February 28, 201412 yr I commented weeks ago that this warehoused rice was probably over run with vermin and bacteria at this point.
February 28, 201412 yr I commented weeks ago that this warehoused rice was probably over run with vermin and bacteria at this point. 90% of them are. At this rate, they will be lucky if they can get 25% useable at original grade. Storing this type of stuff in 40c with 90% humdity is basically impossible.
February 28, 201412 yr The rats must love it. Dead birds and mice have been found on the floor of the warehouse. The birds and rats must have loved the rotten rice and then died from eating it... Which of course would be caused by fumigation, which they deny was done, which they then claim can stop fungi??? All misinformed and messed up. Like the whole rice subsidy full stop. Maybe they wee thinking about Fungimation ? Ok, I get my coat.
February 28, 201412 yr It sure is a lot of fun to stick knives into the rotting corpse that is the rice scam, and of course it will just get better and better as it is discovered that millions of tons of rice is rotten. But there is a dark side for those of us that live here. That is, as this rotting rice becomes impossible to sell on the open market, I have little doubt that this rice will find its way into the supermarkets here...... :-( Guess I will have to start buying Vietnamese rice... I did like the mental pictures of the dead birds and rats found in the warehouse, I can assume from eating the rotten rice.
February 28, 201412 yr It sure is a lot of fun to stick knives into the rotting corpse that is the rice scam, and of course it will just get better and better as it is discovered that millions of tons of rice is rotten. But there is a dark side for those of us that live here. That is, as this rotting rice becomes impossible to sell on the open market, I have little doubt that this rice will find its way into the supermarkets here...... :-( Guess I will have to start buying Vietnamese rice... I did like the mental pictures of the dead birds and rats found in the warehouse, I can assume from eating the rotten rice. I doubt even the Thais would be that stupid. Its off nose, its mouldy. There isn't much you can economically do to make it look better or smell better. It is unsellable other than as pig feed. And even then I am not sure it would be safe to feed to animals.
February 28, 201412 yr The rats must love it. Dead birds and mice have been found on the floor of the warehouse. The birds and rats must have loved the rotten rice and then died from eating it... Which of course would be caused by fumigation, which they deny was done, which they then claim can stop fungi??? All misinformed and messed up. Like the whole rice subsidy full stop. Maybe they wee thinking about Fungimation ? Ok, I get my coat. Sounds nasty huh. Indeed. Fumigating for pests wont get rid of fungi. But then they take antiboitics for a cold here. So no surprise that they might be a little confused.
February 28, 201412 yr Anybody see any news items on the payments promised to be paid to the farmers today? The minister said it would not be possible to pay them this week (this was 2 or 3 days ago). No link sorry. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app
February 28, 201412 yr Yummy love that Yingluck Rice. Notice no reds here supporting the rice scam The usual lot will be here shortly suggesting fake rice, elite rice, amart, democracy, unfair courts etc, etc dont you worry about that. Brother Number ones Internet Boiler rooms are in overdrive.
February 28, 201412 yr Anybody see any news items on the payments promised to be paid to the farmers today?The minister said it would not be possible to pay them this week (this was 2 or 3 days ago). No link sorry.Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app There's a surprise. Cheque in the post, again....
February 28, 201412 yr Anybody see any news items on the payments promised to be paid to the farmers today? The minister said it would not be possible to pay them this week (this was 2 or 3 days ago). No link sorry. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app No link needed, as he has said the same for the past 24 weeks, at the same time he has said for 25 weeks in line that they will be paid next week.
February 28, 201412 yr A certain person, when in power, was offering mega rice-fields to his Arab friends.How could he do this when the majority of Thai farmers own their land or lease it from someone they know and trust.. Easy. Promise them cash, don't pay them, let them borrow from the banks with their land as security.Still the money does not come. The result is insolvencey, land taken coz they cannot pay, and the biggest land grab in Thai history to pay back the Arabs who backed a certain person. Said this years back; now it's coming to fruition.
February 28, 201412 yr It sure is a lot of fun to stick knives into the rotting corpse that is the rice scam, and of course it will just get better and better as it is discovered that millions of tons of rice is rotten. But there is a dark side for those of us that live here. That is, as this rotting rice becomes impossible to sell on the open market, I have little doubt that this rice will find its way into the supermarkets here...... :-( Guess I will have to start buying Vietnamese rice... I did like the mental pictures of the dead birds and rats found in the warehouse, I can assume from eating the rotten rice. I have been wondering about that. In my local Makro they are selling jasmine rice but it's marked as "old". Should I avoid it? It's the Aro brand.
