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Boy, 13, injured in Krabi shootout

June 19, 2020

A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shootout over a land dispute in Krabi province.

Commerce Ministry takes steps towards reducing price of palm oil

April 07, 2020

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has told the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) to cut the price of palm oil by Bt2 to Bt3 to ease the burden on consumers during the Covid-19 crisis.

Vegetable oil market in state of flux after India-Malaysia estrangement hits palm oil

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Last month India, a large palm oil customer, stopped buying from Malaysia. The decision caused fluctuation in the world oil palm market as Indonesia switched to penetrate the Indian oil market instead. As for Malaysia, it is accelerating reach into markets that Jakarta used to lead while India is seeking use of other types of oil instead of palm oil.

Govt accused of fixing agenda of meeting on palm price guarantee

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2019

A meeting to discuss the palm price guarantee scheme failed as the government had already fixed the agenda, Sittiporn Jariyapong, vice-chairman of the National Farmers Council, said.

Straw mushrooms a life saver for Southern rubber growers

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2019

With the prices of rubber and palm oil so low, some farmers in Nuea Khlong district at Krabi province have turned to growing straw mushrooms, which bring in a daily revenue of Bt600 to Bt1000, Asara Chindapol, a mushroom growing pioneer, said yesterday (December 6).

Agriculture sector GDP forecast to grow up to 1.5%

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The agriculture sector gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.1 per cent in the third quarter (July to September) compared to the same period last year due to increased prices especially for rice and maize, Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) secretary-general Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs said.

Food exports to EU in trouble in wake of Zero Palm Policy

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019

After the EU's announcement of Zero Palm Oil policy which has encouraged member countries to reduce the consumption of palm oil and biodiesel produced from palm, EU importers has informed Thai exporters that food products delivered to EU will be prohibited from using palm oil as an ingredient, and needs to show "no palm oil" as an ingredient on the labels, said Visit Limlurcha, president of Food Processing Industry under the Federation of Thai Industry (FTI).

Palm oil talks finalise price guarantee of Bt4 per kilogram

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 07, 2019

A palm oil price guarantee of Bt4 per kilogram of 18 per cent of palm oil unit was finalised at a meeting between farmers’ groups and government officials, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Wednesday.

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