On April 18, 2025, Khon Kaen University (KKU), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thidarat Boonmard, Vice President for Enterprise and Sustainable Society, together with Asst. Prof. Dr. Jirawat Sanitjan, lecturer and researcher in plant breeding at the Faculty of Agriculture, project leader, and the project team, visited Kalasin Province to monitor the progress of the...
The Rice Department has set its mission to promote and support farmers by increasing production efficiency, enhancing their resilience, and adding value to rice through processed, high-value products. Mr. Natthakit Kongthip, Director-General of the Rice Department, outlined the 2025 action plan in line with the government’s 10 urgent policies and the Ministry of Agriculture and...
The Department of Agricultural Extension is driving the Thai Rice GCF project, preparing to teach farmers climate-smart rice cultivation methods and introducing 10 techniques for climate-friendly rice farming. Mr. Peeraphan Kothong, Director-General of the Department of Agricultural Extension, stated that the department is collaborating with relevant agencies to implement the project “Enhancing Climate-Resilient Rice Cultivation:...
Prof. Dr. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Thai Trade Representative, leads the F.T.K. Army in negotiating the export of Thai jasmine rice. Thanasarn Rice Co., Ltd. boarded a train via GML, a PTT subsidiary, to Chengdu, carrying more than 100,000 tons worth more than 2,000 million baht. On January 26, 2024, Mr. Panithan Meechaiyo, Director of the Farmers...
Commerce goes ahead and sells rice, piloting 1 million tons of G2G in Indonesia and another 1 million tons for the private sector, moving forward towards the goal for the whole year 2024 of exporting not less than 7.5 million tons, but not including the G2G total. “Bhoomtham” announced the new G2G Not selling cheap...
” The department will organize a delegation. Government and private sectors will visit Hong Kong at the end of May and will meet and discuss with the Hong Kong Rice Importers Association. To exchange rice trade situations, policies, problems-obstacles, and ways to solve problems to promote rice trade between each other. To maintain Thai rice...
Reporters reported that A high-ranking source from the Ministry of Commerce Said at the World Rice Conference (2023 International IWRC) in Cebu, Philippines which is organized by The Rice Trader magazine and also holds a competition for the best rice in the world, The World’s Best Rice 2023, this year. The Thai Rice Exporters Association...
Foreign news agencies recently reported that Asian rice prices rose to the highest in 15 years, in line with the Thai rice export situation in the first 10 months of 2023 that still has a bright picture. With an export value of 132,290 million baht, expanding by 24.6% (YOY), this factor has a positive effect...
Key HighlightsForeign news agencies report that rice prices have risen to the highest level in 15 years. And if you look back at the direction of Thai rice exports for the remainder of 2023, continuing until 2024, it is expected that there will still be a good trend. from the high demand of foreign trading...
The Thai Ministry of Commerce will propose, to the National Rice Policy and Management Committee this Wednesday, a 4-point measure to stabilise rice prices through the stockpiling of about 14 million tonnes of paddy for up to 5 months before the unmilled grain is released onto the market when the prices are right. The harvest...
