Thai farmers to blockade roads over unpaid rice

[khwaibah]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

They will.

Remember YOU can FOOL all of the people ALL of the time... especially here.

As much as the locals where I live want to hang her and her cronies over the rice scam 10-1 they will vote the lot back in.

[ginjag]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

They will.

Remember YOU can FOOL all of the people ALL of the time... especially here.

As much as the locals where I live want to hang her and her cronies over the rice scam 10-1 they will vote the lot back in.

Most villages controlled by the head man, who gets 10k approx. without perks. and paid by the controlling council chief. it only needs 1 man to in a small village to have the people conform--remote villages of course. The head man gets voted in by the locals for sweeteners given. Fact, lived next door to one head man.

[ggold]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

They will.

Remember YOU can FOOL all of the people ALL of the time... especially here.

As much as the locals where I live want to hang her and her cronies over the rice scam 10-1 they will vote the lot back in.

Probably on the promise of them getting paid! But it will still leave a lot of bad feeling when it does come to an end and the rice farmers can't get anything for their rice!

What will happen to the rice mountain, apart from the obvious, Will any of it get sold, and at what cost to the farmers and the country?

[Spartakos]

Yes, this is stupid mismanagement, but...if the political field is becoming level, why Suthep's push to halt democracy because the ballot box is tilted too far to the one side and democarcy is out of balance?

His strategy, if the majority of the posters in this thread are correct, is completely illogical and unnecessary.

These two arguments (PT is on trouble and lets dissolve demiocracy) are diametrically opposed to each other. It's like saying the Dem strategists said, "PT is in big trouble next election, so let's quit parliament, start a street uprising, then boycott the election -- it will be a sure way to win moderate votes!"

One plus purple does not equal cube.

So far what I have managed to understand from Suthep's plan is that he does not want another election to take place untill the legal framework is laid out for any elected goverment to follow to ensure that PTP "do whatever we want coz we got most votes" scenario does not happen again. And of course get all shin's clan behinds kicked of of politics extravaganza.

I must say it does not sounds crazy if they really can see it through.

[edwinchester]

 

 

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

 

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

 

They will.

 

Remember YOU can FOOL all of the people ALL of the time... especially here.

 

 

 

As much as the locals where I live want to hang her and her cronies over the rice scam 10-1 they will vote the lot back in.

 

 

Most villages controlled by the head man, who gets 10k approx. without perks. and paid by the controlling council chief. it only needs 1 man to in a small village to have the people conform--remote villages of course.  The head man gets voted in by the locals for sweeteners given.   Fact, lived next door to one head man.

In our village if the Poo Yai mucks up he gets voted out simple as that. Happened last two elections. 1st one put most of the lights allocated to the village in his own soi and got kicked out. Second one was caught smoking yaba. Maybe our village is more pricipled.

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[andrewrooney]

This could make the election interesting (as long as the Dems don't do something boneheaded like boycott it).

[SICHONSTEVE]

Could not count how many PRO government posters have stated that Thaksin is loved by the POOR farmers, because he gave them support when they wanted it, he gave them hope---he promised them so much during the election campaign. NOW LOOK AT THIS MESS. sorry folks--let them Block the roads maybe they will see the light.

Lets see how many pro Thaksin posters post on this thread ??????????????? any guesses lads and lassies.

I doubt that many will pop in to have a look at this wonderful news!!!

[siampolee]

Fookhaht post # 23

Deliberate misinformation.

Where does it say the Northeast? Another example of extrapolation in order to stir the pot.

Poster must be a Suthep devotee? Same M.O.

Strangely enough I live in Isaan in Surin and the farmers in the village (that includes me via the missus) and the surrounding village have been informed no money available for at least 1 month perhaps two months. That is called reality and real live experience of the current situation

So perhaps your assumption might well be based upon the principles of the facts that you are totally unaware of the reality of the situation and your M.O is based upon the solid waste fecal matter from male bovines policies as espoused by the P.T.P along with its coalition partners and it supporters wearing those delightfully tinted rose coloured spectacles.

[MobileContent]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

The farmer who pledged rice, took most of them a loan from the BAAC Bank. 95% of all Thai farmers even don't qualify as the pledging scheme needs to be Grade A. Some of the farmers in our village have been rejected because their rice is of low quality. Isaan Rice can't be pledged.

Farners don't need to buy seeds for rice. If they harvested 200 packages of rice (25kg each) they keep 5-10 packs and use it as seeds to for the next harvest. They can't be that stupid to pledge all their rice which is still uncut by the way and have no more rice one months later.

