| 2017 rice exports forecast at 10m tonnes (The Nation, 30 Dec 2016) | ||
| Market for milled rice advances (Bangkok Post, 22 Dec 2016) | ||
| Market for milled rice considered (Bangkok Post, 14 Dec 2016) | ||
| Rice exports tipped to beat state target, India likely to retain top spot in shipments (Bangkok Post, 2 Dec 2016) | ||
| Thai Hom Mali Rice wins 2016 World’s Best Rice title (NNT, 1 Dec 2016) | ||
| Rice exports on track to reach 9.5m tonne target (Bangkok Post, 1 Dec 2016) | ||
| Sticky rice subsidized (Bangkok Post, 19 Nov 2016) | ||
| Thai rice grades to be redefined (Bangkok Post, 18 Nov 2016) | ||
| Prayut assures farmers' income will increase over next 5 years (Bangkok Post, 17 Nov 2016) | ||
| State counting on harvest to raise rice price (Bangkok Post, 16 Nov 2016) | ||
| PM says aid for farmers not limitless (Bangkok Post, 8 Nov 2016) | ||
| Bt18 bn more for rice farmers (The Nation, 8 Nov 2016) | ||
| B127bn earmarked for rice scheme (Bangkok Post, 4 Nov 2016) | ||
| HM the King to get honorary title for farming reform work (Bangkok Post, 3 Nov 2016) | ||
| Additional Bt20 billion rice boost ‘may not be enough’ (The Nation, 2 Nov 2016) | ||
| Bt36 bn in soft loans to help rice farmers (The Nation, 1 Nov 2016) | ||
| Lowest rice prices in 10 years force farmers to seek new sales ideas (The Nation, 31 Oct 2016) | ||
| Rice farmers despair amid low prices (Bangkok Post, 31 Oct 2016) | ||
| Rice farmers urge haste on storage scheme (Bangkok Post, 28 Oct 2016) | ||
| Ministry urges exporters to buy more jasmine rice to push up price (Thai PBS, 21 Oct 2016) | ||
| Exporters to hoard rice (Bangkok Post, 21 Oct 2016) | ||
Trade missions planned through 2017 to drive rice export (The Nation, 21 Oct 2016) |
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| New standards for Thai premium rice (Bangkok Post, 12 Oct 2016) | ||
| China buys 100,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand (Bangkok Post, 12 Oct 2016) | ||
| Rice suspension will continue (The Nation, 10 Oct 2016) | ||
| Iran keen to resume Thai rice imports (Bangkok Post, 10 Oct 2016) | ||
| Thai rice exports down 11% in August (Bangkok Post, 30 Sep 2016) | ||
| Ministries ink deal for rice megafarms (Bangkok Post, 20 Sep 2016) | ||
| Rice auctions halted to limit supply before the harvest (Bangkok Post, 14 Sep 2016) | ||
| Main rice harvest projected at 20 million tonnes (Bangkok Post, 9 Sep 2016) | ||
State clears B 7.2 bn rice stock sale (Bangkok Post, 8 Sep 2016) |
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| Thailand wins bid to export rice to Philippines (The Nation, 1 Sep 2016) | ||
| Philippines gives nod to Thai rice bid (Bangkok Post, 1 Sep 2016) | ||
| Second rice shipment to China to start soon (The Nation, 31 Aug 2016) | ||
| Minimum export rice price mulled (The Nation, 26 Aug 2016) | ||
| Threat of minimum export price for rice (Bangkok Post, 26 Aug 2016) | ||
| Govt may freeze stockpile rice sales (The Nation, 20 Aug 2016) | ||
| Thailand to join rice bid in the Philippines; Prices of Thai grains exceed those of rivals (Bangkok Post, 20 Aug 2016) | ||
| Rice export to rise to 9.5 million tons throughout this year (NNT, 4 Aug 2016) | ||
| Thailand may lose No 1 rice exporter’s ranking to India next year (ThaiBPS, 4 Aug 2016) | ||
| Thai rice faces global price war (Bangkok Post, 3 Aug 2016) | ||
| Commerce won’t accept low prices for rice stocks (The Nation, 1 Aug 2016) | ||
| Minister to lead Thai rice promotion in Singapore (The Nation, 19 Jul 2016) | ||
| 3.81 m-tonne rice sell-off targeted (Bangkok Post, 9 Jul 2016) | ||
| 3.7 m tonnes of rice up for auction this month (The Nation, 9 Jul 2016) | ||
| State to sell 2.18 m tonnes of rice stock (Bangkok Post, 2 Jul 2016) | ||
| Ministry to auction off 400,000 tonnes of spoiled rice this month (The Nation, 2 Jul 2016) | ||
| Rice release may lower prices (The Nation, 1 Jul 2016) | ||
| Good price expected when 1.11million tonnes of rice goes to auction (The Nation, 28 Jun 2016) | ||
| Rice exports to get a boost in the second half of this year (The Nation, 24 Jun 2016) | ||
| Thai rice exports to benefit from increased demand, struggling competitors (NNT, 24 Jun 2016) | ||
| Govt to retain buffer stock of rice this year (The Nation, 16 Jun 2016) | ||
| Rice auction nabs B19bn (Bangkok Post, 16 Jun 2016) | ||
| Institute proposal primed for rice committee scrutiny (Bangkok Post, 14 Jun 2016) | ||
| Biggest state rice auction offers 2.24m tonnes; Government claims demand high (Bangkok Post, 3 Jun 2016) | ||
| Bidding set for 2.24m tonnes of rice on June 15 (The Nation, 3 Jun 2016) | ||
| Govt sells 780,000 tonnes of rice for B7bn (Bangkok Post, 1 Jun 2016) | ||
| Shippers warn of further contraction (Bangkok Post, 1 Jun 2016) | ||
| Drought expected to drive up domestic rice prices later in year (The Nation, 24 May 2016) | ||
| Local rice prices set to increase (Bangkok Post, 24 May 2016) | ||
| Drought sparks rice price surge (Bangkok Post, 18 May 2016) | ||
| Enormous interest in rice auction tomorrow (The Nation, 18 May 2016) | ||
| New talks on G2G rice deal with China (The Nation, 10 May 2016) | ||
| Push to close G-to-G China rice deal (Bangkok Post, 9 May 2016) | ||
| Thailand takes world's top rice exporter crown in Q1 (Bangkok Post, 29 Apr 2016) | ||
| Panel gives nod to auction 11.4m tonnes of state rice (Bangkok Post, 26 Apr 2016) | ||
| Rice cultivation zones to be reduced next week (The Nation, 22 April 2016) | ||
| Push for value-added products from rice (The Nation, 21 April 2016) | ||
| Commerce minister visits Hong Kong to expand bilateral trade and investment (NTT, 7 Apr 2016) | ||
| Thai rice exporters sign MOU to sell 150,000 tons of rice to HK (ThaiBPS, 7 Apr 2016) | ||
| Rice exporters to visit Hong Kong this week (The Nation, 2 Apr 2016) | ||
| Rice exports on track for 9.5m tonnes (Bangkok Post, 31 Mar 2016) | ||
| Thai exports in February back in positive territory (The Nation, 26 Mar 2016) | ||
| More G-to-G rice sales on tap (Bangkok Post, 22 Mar 2016) | ||
| Rice auction brings good response (Bangkok Post, 27 Feb 2016) | ||
| Auctions of old rice may be opened to foreign bidders (Bangkok Post, 26 Feb 2016) | ||
| B10bn fund for rice management policy (Bangkok Post, 25 Feb 2016) | ||
| Year's first rice auction attracts 31 bidders (Bangkok Post, 18 Feb 2016) | ||
| Commerce Min: Thailand must grow rice according to market demand (NNT, 14 Feb 2016) | ||
| War room set up to prevent poor quality rice sold to consumers (NNT, 14 Feb 2016) | ||
| Rice bid aims to sell 600,000 tonnes (Bangkok Post, 2 Feb 2016) | ||
| Rice exporters pessimistic about market prospects (Bangkok Post, 28 Jan 2016) | ||
