Ministry of Commerce expects higher prices for rice, fruit this year

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 February 2018 (NNT) – Various farm goods have shown a tendency towards stronger pricing this year, including Jasmine Rice, which is projected to be priced at over 17,000 baht a ton. 

Thailand's Ministry of Commerce has prepared a strategy for fruits, planning to propose this week or next that the Cabinet supports adding value to Thai fruits and stabilize their price.

 

The proposal will include action plans and marketing strategies as well as a push to make Thailand the world's fruit capital, positioning Thailand as a source of high quality fruit. In anticipation of a large amount of fruit entering the market in March, the strategies will be piloted in Chantaburi with a focus on managing stocks. 

The first fruits to receive particular attention will be durian, mangosteen and longan, which are in high demand abroad. 

Demand for durian is expected to increase by 10-20 percent this year after erratic weather cut supplies. Major buyers such as China have already displayed a high level of competition to buy Thai durian.

 

-- nnt 2018-02-06

It was reported before that the price of rice had fallen,BUT

not in shops or supermarkets,the price of fruit and vegetables

are already high, especially for potatoes and onions,i suspect

the profiteers are the middle men,as farmers are always saying 

they are in debt.

regards worgeordie

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The proposal will include action plans and marketing strategies as well as a push to make Thailand the world's fruit capital

More lunatic assumptions, probably led from the front by the man who promised Thai would be the world's number one spoken language shortly

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

More lunatic assumptions, probably led from the front by the man who promised Thai would be the world's number one spoken language shortly

Sorry I don't understand your post are you suggesting Uncle Too was wrong?

 

I would remind you of S44 and the computer crime act, before you respond.

Great announcement just as the share prices dip everywhere in the world