The World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $43 per barrel from $41 per barrel due to supply outages and robust...
Thailand’s rice subsidy scheme was the previous government main populist policy, but within two years of highly subsidised prices it has turned into a political and...
About 25 million tonnes of rice will be produced during 2016-17 crop years in Thailand instead of the normal production output of between 31-32 million tonnes
Rice prices and exports have experienced a sharp drop this year as a result of a tightening of import restrictions by China. The slump in rice...
Thailand's military leader, General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, dismissed the rice subsidy program, adding that alternative measures were needed to boost agricultural development and support to farmers.
Thailand has limited domestic oil production and reserves, and imports make up a significant portion of the country’s oil consumption. Thailand holds large proven reserves of...
China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) today agreed to buy one million tonnes of rice from Thailand
Negotiations with between rubber planters and Thai government representatives have failed so far as the rubber farmers have been demanding that the government start buying their...