| Rice exporters brace for fluctuations amid oil volatility, climate change (The Nation, 28 Jan 2016) | ||
| Rice exports down in first 11 months (Bangkok Post, 31 Dec 2015) | ||
| Thai rice exports expected at 9m tonnes next year (The Nation, 22 Dec 2015) | ||
| Rice export goal for 2015 still on course (Bangkok Post, 15 Dec 2015) | ||
| Export push for fragrant rice (Bangkok Post, 10 Dec 2015) | ||
| New rice deal with China nears reality (Bangkok Post, 4 Dec 2015) | ||
| Cheapest Thai fragrant rice for six years (Bangkok Post, 4 Dec 2015) | ||
| Deal to sell rice, rubber to China (The Nation, 4 Dec 2015) | ||
| 2 local firms win bid to buy 37,000 tonnes of rotten rice (Bangkok Post, 2 Dec 2015) | ||
| Rice prices tipped for 15% rise as El Nino trims global output (Bangkok Post, 28 Nov 2015) | ||
| Low-quality rice auction to go ahead (Bangkok Post, 24 Nov 2015) | ||
| Big govt auction of rotten rice set for this month (The Nation, 20 Nov 2015) | ||
| Thailand to gain from lower rice supply (The Nation, 17 Nov 2015) | ||
| Philippines may hike rice imports to 1.3m tons (The Nation, 9 Nov 2015) | ||
| Commerce Minister reveals Thailand has been able to sell an additional 500,000 tons of rice (NNT, 7 Nov 2015) | ||
| Commerce: 5 million tonnes of rice sold (Bangkok Post, 6 Nov 2015) | ||
| Thailand: Rice traders from Hong Kong observe jasmine rice production in Thailand (NNT, 5 Nov 2015) | ||
| Measures set to stop rice prices falling (The Nation, 31 Oct 2015) | ||
| Rice prices tipped to stabilize, 8,000-baht floor seen for one tonne of paddy (Bangkok Post, 31 Oct 2015) | ||
| Pledging scheme eyed for Hom Mali (Bangkok Post, 20 Oct 2015) | ||
| Indonesia wants to buy Thai, Vietnamese rice (Bangkok Post, 29 Sep 2015) | ||
| Festive period likely to boost rice prices (Bangkok Post ,21 Sep 2015) | ||
| Lower sales volume, prices seen at latest rice auction (Bangkok Post ,9 Sep 2015) | ||
| Min of Commerce to open 6th bid for in-stock rice (NNT, 1 Sep 2015) | ||
| Agriculture - Another B6.3bn in state rice stocks sold (Bangkok Post August 12, 2015) | ||
| Commerce - State rice deal with China set for September (Bangkok Post August 11, 2015) | ||
| Rice Auction - Further 668,000 tonnes of stockpiled rice up for auction next week (The Nation August 5, 2015) | ||
| New rice deals hammered out with African countries [Jul 29, 2015] | ||
Thailand has clinched several deals to sell 765,000 tonnes of rice worth US$313 million to African countries. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Ministry postpones the auction of rotten rice to next month [Jul 27, 2015] | ||
THE COMMERCE Ministry has postponed until next month a planned auction of Grade C (rotten) rice for industrial use, to ensure this lot has not been mixed up with good-quality rice that would demand a better price. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| 'Rice prices to rise' amid lower supply, high demand [Jul 22, 2015] | ||
The price of Thai rice is expected to climb steadily into next year, mainly because of the impact of drought on the world market as well as production in Thailand. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Drought set to cut rice crop by 15-20% [Jul 22, 2015] | ||
The decade-worst drought is expected to trim Thailand's rice production by 15-20%, giving greater room for rice prices to rise and the government to dispose of stocks. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice traders call for rotten rice auction [Jul 13, 2015] | ||
RICE traders have urged the government to rush to hold an auction for 1.29 million tonnes of rotten rice from its stockpiles while demand in the market is high during the drought. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice Biding-10m tonnes seen in Thai rice sales overseas this year [Jul 8, 2015] | ||
Due to favourable external factors, Thailand is confident it can sell up to 10 million tonnes of rice overseas this year, which would go a long way in paring down its sizeable stocks. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Drought fires demand at auction [Jul 8, 2015] | ||
The government sold 1.15 million tonnes of high-quality grains in the latest rice auction for 11.1 billion baht as fears for a global drought ignited purchase demand. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Plan to convert deteriorated rice into fuel [Jul 3, 2015] | ||
The Energy Ministry has been assigned by the government to help off-load around 5.89 million tonnes of deteriorated rice held in stockpiles with the plan at the first stage to convert around 1.3 million tonnes of the rice into ethanol fuel and the rest into biochar (bio-charcoal). ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| El Nino to erode Thai output by 2% [Jul 2, 2015] | ||
The government expects drought from the El Nino weather phenomenon to shave Thai rice production for this year's main crop by 2% to 26 million tonnes, though this could mean a rise in prices. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Commerce Ministry to hold meet over low domestic rice price [Jun 29, 2015] | ||
THE Commerce Ministry will this week call for a meeting with rice exporters, millers, and traders to try and solve the problem of the rice price falling domestically despite the higher export price for rice and stronger demand globally due to drought including in Thailand. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| 840,000 tons of rice sold in the 3rd/2015 rice auction [Jun 18, 2015] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce reported that 840,000 tons of rice out of the 1.06 million tons worth 7.8 billion baht in the government stockpile was sold in the 3rd auction. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Drought to hike rice prices worldwide [Jun 17, 2015] | ||
THE PRICE of Thai rice in the local and overseas markets is expected to increase soon as drought reduces the rice supply in many countries, including Thailand. Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya said the impact of drought on cereal production had been more serious than expected. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Growth forecast of farm economy cut as drought hits production [Jun 9, 2015] | ||
THE agriculture sector of the national economy is now expected to grow by only 1.45 per cent, compared with an earlier projection of 2.5-3 per cent, after declines in crop production as a result of drought, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' Office of Agricultural Economics. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| 2.6m tonnes of rice stock bids planned by August. [Jun 6, 2015] | ||