February 28, 201412 yr A certain person, when in power, was offering mega rice-fields to his Arab friends.How could he do this when the majority of Thai farmers own their land or lease it from someone they know and trust.. Easy. Promise them cash, don't pay them, let them borrow from the banks with their land as security.Still the money does not come. The result is insolvencey, land taken coz they cannot pay, and the biggest land grab in Thai history to pay back the Arabs who backed a certain person. Said this years back; now it's coming to fruition. Sounds despicable but wouldn't be surprised. Do you have any links? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app
February 28, 201412 yr A certain person, when in power, was offering mega rice-fields to his Arab friends.How could he do this when the majority of Thai farmers own their land or lease it from someone they know and trust.. Easy. Promise them cash, don't pay them, let them borrow from the banks with their land as security.Still the money does not come. The result is insolvencey, land taken coz they cannot pay, and the biggest land grab in Thai history to pay back the Arabs who backed a certain person. Said this years back; now it's coming to fruition. Certainly within the realms of possibility. That rumour has been around for many years, and given Brother Number Ones track record, certainly possible.
February 28, 201412 yr A certain person, when in power, was offering mega rice-fields to his Arab friends.How could he do this when the majority of Thai farmers own their land or lease it from someone they know and trust.. Easy. Promise them cash, don't pay them, let them borrow from the banks with their land as security.Still the money does not come. The result is insolvencey, land taken coz they cannot pay, and the biggest land grab in Thai history to pay back the Arabs who backed a certain person. Said this years back; now it's coming to fruition. Sounds despicable but wouldn't be surprised. Do you have any links? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app That is a nice rumour but, the first line says it all. Most rice farmers do not own their own land, and most do not lease it from people they know or trust. 70% of the decent arable land of the country is in the hands of about 10% of the population.
February 28, 201412 yr Is it possible to make Lao Khao of the rotten stuff? Its trying on its own. Inventions are needed at this dark hour, what about fermented rice as the new national dish? Fish sauce and Somtam Paraa (fermented same, same) are already well knowned.
February 28, 201412 yr just the tip of the "riceberg" wait until they inventory the stock piles and discover how much is missing.
February 28, 201412 yr just the tip of the "riceberg" wait until they inventory the stock piles and discover how much is missing. Or was never there from the beginning.
February 28, 201412 yr Is it possible to make Lao Khao of the rotten stuff? Its trying on its own. Inventions are needed at this dark hour, what about fermented rice as the new national dish? Fish sauce and Somtam Paraa (fermented same, same) are already well knowned. Well, rotten rice doesn't have that much use i suppose. maybe they can use it to put in the bricks for the flood defences....As the next message pointed out, it is going to be a massive loss. I stored a perishable product in thailand for 3 years. we had to break down the storage stacks every 3 months, run fans constantly for air circulation to keep the quality. when you look at these storage conditions, you know it can only be meant to be kept in there for afew month or so, maximum.
February 28, 201412 yr just the tip of the "riceberg" wait until they inventory the stock piles and discover how much is missing. I think the bigger problem is they are going to find more rice than produced by farmers in Thailand.
February 28, 201412 yr just the tip of the "riceberg" wait until they inventory the stock piles and discover how much is missing. Or was never there from the beginning. Or came from Burma or Cambodia. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app
February 28, 201412 yr From the kitchens of Kittirat to the tables of the public - here it is. By this time we are quite used to the massive storages of rice, but this really emphasizes the waste of the programme. It's heart-breaking - not only because it was the result of a lot of sweat to grow, not only for the fact that so many farmers were not paid for it, but for the simple reason that it never ended up on a table. To think that so much of the world is in dire poverty, this is a crime from this standpoint alone. Yes...dear god...admidst all of this political bullsh#t, let us not lose sight of that giant elephant in the room. This is wasted FOOD we are looking at.
February 28, 201412 yr Biofuel? A company in Brazil has found a way to use unfit for consumption rice to make biofuel.
February 28, 201412 yr Is it possible to make Lao Khao of the rotten stuff? If not Lao Khao, then commercial ethanol for industry or fuel ?? OK, I'm late to the party, I see this has been mentioned earlier ... I'll get my coat ... it's the one with the seesip degree in the pocket
February 28, 201412 yr Rice scheme scandal continue and grown all day . Now YL and PT must be face to boycott of thai rice for risk to health
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