Thai rice farmers demand better support as prices plummet

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Thai rice farmers demand better support as prices plummet

BANGKOK: Thai government measures to support rice farmers have failed to meet expectations, with some growers in the world’s second-largest rice exporting country vowing protests as they are squeezed between falling prices and rising cultivation costs. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Thailand to Aid Rice Market After Farmers Protest on Low Prices

Thailand’s government is considering measures to support the domestic rice market after farmers stepped up protests in Bangkok in the face of falling prices.

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Thai farmers protest falling rice prices

Farmers gathered at Government House in Bangkok on Wednesday, demanding that the government boost rice prices from the current 6,000 baht to 10,000 baht per tonne.

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(Bangkok): The Ministry of Commerce will implement seven measures to boost rice prices, such as paddy and rice market fairs and export expansion, including convening a subcommittee of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee, the Bangkok Post reported. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan was quoted by the Bangkok Post as saying that the recent decline in rice prices was due to external factors, particularly the resumption of rice expo…

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The House of Representatives gave the green light to send 7 urgent motions from 7 political parties to attack Pichai and Phon for causing the price of rice to fall. The government and the House Committee on Agriculture will proceed. Pheu Thai Party said that the same party must also criticize and criticize the representatives of the National Reform Council for working in an air-conditioned room while the villagers flocked to the streets. Meanwhi…

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Thai Prime Minister convenes urgent meeting to tackle falling rice, farm prices

The Prime Minister instructs the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) to swiftly implement short-term measures to stabilize rice prices and accelerate the development of high-quality rice varieties. BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra convened an urgent meeting with the Ministers of Commerce and Agriculture on Thursday to address the decline in rice and other agricultural product prices, officials said. The Prime Mini…