The government plans to call bids for another 2.6 million tonnes of high-quality rice from state stocks between now and August while transferring low-quality and substandard grains to the industrial sector. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Commerce Min poised to hold 3rd rice auction. [Jun 6, 2015] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce is gearing up for the third auction for rice from the government’s stock later this month while seeking ways to deal with another 14 million tons of substandard grains that remain unsold. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| One million tons of rice in government stockpile to be auctioned off this month. [Jun 4, 2015] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce will auction off one million tons of rice this month and will sign government-to-government contracts for the sale of two million tons of rice to China within July. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| New round of rice bidding planned this month. [Jun 3, 2015] | ||
The Commerce Ministry is set to reopen bidding for about a million tonnes of rice by the middle of this month, having suspended auctions for more than two months since the end of the harvest season, Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya said yesterday. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Balance of rice supply and demand key to food security. [May 21, 2015] | ||
COOPERATION among rice-producing and -importing nations is crucial to ensuring global food security as the world is challenged by a rapidly rising population, climate change, low-quality soil and reduced water sources for growing cereal crops, the "Thailand Rice Convention" heard yesterday. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Prayut spells out rice game plan. [May 21, 2015] | ||
Thailand will focus on premium varieties and reduce off-season farming in the face of greater global competition in rice. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice exports squeezed by price war. [May 11, 2015] | ||
THE GLOBAL rice market is experiencing a price war, Thai exporters say, putting pressure on the Kingdom because of its large government stockpiles. Traders expect Thai rice exports this year to total 8 million to 8.5 million tonnes, down from 10.96 million tonnes in 2014. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice export title still proves elusive. [May 8, 2015] | ||
Thailand is unlikely to regain its crown as the world's largest rice exporter this year due to the slower-than-expected global economic recovery and a dearth of positive factors. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand confident to win export quota of 200,000 tons of rice to the Philippines. [May 6, 2015] | ||
The Thai government is confident that it will be able to win a Philippine tender to sell about 200-300 thousand tons of rice, despite the presence of its strong contender, Vietnam. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Thailand occupies more than 60% of rice market in Hong Kong. [May 4, 2015] | ||
The Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department imported 49,900 tons of rice from Thailand in the first quarter 2015, a 48.9% increase compared to the same period last year. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Chatchai stokes rice sales. [Apr 23, 2015] | ||
The Commerce Ministry is committed to revving up the sales of rice stocks, stimulating exports as much as possible and accelerating free trade talks with potential partners in the next six months. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Ministry keeps close eye on rice market after postponing auction. [Apr 17, 2015] | ||
The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the price of rice in the world market day by day to see when it can reopen bidding this year for government stocks, since it is afraid of hurting the rice price in the local market. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| FAO tips Thailand to regain status as No-1 rice exporter. [Apr 17, 2015] | ||
Following years of bumper harvests, worldwide rice production last year experienced its first annual contraction since 2009, while global prices for the grain remain soft, according to the first rice market report of 2015, published by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Second rice crop seen dropping to 15-year low. [Apr 9, 2015] | ||
Production from the second rice crop will drop 43% to the lowest level in 15 years on lack of rainfall, cutting the annual harvest in the world's biggest exporter, according to the Office of Agricultural Economics. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice Shipments tipped to slip in next quarter amid slowdown. [Mar 27, 2015] | ||
Thai rice shipments will continue falling into next quarter due to tougher competition, while importing countries are facing a sluggish economy and volatile exchange rates, causing Thailand to lose its crown to India as the world's largest rice exporter, according to industry reports. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice traders decry new state auction; Meeting will discuss impact of new supply. [Mar 24, 2015] | ||
Rice exporters and millers are calling on the government to shelve the new rice auction, citing sharp price falls in both domestic and foreign markets. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Govt delays rice auction as market price declines. [Mar 21, 2015] | ||
AS THE market price of rice has fallen, the Commerce Ministry will delay its plan to open the year's third round of bidding on its stockpiles, previously scheduled for early next month. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Second rice auction brings in over B8bn, State will continue intense G-to-G efforts. [Mar 6, 2015] | ||
The government has sold 780,000 tonnes in the second rice auction held on Thursday, fetching more than 8 billion baht. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Big G2G rice sale to Philippines. [Mar 3, 2015] | ||
Thailand has sold 200,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines in a government-to-government bidding contest, but Vietnam came out on top in the same auction and will deliver 300,000 tonnes of grain. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand set to reclaim top rice exporter title; Expected to sell up to 10.5m tonnes in 2015. [Dec 23, 2014] | ||
Thailand this year is certain to reclaim its crown as the world's largest rice exporter, with volume reaching 10.7 million tonnes, valued at US$5.2 billion (Bt170 billion). ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| More than 200,000 tons of rice sold in the latest round of auction. [Dec 23, 2014] | ||