In Isaan we sell to the small traders. The small traders make the money and send the rice to the large rice mills. The large Bangkok owned Chinese rice mills are the one that don't get paid and they make the association put pressure on the farmers. Rent a farmer not rent a mob. Chinese New Year is end of January, so its a custom that all debts must be paid before we start with the year of the horse.

If a farmer sells below 10 tons he is getting paid on the spot via a broker. The broker takes the risk to get the money from BAAC which gets the money from the government.

Good try Nation but only fools in Bangkok can full for that story.

We have at our damn in Sakon nakhon protesters for the last 2 years and they are sponsored by the Thai Farmers Association from Bangkok. They loose some rice due to the water levels and most of the times the claim are fabricated but again you have a middle men inside that does the negotiations. Last week one got compensation of 400,000 Baht but the agent got 200,000.

All those farangs jump on it that now are the rice farmers against Yingluck. This time she will win a landslide victory against Bangkok and the South.

Just yesterday we saw a line around 30 trucks delivering rice to a large Chinese Rice Mill. If those Rice Mills are worried they would not buy any rice more but with a margin of 25-30 from farmers that don't pledge rice and they get cash its still a lot of profit.

Example: 300 billion Baht as an example is just only 10 billion USD but its about a 2 billion Deal for those Chinese run rice mills from Bangkok that operates all over Thailand.

Another stupid story from the Nation.

[ginjag]

As much as the locals where I live want to hang her and her cronies over the rice scam 10-1 they will vote the lot back in.

Most villages controlled by the head man, who gets 10k approx. without perks. and paid by the controlling council chief. it only needs 1 man to in a small village to have the people conform--remote villages of course. The head man gets voted in by the locals for sweeteners given. Fact, lived next door to one head man.

In our village if the Poo Yai mucks up he gets voted out simple as that. Happened last two elections. 1st one put most of the lights allocated to the village in his own soi and got kicked out. Second one was caught smoking yaba. Maybe our village is more pricipled.

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I like the post as it is true to life, they vote him in they vote him out BUT in certain cases he has to resign 555555555555555555 if he doesn't act the democratic way for the villagers. 5555 but in many larger villages the Amper big boss makes sure he performs, when he takes care of the poo yai, he takes care village villagers then vote for the crook at the Amper and in majority of cases here red areas. another kind of vote catching.

Problem now with the non payment and the Amper boss cannot do anything so they react against the local, then YS..PM. government.

[gerry123]

i have just spoken to my wife about this late payment her reply no money no vote she is quite sure payments will be made before proposed election date

[Luuk Chaai]

I remember something about 1.3billion dollars in confiscated $$$ why not kick it in to the payment pot

[gerry123]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

The farmer who pledged rice, took most of them a loan from the BAAC Bank. 95% of all Thai farmers even don't qualify as the pledging scheme needs to be Grade A. Some of the farmers in our village have been rejected because their rice is of low quality. Isaan Rice can't be pledged.

Farners don't need to buy seeds for rice. If they harvested 200 packages of rice (25kg each) they keep 5-10 packs and use it as seeds to for the next harvest. They can't be that stupid to pledge all their rice which is still uncut by the way and have no more rice one months later.

In Isaan we sell to the small traders. The small traders make the money and send the rice to the large rice mills. The large Bangkok owned Chinese rice mills are the one that don't get paid and they make the association put pressure on the farmers. Rent a farmer not rent a mob. Chinese New Year is end of January, so its a custom that all debts must be paid before we start with the year of the horse.

If a farmer sells below 10 tons he is getting paid on the spot via a broker. The broker takes the risk to get the money from BAAC which gets the money from the government.

Good try Nation but only fools in Bangkok can full for that story.

We have at our dam_n in Sakon nakhon protesters for the last 2 years and they are sponsored by the Thai Farmers Association from Bangkok. They loose some rice due to the water levels and most of the times the claim are fabricated but again you have a middle men inside that does the negotiations. Last week one got compensation of 400,000 Baht but the agent got 200,000.

All those farangs jump on it that now are the rice farmers against Yingluck. This time she will win a landslide victory against Bangkok and the South.

Just yesterday we saw a line around 30 trucks delivering rice to a large Chinese Rice Mill. If those Rice Mills are worried they would not buy any rice more but with a margin of 25-30 from farmers that don't pledge rice and they get cash its still a lot of profit.

