snoop1130 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Prayut wants rising sticky rice price to be urgently curbed By THE NATION Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha called on the Commerce Ministry to urgently find a way of controlling the rising price of sticky rice, government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said on August 26. She said that in response, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanavisit ordered the Department of Internal Trade to see if sticky rice is being hoarded and to prevent such action right away. Jurin has also told the department to talk to rice traders, millers and related parties and have them package sticky rice and sell it at an especially low price to the public. The price of sticky rice has jumped due to drought, which has affected both in-season and off-season planting. The situation is expected to improve after the latest crop is harvested in October. Meanwhile, one rice vendor in Phayao province lamented that she has had to purchase sticky rice at Bt1,950 per sack, compared to Bt800 per sack over the past few months. She said this high price is forcing her to sell the rice at a high price of Bt35 per kilogram, adding that other vendors are selling the rice for as much as Bt40 to Bt45 per kilo. As of August 16, the price of paddy sticky rice stood at between Bt13,900 and Bt17,600 per tonne, up from Bt9,549 per tonne late last year, while white sticky rice was between Bt38,500 and Bt38,600 per tonne, up from Bt19,610 per tonne. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30375380 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-26 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 order this want that - Prayut seems to think the economy runs like the military - just give an order and it will happen, reality check Mr Prayut - it doesn't work like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 It's supply and demand the supply is low because of the drought so prices will be higher. What's this dim wit going to do check everyone's home to make sure they don't have extra rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 " Danny La-rue 52 " said the bingo caller .. Looks like they'll have to stick with it until the price cam's dahn .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I'm happy with the price going up.maybe now my wife will lose a few kilo.its either that or she will go mental with withdrawal symptoms.she actually goes from hungry to angry if not fed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Prayut wants rising sticky rice price to be urgently curbed That's Prayut's gutter talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, happy chappie said: I'm happy with the price going up.maybe now my wife will lose a few kilo.its either that or she will go mental with withdrawal symptoms.she actually goes from hungry to angry if not fed properly. You're lucky,at least you have a way of controlling the anger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, smedly said: order this want that - Prayut seems to think the economy runs like the military - just give an order and it will happen, reality check Mr Prayut - it doesn't work like that Not only that all the problems hitting the media he so desperately wants to control (along with everything else) will be perceived to be his fault.That's the risk of being the boss of everything there's nobody else to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singhajon Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Could somebody tell me the difference between paddy sticky rice and white sticky rice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, Singhajon said: Could somebody tell me the difference between paddy sticky rice and white sticky rice ? Paddy rice is straight from the field, or paddy. And, not yet processed, or "milled," to remove the outer husk and bran. White rice is fully processed or milled rice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice#Harvesting,_drying_and_milling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I sense a Baldrick style cunning plan from the Chinese to corner the market of sticky rice by stalling the supply of water to the Thai farmers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Wait... they want to pay farmers more but want the prices curbed? Where did these guys study economics? Or just simple first grade calculus will do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigand Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Not just the drought but what supplies of sticky rice there are will be held back by farmers and not sold as it's their preferred type for personal/family consumption. Dream on government. In the real world, you can't just issue a decree and all will magically work out on stuff like markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sead Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Sorry. It doesn't work like that anymore. You have to go through certain channels now and it wont be fixed within a day. It's called democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 What do you expect when you increase the daily minimum wage with no added productivity? Prices rise its obvious or maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I am expecting an APP to be rolled out soon where you have to register how much rice you have in your home and how much you are consuming per day. It's probably been a law since 1967, but was never really enforced ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Why is he obsessed with it, damn it one of the drivers of diabetes that is rampant in older Thais. Better to push brown rice as an alternative, oops sorry we live in a dictatorship where you cant have an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Bulldog Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Ha ! Sounds like another rice scheme to me ... "Government" ... release that rice immediately before it all rots away ........ again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 always meddeling with prices vote with you feet...too expensive = buy something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 10 hours ago, tomazbodner said: Wait... they want to pay farmers more but want the prices curbed? Where did these guys study economics? Or just simple first grade calculus will do... Probably the farmers are not benefiting from the higher price as most of them sold their crops after harvest. The middle men are the ones coining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Prayut wants rising sticky rice price to be urgently curbed Why is it I get the feeling it is the trouble and strife who is sowing these ideas in his mind? What would he know or care about the price of sticky rice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Anyone would think this was a d@#$%rship not a democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeybik Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 13 hours ago, smedly said: order this want that - Prayut seems to think the economy runs like the military - just give an order and it will happen, reality check Mr Prayut - it doesn't work like that The Military Academy did not offer Econ 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Generals current or former do not understand Market economics, they never had to, just work out how much they get for flawed contracts etc. Any politician sticking their noses into economics will result in costly schemes which result ion Court cases AKA The Shinawatra clan. It is called the market, less of it more expensive, or he could put his hand into his own pocket and assist in lowering the price...…...Nope...I am Thai me me me attitude !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 His personal preference is to pay less for his favorite treat would be my guess. Supply and demand, if you can import it at a cheaper price, then do so. Stop messing with economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyyy Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Well i can say this, there is no rice in the ground up where i am. We just didn't have the water. Supply and Demand. No supply heavy demand that is what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 So the Thai government needs to reimburse the funds to the suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacherduck Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Just goes to prove he has no economic brain and should resign immediately. This job is way to advanced for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Sticky rice got his attention and not the death of the suspect by the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Guarantee prices for normal rice to appease the farmers but wants to drop the price for sticky rice because of drought causing shortages. let the market find it's own levels... if farmers are hoarding sticky rice to push up the price customers will simply not buy it thus forcing down the price... same as normal rice. Governments do not set the prices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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