A total of 246,000 tons out of the 400,000 tons of rice were sold in the 4th round of auction this year with 21 companies able to clinch the deal, out of the 34 participants. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| TREA optimistic on whole-stock rice auction plan. [Dec 20, 2014] | ||
The Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA)’s President is positive on the new rice auction scheme, claiming it will effectively help releasing the in-stock rice while lessening the government’s burden. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| 400,000 tonnes for fourth rice auction. [Dec 15, 2014] | ||
The government is scheduled to put up almost 400,000 tonnes of its rice stocks for the fourth auction on Dec 22. On hand will be mainly broken rice, which is believed to be in strong demand. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Commerce Ministry prepares to sell stockpiled rice in Africa and Middle Eas. [Dec 11, 2014] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce is proposing to the Cabinet to sell stockpiled rice to nations in Africa and the Middle East. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Ministry calls for rice stock selloff. [Dec 8, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry plans to accelerate the sale of 17 million tonnes of stockpiled rice and recapture the Thai Hom Mali rice market in Hong Kong by next year. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| New strategy aimed at selling rice stocks. [Dec 8, 2014] | ||
A new roadmap will be submitted to the National Rice Policy Committee soon to facilitate and accelerate the disposal of the government's rice stocks. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Govt cooperates with traders to boost Hom Mali market in Hong Kong. [Nov 19, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry has joined forces with Thai rice exporters and 40 Hong Kong importers to regain market share for Thai Hom Mali rice (jasmine rice) in Hong Kong, a major market. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Thailand to sign G to G deal with China on 2.2 million tons of rice and rubber. [Nov 14, 2014] | ||
Thailand will sign a government-to-government (G-to-G) deal with China on the selling of two million tons of rice and 200,000 tons of rubber. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Steps aim to stabilise rice price, Hom Mali medianup to B16,000 a tonne. [Oct 16, 2014] | ||
The government is considering measures to stabilise the price of Hom Mali fragrant paddy about to be released on the market next month in a bid to absorb 2 million tonnes from the main crop. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Next week's govt rice auction may be last before main harvest. [Oct 14, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry plans to hold another round of bidding for 200,000 tonnes of rice next week, which could be the last before the main harvest season starts rolling early next month. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice exports to Iran may resume soon. [Oct 13, 2014] | ||
THAILAND is expected to export more rice to Iran soon after that country lifts an import ban imposed three years ago after a Thai exporter defaulted on a rice-shipment contract, the Foreign Trade Department has said. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Shippers urge consistent rice stock sales. [Oct 10, 2014] | ||
The government is being urged to continue selling its rice stocks, but the amount to be put up for auction should be limited to mute any effect on the rice prices for the coming harvest. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Drought fears overseas spur rice orders from Thailand. [Oct 9, 2014] | ||
ALARMED OVER the deteriorating drought situation, many countries have placed orders for Thai rice to secure sufficient stocks for consumption next year. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Measures to be implemented to help rice farmers: Prayut. [Oct 7, 2014] | ||
Says Focus will be put on boosting productivity, with farm zoning to be studied further by Interior ministry. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Gov't suggested dealing with falling rice price before new harvest season. [Oct 7, 2014] | ||
Mr. Charoen Laothammathat, President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association said that exports of rice paddy next year should fetch a price of around US$420 a tonne. However, the price might be lower if the government dumps the market with the 18 million tones of rice from its stockpiles. Such a move will also affect new-season rice to be harvested at the end of this year. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Plan to improve all aspects of rice industry. [Oct 6, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry will announce a "rice strategy" by the end of this month, aiming to improve the production, marketing and quality of Thai rice, while somehow improving farmers' lives without intervening in the "market mechanism". ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Minister urges end to off-season rice farms, Pitipong says water shortage critical. [Oct 6, 2014] | ||
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has appealed to farmers in 27 provinces along the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins to avoid off-season rice farming to conserve water for the cultivation season. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice export volumes soar in first 8 months. [Oct 4, 2014] | ||
Rice exports in the first eight months of the year grew significantly, by almost 60 per cent year on year, to 6.59 million tonnes, thanks to strong demand in many markets and a high supply from government stocks, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Year's exports set to reach 11m tonnes. [Oct 1, 2014] | ||
Thailand's rice shipments are highly likely to hit 11 million tonnes this year thanks to price competitiveness and the government's accelerated attempt to dispose of stocks. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice farmers seek B10,000 a tonne. [Sep 26, 2014] | ||
Rice farmers will ask for 10,000 baht for a tonne for paddy, a level they find profitable, while a survey shows the farm sector is facing an acute labour shortage. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| New panel to look at rice prices. [Sep 18, 2014] | ||
A panel that includes representatives from the Commerce Ministry and farmers will be set up to address low paddy prices and work out strategies to handle rice issues. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice panel to be asked to solve problems that traders face. [Sep 15, 2014] | ||
