiles, saying they have their own contracted millers or buy the grain directly from farmers.