Thai rice exports to drop 10 pct on India, Vietnam competition
Rice exports from Thailand, the world’s biggest shipper, may decline 10 percent this year on competition from India and Vietnam even as the value of the shipments gains, according to the Foreign Trade Department.
Thai Rice Farmers Rebound After Floods
Rice production in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, may climb 16 percent to an all-time high in the season from October as farmers expand plantings
Thai Rice Production Seen Climbing to Record After Floods
Rice production in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, may climb 16 percent to an all-time high in the season from October as farmers expand plantings to offset losses from floods that inundated farms this crop year.
Packers blast rice pledging scheme
Slowing exports and unreasonable prices of Thai rice have prompted packers to call on the government to stop the pledging scheme and return to price guarantees for farmers to bolster exports and domestic trading.
Thai Asean News Network
The Commerce Ministry plans to continue the rice-pledging scheme, while the Thai Rice Packers Association is threatening to increase rice prices.
Vietnam to topple Thailand as world's biggest rice exporter
Vietnam will eclipse Thailand as the world's biggest rice exporter this year as the government's pledging scheme artificially inflates Thai prices, exporters predicted. The Thai Rice Exporters Associ .....
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Commerce Ministry Vows to Continue Rice Pledging Scheme
The Commerce Ministry plans to continue the rice-pledging scheme, while the Thai Rice Packers Association is threatening to increase rice prices.
Pledging scheme badly hurting
Slowing exports and unreasonable prices of Thai rice have prompted packers to call on the government to stop the pledging scheme and return to price guarantees for farmers to bolster exports and domestic trading.
Rice exporter at their lowest level in a decade: report
Thailand's hold on the title of world's biggest rice exporter started slipping last month after its exports fell behind those of Vietnam, whose traders are offering attractive prices while Bangkok concentrates on high subsidies to boost domestic prices.