The Foreign Trade Department will this week propose to the Rice Policy and Management Committee that it set up a working panel to solve problems related to rice selling, after receiving about 200 complaints from traders. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice bids better than floor prices. [Sep 13, 2014] | ||
The second rice auction, held yesterday by the military regime, attracted 38 bidders. Through the Foreign Trade Department, the government auctioned 139,000 tonnes of mainly Hom Mali, white glutinous and broken Hom Mali rice. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand exports more rice than India, Vietnam. [Sep 7, 2014] | ||
The Association of Thai Rice Exporters has reported Thailand now exports more rice than India and Vietnam with the high possibility to reclaim the position of the world’s number one rice exporter. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Delegation to promote more rice shipments from Thailand to China. [Sep 4, 2014] | ||
THE Foreign Trade Department will lead a delegation of rice exporters to China to promote imports to that country as part of its plan to release rice from government stockpiles and stabilise the price of the commodity for the long term. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| NCPO authorizes Commerce Min to ink rice deal with Philippines. [Sep 3, 2014] | ||
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has approved the signing of a rice trade agreement between Thailand and the Philippines while putting the Commerce Ministry in charge. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| July Thai rice exports hit three-year high. [Sep 2, 2014] | ||
The Thai Rice Exporters Association said on Monday that Thailand has exported 5.62 million tons of rice in the first seven months of this year, with the volume peaking at 941,000 tonnes in July, marking a new three-year high. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice exporters hit by fears of Ebola. [Sep 1, 2014] | ||
Exporters of Thai rice to West Africa are starting to feel the impact of the Ebola virus crisis, as operators of large vessels have baulked at sailing to the area. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Commerce Ministry plans rice auction in September. [Aug 30, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry is preparing to hold another rice auction in September after teams sent by the military's ruling National Council for Peace and Order finished inspecting government stockpiles to determine volumes and quality on Thursday. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice quota to EU set at 768 tonnes for Sept. [Aug 20, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry has announced that the September quota for rice exports to the European Union will total 768 tonnes, and on Monday began accepting applications from exporters. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice auctions off to slow start. [Aug 16, 2014] | ||
The military regime has been able to sell only 73,000 tonnes of rice out of 167,000 tonnes put up for auction on Aug 7. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| First bid - Rice bids below ministry's floor prices. [Aug 8, 2014] | ||
Scores of traders queued at the Commerce Ministry yesterday to join the first rice auction of the year, but bid below the ministry's "floor prices" despite high demand during the off season and amid transparency in the bidding process. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice sales - China deal back on track, Trade officials bullish about buyer response. [Aug 5, 2014] | ||
The military regime is poised to call its first general auction for state rice stocks this week and vows to deliver 1 million tonnes of rice to China by next July to fulfil a previous deal. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| NCPO to auction 160,000 tonnes of rice. [Aug 4, 2014] | ||
The National Council to maintain Peace and Order’s economic chief, has announced that the NCPO will auction off 160,000 tonnes of rice by next week, while the new rice deal with China will allow a two phase delivery of rice to China by this September. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Rice exports in July could hit 900,000 tonnes. [Aug 2, 2014] | ||
After surging 59.2 per cent in the first half of this year, Thailand's rice exports may have touched 900,000 tonnes in July, given its lower prices than rivals' and tightening rice supply in Vietnam, said the Thai Rice Exporters Association. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Thai sales to cool rice market. [Jul 31, 2014] | ||
The rally in rice prices is set to cool as India and Thailand increase sales from stockpiles, boosting global supplies, according to the Deputy Trade Minister of Vietnam, the world's third-largest exporter. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice biding - Ministry mulls rice sales to China, Malaysia. [Jul 31, 2014] | ||
Demaged rice from the stockpiles that will be the raw material to produce ethanol by PTT, who interests to buy. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Ministry seeks to resume small-lot rice sales in August. [Jul 24, 2014] | ||
THE COMMERCE MINISTRY is preparing to resume selling rice from its stockpiles in early August, gradually releasing it in small lots of about 500,000 tonnes a month. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Rice strategies for five years drawn up. [Jul 23, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry and relevant state agencies, as well as stakeholders in the rice industry, yesterday finished chalking out five development strategies, and six marketing strategies for implementation from 2015-2020. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Price for rice shoots up as drought hits other states. [Jul 21, 2014] | ||
THE PRICE of Thai rice is expected to climb steadily in the next few months, mainly due to the appreciation of the baht, the government's suspension of its rice releases during its inventory audit and concern over drought in many countries. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Stockpiled rice mostly of good quality, ministry insists. [Jul 9, 2014] | ||
Most of the rice in the government's stocks is in good condition, the Commerce Ministry claims. The statement followed daily reports from inspection teams about low-quality rice in the government's warehouses after the inspections started last Thursday. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| TREA calls for steady rice sales.[Jul 5, 2014] | ||