Example: 300 billion Baht as an example is just only 10 billion USD but its about a 2 billion Deal for those Chinese run rice mills from Bangkok that operates all over Thailand.

Another stupid story from the Nation.

Isaan Rice can't be pledged. B.S.

[Smurfer]

Thailand now needs a pro-active government......not reactive. Back to the basics of economics and commerce and planning for the future.

[TomTao]

Perhaps the rice farmers will end up adding to the numbers in Bangkok who are aginst the government if the promised dosh is not forthcoming, stranger things have happened.

[CantSpell]

Yes, this is stupid mismanagement, but...if the political field is becoming level, why Suthep's push to halt democracy because the ballot box is tilted too far to the one side and democarcy is out of balance?

His strategy, if the majority of the posters in this thread are correct, is completely illogical and unnecessary.

Or his strategy and timing were perfect... At the end of the harvest. Block all ministry offices... Block access to some payments and funds...

But enough conspiracy theories.

On a different note, another news today: Red shirts plans to surround BKK...

Might be hard if the rice farmers block the roads or they get a special pass ...

[allan michaud]

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

Deliberate misinformation.

Where does it say the Northeast? Another example of extrapolation in order to stir the pot.

Poster must be a Suthep devotee? Same M.O.

It says 26 (twenty six) northern and central provinces, it may not SAY Issan (NE) but I think its safe to say there must be a few from Issan among the 26 provinces. You seem to be clutching at straws.

[wprime]

Rubber farmers in Bangkok. Urbanites in Bangkok. And now Rice Farmers in the North East. Add the failed amnesty bill into the mix, and one might almost thing things aren't going as well for the PTP as they might have liked.

Deliberate misinformation.

Where does it say the Northeast? Another example of extrapolation in order to stir the pot.

Poster must be a Suthep devotee? Same M.O.

So you're trying to imply that rice farmers in the north weren't paid but rice farmers in Isaan were paid??? Care to back that up with facts or is your post just a deliberate attempt to misinform?

Just another Thaksin devotee I guess.

[Upnotover]

Perhaps the rice farmers will end up adding to the numbers in Bangkok who are aginst the government if the promised dosh is not forthcoming, stranger things have happened.

The white shirts? And they can be joined by the 1st car scheme non-recipients, a lot of those are white too so they can share the colour.

[slapout]

Farmer protests have been going on for several months via road blocks, dumping of produce with little sale value, documentation of corruption, etc Will the majority of the fatm sector still support this government at the next election? I do not have a clue..

If you look at the broken promises made to them, increase in fertilizer, fuel, and chemical costs, then add the doubling of labor cost on the farm with the 300 baht/day implemented they have more reason to not be satisfied with the present group of crooks than ever before.It just seems that they accept this type of thing as their station in life and will continue to exist on what crumbs are thrown to them.

[Carrerakiss]

Think this needs big brother to dig deep in his pockets and

pay the farmers for their rice,after all it was his idea ! but it

will never happen.

Think the PM will be quite happy now she has dissolved

Parliament,as it was the only way for her and the Government,

to get out of this massive mess they have caused.they will be

back saying it was previous Government that caused this huge

problem for Thailand,.......and the poor of Issan will believe them!

regards Worgeordie

That's the problem with keep having coups to get rid of Thaksin governments. They never end up paying the price for the mess they make. If the Democrats would just let them see out a term of office, they'd end up disillusioning their supporters and the opposition would have a shot at getting elected.

But every time they get forced out of power before the chickens come home to roost for their failed policies, and up as as martyrs of democracy to boot. If their policies don't fail, then I guess hats off to them, but what chance is there of that?

Think before acting Democrats, think! And have patience.

[Dogmatix]

Looks like Nattuwat and the boys at the Commerce Ministry have really taken care of the farmers, as has Yingluck as chairman of the rice pledging committee.

[ginjag]

Think this needs big brother to dig deep in his pockets and

pay the farmers for their rice,after all it was his idea ! but it

will never happen.

Think the PM will be quite happy now she has dissolved

Parliament,as it was the only way for her and the Government,

to get out of this massive mess they have caused.they will be

back saying it was previous Government that caused this huge

problem for Thailand,.......and the poor of Issan will believe them!

regards Worgeordie

That's the problem with keep having coups to get rid of Thaksin governments. They never end up paying the price for the mess they make. If the Democrats would just let them see out a term of office, they'd end up disillusioning their supporters and the opposition would have a shot at getting elected.

