AGRICULTURE
Rice shippers to help relieve stockpiles
- Published: 13 Oct 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
Rice exporters have stepped in to help sell rice in the government's stockpiles, starting with lucrative Hom Mali, but the move will be slated mainly for produce from the new harvest.
Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said yesterday after meeting with representatives from the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) that the government and rice exporters agreed to hold joint roadshows and trade fairs in key rice trading partners such as China, Hong Kong and Singapore in an effort to accelerate shipments to the remaining quarters.
At the meeting, the TREA's members also promised to participate more in state rice bids and collaborate in rice marketing to boost exports and dispose of the government's supply.
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