The junta is being urged not to be too hasty in selling off state rice stocks, while a mechanism to guarantee the quality of the grains put up for auction should be offered to raise the confidence of potential buyers. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thai rice exports in 2014 projected at 9 million tonnes. [Jun 30, 2014] | ||
The Thai Rice Exporters Association has estimated that Thailand will be able to export nine million tonnes of rice this year, the highest level in three years, which should generate revenue of US$4.75 billion. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Thai rice abroad: Inspection trips to Taiwan, China. [Jun 20, 2014] | ||
Test of quality after reports of mix with inferior grains, In response to concerns over rice quality, the Foreign Trade Department is sending inspection missions to mainland China and Taiwan. ... [More] Source : The Nation |
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| Rice stockpile to be audited. [Jun 16, 2014] | ||
More than 100 teams will inspect rice stocks to ascertain the quality and quantity of the remaining grain pledged to the previous government at 1,800 warehouses nationwide, PM's office permanent secretary ML Panadda Diskul said on Friday. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Millers, exporters at odds over rice stocks; Strategy did not raise prices for government. [Jun 11, 2014] | ||
Thai millers proposed yesterday the junta raise rice stocks held by exporters and millers to stop plummeting paddy prices, but exporters said the move would increase their financial costs and reduce competitiveness. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand again biggest rice exporter; Thailand regains the lead. [Jun 5, 2014] | ||
Thailand has regained its position as the top rice exporter with shipments totalling nearly 4 million tonnes in the first five months of this year. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Exporters call for creation of Rice Board. [Jun 5, 2014] | ||
THE THAI RICE Exporters Association (TREA) yesterday proposed to the National Council for Peace and Order the setting up of an independent "Rice Board", comprising representatives from all involved to set up rice management policies and development plans for promoting sustainable growth of the industry. ... [More] Source : The Nation |
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| Thai move to reclaim rice crown in Hong Kong. [May 26, 2014] | ||
THAILAND is moving aggressively to reclaim its dominant share of the Hong Kong fragrant-rice market, after buyers there agreed to boost their orders. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Pledging policy blamed for drastic fall in price of rice. [May 26, 2014] | ||
THE PRICE of Thai rice has plunged to the lowest level in six years, even lower than Vietnam's despite higher cost of production, due to the deposed government's pledging policy. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| 17 Bidders compete for govt stockpiled rice. [May 15, 2014] | ||
Seventeen bidders participated in the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) rice auction yesterday, competing to buy 450,000 tons of stockpiled rice, according to a Commerce Ministry report. ... [More] Source: the Thai Financial Post |
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| Thailand hopes for comeback in Hong Kong jasmine rice market. [May 14, 2014] | ||
Thailand is striving to reclaim its position as the largest supplier of jasmine rice to Hong Kong after losing almost half of its footprint in that market to Vietnam for several years. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Greater interest in Thai rice stocks. [May 12, 2014] | ||
More than 10 countries have shown strong interest in purchasing rice from the Thai government's stocks, following high demand because of a global drought. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| NACC’s ruling on rice case will not affect G2G deals: DFT. [May 9, 2014] | ||
The Department of Foreign Trade is confident that the national anti-graft body’s ruling on rice case will not have an impact on government-to-government (G2G) agreements. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Thailand can reclaim title as world' second biggest rice exporter. [May 9, 2014] | ||
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thailand’s rice exports are set to recover following the end of the controversial rice-pledging scheme. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| High hopes for rice contract with Iraq. [Apr 26, 2014] | ||
Exporters upbeat following lifting of ban on Thai imports. Rice exporters are strongly expected to win bidding contracts to sell to Iraq for the first time this month since the lifting of a ban imposed last August by Baghdad out of concern over the quality of Thai rice. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| 1 million tons of rice will be distributed through AFET by June. [Apr 24, 2014] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce has set a goal to distribute one million tons of rice via the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) by June this year. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| 3m tonne Manila rice sale proceeds, Agreement seeks to sell 3 million tonnes. [Apr 23, 2014] | ||
In its best bid to step up shedding its rice stocks, the caretaker government is seeking a three-year plan to sell grain to the Philippines. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Exporters upbeat about parboiled rice. [Apr 21, 2014] | ||
Thailand will focus more on parboiled rice after failing to win a tender to supply 800,000 tonnes of white rice to the Philippines. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand upgrades quality of Hom Mali rice. [Apr 19, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry has announced a new classification of Thai fragrant rice to tap high-end market abroad. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Thailand to benefit from growing world rice demand, market monitors say. [Apr 14, 2014] | ||
Despite climatic shifts and natural disasters plaguing some rice producing countries, the 2013 season has produced more rice than expected, adding to the ninth straight year of rice surplus or 'carry over,' the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported recently. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Thailand to export 8.7m tonnes of rice. [Apr 11, 2014] | ||
Thailand will export about 8.7 million tons of rice this year, ranking it the second largest exporter after India, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Thursday. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| China may buy rice from Thailand : Commerce [Apr 11, 2014] | ||