But every time they get forced out of power before the chickens come home to roost for their failed policies, and up as as martyrs of democracy to boot. If their policies don't fail, then I guess hats off to them, but what chance is there of that?

Think before acting Democrats, think! And have patience.

2 more years and a bankrupt government, the country would be finished, no tourists, nothing left here but brothels. sexpats left only.

[Dogmatix]

Better tell Chalerm to double the recent order for tear gas, water cannons and billy clubs to deal with these ingrates. Gas the farmers as well and they won't be accused of double standards any more.

[awayego]

Perhaps the rice farmers will end up adding to the numbers in Bangkok who are aginst the government if the promised dosh is not forthcoming, stranger things have happened.

And not just the rice farmers.

Corn farmers were promised a subsidy of 1.50bt (?) per kilo of corn due to the closure of one of the two major (only?) corn processing factories in Bangkok and the consequent loss of competitive pricing. As I understand it, no money has been paid out to farmers yet, at least in our area, and farmers are pretty pissed off about it

[bundoi]

As usual The Nation has a half of the story, and they have engineered the presentation of that half to suit their own political agenda, and many foreigners have swallowed the story hook, line and sinker ...

my farmer friends have been paid 80-90% for the last harvest, and they have no problem with funding the new planting (which anyway is months away)...

...the reason that the final payment of 10-20% has not been paid is because the "Democrats" refused to co-sign the use of the funds which PTP had intended for that payment...

[Muhendis]

Maybe Yingluck will go on a long shopping trip soon, as there is no law that says she can resign!

Cause it doesn't look like the farmers will vote PTP next time!

She doesn't need a law to resign. Her brother already did that when he was caretaker PM so setting the precedence.

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Looks like Nattuwat and the boys at the Commerce Ministry have really taken care of the farmers, as has Yingluck as chairman of the rice pledging committee.

Just like many Thai companies they got no idea about return customers importance.

[96tehtarp]

Sp please tell us with your encyclopedic knowledge of Thailand, where you think these rice farmers are that have not been paid. Just what part of Thailand do you think they are from?

They come from everywhere and they can and will bring this country to an absolute standstill in a heartbeat. No amount of army or police will be able to stop them. They won't be using happy clappers and whistles and they won't be taking orders from the man in Dubai.

Something dark and very evil is fermenting at this very moment. The bourgeoisie student groups, and the labour unions, and the hangers-on who cling to their vested interests are incredibly myopic. Their attitude reminds me of "Let them eat cake".

In this referenced instance "they" come from the lower north near or on the Pitchit - Nakhon Sawan highway. That's a very long way away from the north-east.

It will only take a few hours and when it happens there will be no recompense.

Fortress Bangkok is fortified only with Mercedes and BMW. Don't forget the watermelon police and the watermelon soldiers. Don't overlook who does all the work in Bangkok.

In my 20+ years living in Thailand I have never seen "The People" so angry as they are now. (And they are not angry about the Shiniwatra family).

I wish this to all end. I wish they would build the canal through the isthmus of kra. I wish they would prepare better integration into the AEC.

[Robby nz]

Hay did you all know :

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on 5/12/2013

Thai stockpiles of rice will still climb to 20.4 million metric tons next year even as (if) exports rebound 26% to 8.5 million tons

The price of Thai 5% broken white rice, an Asian benchmark, tumbled 23% to US$450 (14,400 baht) a ton this year

Global reserves of milled rice will be 179 million tons in 2013-2014.

And a telling statement from the FAO :

Thai authorities willingness to accept sales at a loss were enough to weigh heavily on market sentiment, said the Rome-based agency.

Now there's a statement "weigh heavily on market sentiment"

Translated into non diplomatic language it means "The rest of the worlds rice markets are highly peed off with what Thailand is doing"

Another interesting stat is :

Of the 4 million farmer credit cards out there (round numbers) the outstanding balance of cash advances was close to 8 billion at end of Nov, that's cash advances only.

The BAAC has 92 billion B of outstanding loans (to farmers) in 8 months starting 1 April.

Now that the farmers are not getting paid they wont be able to service these loans will they.

But no problem the BAAC only charges 7% interest on overdue accounts but they give a 5 month interest free period.

Did you know that those with farmers credit cards can only buy what they need at "participating vendors"

Leave you to speculate on what vendors might have to do to get "participating" status.

So the poor rice farmers may be deeper in the poo than simply not getting paid suggests.