Modern commerce takes care of farmers Push the prices of all agricultural crops up.

Nonthaburi, Commerce Minister reveals the results of 6 months of work under the new era of commerce to take care of farmers. Push the prices of all agricultural crops up. Prepare a plan to solve problems for the entire system. Especially during the drought, find new markets and continue to sell rice on a state-to-state basis to ensure that Thai agricultural products have consistently good prices. Pointing out that even though the drought looks frightening But I believe that all departments will definitely work together to find a solution for the country. Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, said that in recent months the prices of important agricultural products Whether it is rice, poke rice, cassava, rubber and palm oil, including various types of fruits that have higher prices, such as the price of jasmine rice/glutinous rice. Prices increased by 12%. Cassava increased by 49%. Oil palm increased by 9%. Rubber and raw rubber sheets increased by 22%. Tuber crops such as s hallots increased by 27%. Animal feed corn increased by 6%. However, the Ministry of Commerce's agricultural product care policy in the modern era emphasizes planning ahead and managing production in each period. To be able to predict the future Manage production in advance to keep prices stable. There is cooperation between the Department of Internal Trade. and Thailand Post Distribution of agricultural products. A directory of fruit products has been prepared both domestically and internationally to know both the quantity and production of each type of agricultural plant in each area. Ready to set up a system to monitor the situation of agricultural products. to deal with problems in advance The cost structure and prices of agricultural products are studied so that all parties benefit in a balanced way. Solve problems throughout the system There is an increase in the efficiency of agricultural products, such as developing rice varieties. Promote the cultivation of agricultural products Solving the problem of cassava leaf spot disease together with the private sector Because it's cassava There is a huge demand in the world market. Thailand is the world's top exporting country, with production being 20% ??lower than world market demand. Therefore, a meeting was held with the Cassava Association in Korat. Will cooperate with every private sector. Solving the problem of cassava leaf spot disease to work together to find a solution Including doing less and getting more. Develop the potential of Smart Farmers, which is the key to helping the Thai agricultural sector grow. Sustainable change creates entrepreneurs. modern farmers and taking care of older farmers To cover and keep pace with the world All of this is possible with an understanding of the product and concern for the problems of the people. Take management science and the understanding of each organization and every department helps solve problems at every stage. Thank you to the Ministry of Commerce's determination to create maximum benefits. Use ways to think outside the box Find a mechanism to develop what is there. make it possible to succeed If you know how to think and do Even though in the next few months, many people are worried about the drought problem and think that it will be so severe that it will affect the cultivation of important economic crops of Thailand, causing the farmers to suffer. The government understands this problem well. and has already prepared a support plan Which will work with every agency as one plan to find ways to help reduce the impact of the drought that will occur in the next few months. In addition, what the government will do to raise the level of Thai agricultural products to the world market, it is still necessary to help push Thai agricultural products such as rice and cassava to be sold in foreign markets at appropriate prices. Although the private sector, especially the Thai Rice Exporters Association, stated that the high price of Thai rice would make selling prices difficult and that it was not necessary to sell only through the government-to-government or G2G system, which he viewed as Doing the market whether private to private or state to state depends on the opportunity and the attitude of negotiations, for example, selling rice to Indonesia in the amount of 2 million tons, of which 1 million tons are privately owned and another 1 million tons are owned by the state. The private sector also negotiates. The government sector is currently negotiating. It is expected that a conclusion will be reached to actually sell G2G rice with Indonesia soon. There is also a plan to negotiate the sale of rice on a state-to-state basis with many other countries interested in making contracts to buy and sell Thai rice as well. Source: Thai News Agency