China will possibly sign deals to buy one million tonnes of rice from Thailand after its specialists inspected a rice warehouse in Suphan Buri, a senior Thai Commerce Ministry said Thursday. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| High demand seen as 18 rice traders take part in govt auction. [Apr 11, 2014] | ||
Eighteen rice traders joined the Thai government's auction for 420,000 tonnes of rice late yesterday, reflecting high market demand. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| First regional rice bid 'a success'. [Apr 10, 2014] | ||
The first regional rice auction held in Suphan Buri on Wednesday was a success, with eight groups submitting bids. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Iraq to end Thai rice ban. [Apr 10, 2014] | ||
Iraq is set to resume buying Thai rice after halting purchases for almost a year on concerns about quality. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| US among countries eyeing 1.6m tonnes of G2G rice deals. [Apr 10, 2014] | ||
THE UNITED STATES and other countries are interested in purchasing rice from Thailand under government-to-government contracts, for a combined volume of more than 1.6 million tonnes, says the Foreign Trade Department. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| China may buy more rice from Thailand. [Apr 10, 2014] | ||
China will possibly sign deals to buy one million tonnes of rice from Thailand after its specialists inspected a rice warehouse in Suphan Buri, according to the Thai Commerce Ministry. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Rice exports up 40% year-on-year. [Apr 8, 2014] | ||
Thai rice exports rose to 1.4 million tonnes in the first two months of 2014, up 40% from the same period in 2013, Oryza.com reported on Tuesday. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Price war seen as Thai rice glut swamps market. [Apr 4, 2014] | ||
Asian rice prices will keep slumping from a near six-year low as Thailand clears out record stockpiles, threatening a price war with Vietnam and India. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Stepped-up release pressures home rice traders. [Apr 3, 2014] | ||
THE CARETAKER government's accelerated release of rice from its stockpiles has created difficulties for domestic traders, which now have to be much more active in promoting sales amidst a combination of lower market prices and weak consumer confidence in regard to rice quality. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Commerce hopes to secure a deal to sell rice to Philippines. [Mar 31, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry is working to achieve a sale of 800,000 tons of rice to the Philippines on April 15th, saying the other main contender is Vietnam. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Futures rice sales target 1m tonnes. [Mar 31, 2014] | ||
The Commerce Ministry aims to sell 1 million tonnes of rice from state stockpiles through the futures market by June. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Commerce officials urge Iraqis to lift ban on Thai rice. [Mar 30, 2014] | ||
The Foreign Trade Department hopes Iraq will cancel its ban on Thai rice imports after a team met with the Iraqi Grain Board to offer assurances of the commodity's quality. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Shipments enjoy rebound in February. [Mar 27, 2014] | ||
Exports rebounded in February, driven by the weak baht and the global economic recovery. Shipments rose by 2.43% year-on-year last month to US$18.4 billion after falling by 1.98% in January to $17.9 billion. The first two months of the year together showed an increase of 0.2% year-on-year to $36.3 billion. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Annual rice production expected to reach 26 million tons. [Mar 26, 2014] | ||
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Yukol Limlaemthong has expressed belief that the 2014 rice yields will total 26 million tons and hopes that the rice market will return to its normal state. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Commerce Ministry to rekindle rice deal with Iraq. [Mar 25, 2014] | ||
The Department of Foreign Trade has announced that a team of trade representatives is visiting Iraq, in the department’s bid to revive a stalled rice deal with the Middle East nation. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| AEC lures Thai rice millers to invest in Cambodia. [Mar 25, 2014] | ||
Thai rice millers are lining up to build mills in Cambodia to cash in on imminent regional economic integration, with experts warning Cambodian rice is likely to flood Thailand. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thai rice price expected to drop further after rice pledging scheme. [Mar 23, 2014] | ||
The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has warned that price of Thai rice from April to May this year might plummet after the rice pledging scheme ended and rice from Vietnam entered the market. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Thailand back to world’s No 1 rice exporter. [Mar 23, 2014] | ||
Thailand has reclaimed its title as the world’s top rice exporter after having shipped out 1.5 million tonnes of grain in the last two months, according to an international trade company. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Rice prices set to fall further, Lukewarm response to government's auctions. [Mar 20, 2014] | ||
Rice prices are expected to keep falling further due to frequent rice sales held by the government and its hasty attempts to dispose of huge stocks of the grain. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thailand to participate in an auction to sell rice to Philippines. [Mar 18, 2014] | ||
The Department of Foreign Trade reveals that it is preparing to participate in an auction hosted by the Philippines to sell 700,000-800,000 tons of rice after both countries have signed an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice cooperation. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Commerce Ministry reviews strategy on sales of stockpiled rice. [Mar 18, 2014] | ||
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan is today calling a meeting of related officials to discuss the rice situation and review the Ministry’s strategy to sell the stockpiled rice. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Rice to be auctioned through AFET increasing to 300,000 tons. [Mar 15, 2014] | ||
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) revealed the amount of rice to be auctioned through the Agricultural Future Exchange of Thailand (AFET) has increased to 300,000 tons. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| 34 parties bidding in latest rice auction. [Mar 10, 2014] | ||
