Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Prapat Potasuthon urged the Rice Department to speed up seed production, aiming to export soft rice to better compete in global markets in the next two years. He said farmers would benefit during the present Covid-19 situation as people are hoarding food, causing rice demand to increase, while the drought...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit and his delegation, who are currently in the US, met on Friday (November 8), with importers of Thai rice for sale in the US to discuss barriers, problems and opportunities for boosting rice exports from Thailand. The Minister met with representatives of 13 major importers including...