A sharp fall in rice prices and flexible conditions have drawn an overwhelming response from interested buyers to the caretaker government's latest rice auction, with 34 bidders taking part. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Two-pronged plan to clear rice stockpile. [Mar 8, 2014] | ||
In a move aimed at speeding up sales of state rice stocks, the caretaker government wants to call general auctions upcountry while letting relevant state-owned units sell their stocks directly to interested buyers. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Global market awaits cheap Thai rice. [Mar 7, 2014] | ||
Rice traders on the world market have temporarily paused dealing to wait for the Thai government to sell its stockpile cheap to repay a 20 billion baht loan to finance the rice-pledging scheme, according to an exporter of the grain. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Govt eyes AFET as channel of rice distribution. [Mar 7, 2014] | ||
The Agricultural Futures Trading Commission (AFTC) will promote sales of rice in an agricultural futures market as a way to help distribute rice and pay farmers in the government’s rice pledging program. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| China's COFCO to buy 1 mln tonnes of rice from Thailand. [Mar 6, 2014] | ||
China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) today agreed to buy one million tonnes of rice from Thailand, according to Thailand's Foreign Trade Department. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Commerce Ministry: Thailand never dumps rice in Indonesia. [Mar 2, 2014] | ||
The Ministry of Commerce has denied the rumor of rice dumping in Indonesia which allegedly affected rice prices in the global market and upset many rice producers. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| Thailand to sell 400,000 tonnes of rice to China this month. [Mar 2, 2014] | ||
China has initially agreed to buy 400,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand, pending an official contract this month, said caretaker Commerce Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Stock release may hit prices. [Feb 26, 2014] | ||
The caretaker government's plans to step up disposal of its massive rice stockpiles to raise funds to pay farmers are expected to put mounting pressure on global and Thai rice prices. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Thai rice not being dumped. [Feb 22, 2014] | ||
Denies Indonesian claim of cheap sales or breaching world trade rules. The Foreign Trade Department yesterday dismissed reports that Thailand dumped cheap rice on the world market - a move that could be a breach of World Trade Organisation rules. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Thailand denies dumping rice in Indonesian market. [Feb 22, 2014] | ||
The Thai Commerce Ministry has categorically denied a report that Thailand has dumped rice on the Indonesian market at cut-rate prices. ... [More] Source: MCOT online news |
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| Exporters sound alarm on rotting rice stocks; Iraq says no to imports for now, per one report. [Feb 21, 2014] | ||
With the government controlling a massive rice stockpile, exporters are warning that long-stored grains will eventually erode buyer confidence in Thai rice quality and damage the country's storied rice export industry. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Afet bids for govt rice come in low amid high supply. [Feb 14, 2014] | ||
Impact on market prices seen; ministry plans more auctions via futures market. A total of 17 traders joined the Commerce Ministry's auction yesterday of 227,000 tonnes of rice via the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand, but their low bids are expected to drag down the market price because of supply exceeding demand. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| Overwhelming response to rice sale. [Feb 13, 2014] | ||
The government's latest effort to sell its rice stocks has drawn an overwhelming response from interested bidders, with 18 potential buyers yesterday submitting their bids to buy 467,623 tonnes in a tender offer. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Traders: Old rice stocks unshippable, Use grain for ethanol or animal feed. [Feb 10, 2014] | ||
The government is being urged to take the harsh step of ridding itself of old rice stocks, which have long been warehoused, and using them to produce either ethanol or animal feed, as a strenuous attempt to step up exports in the short term is proving futile. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| End pledging project now: exporters. [Feb 6, 2014] | ||
RICE EXPORTERS have urged the caretaker government to end its flagship rice-pledging scheme immediately, pointing to the mounting state stockpile of rice that an industry body claims would take five years to sell off. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| The cancelled Chinese's rice deal will not affect wider exports. [Feb 5, 2014] | ||
The Thai Rice Exporters Association has confirmed China’s withdrawal from the government’s rice agreement, claiming it will not affect the private sector’s exports. ... [More] Source: National News Bureau & Public Relations |
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| New bid to bridge rice gap; Banks asked to finance payments to farmers. [Jan 28, 2014] | ||
The Finance Ministry's Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to seek bridge financing from local banks to meet payments to unpaid rice farmers within one month. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| AFET rice sale goes well. [Jan 23, 2014] | ||
The government's latest effort to sell its rice stocks through the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) attracted up to 19 potential buyers. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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| Rice sale to China delayed by legal limbo over 'caretaker' powers. [Jan 15, 2014] | ||
The caretaker government is likely to face a new threat of more protests by farmers, who have suffered from the delay of payments for their pledged rice. ... [More] Source: The Nation |
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| EC allows rice stock sales to continue. [Jan 9, 2014] | ||
The caretaker government was given a breather after the Election Commission (EC) allowed it to continue selling rice stocks as usual, a move that could raise funds to ease the tight liquidity in the government's rice pledging scheme. ... [More] Source: Bangkok Post |
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