The Prime Minister ordered a solution to the problem of falling beef prices.

Nakhon Ratchasima, The Prime Minister ordered a solution to the problem of low beef prices, expanded the area for raising premium beef cattle, and instructed the Ministry of Commerce to negotiate exports to Saudi Arabia and prepare for the recurring flooding and drought problems. Mr. Chai Wachirong, the government spokesman, revealed that Mr. Sathit Thaveesin, the Prime Minister, has ordered several agencies to urgently solve the problem of low beef prices at 60 baht/kilogram while premium beef farming is priced at 330 baht/kilogram. After the Prime Minister visited the lower northeastern region and saw the high potential of livestock, such as Sikhio District and several districts in Surin Province, beef production should be raised to various price levels, but there is still a lack of marketing support. Therefore, he has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to help with breed development, production standards, and slaughterhouses. He has also ordered the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affai rs to urgently solve the problem of prices and negotiate to open more potential foreign markets, such as Saudi Arabia and China. The Prime Minister also ordered preparations to deal with the problem of repeated flooding and drought because he was concerned about people in many areas in the Northeast, or most recently in Phuket Province, who are still experiencing repeated flooding and drought, causing great suffering to the lives and properties of the people. After the Cabinet on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 approved a central budget of more than 7,600 million baht to urgently solve this problem, the Prime Minister ordered the Office of National Water Resources and the Royal Irrigation Department to urgently implement projects to solve the urgent problems and situations in the area to alleviate the impacts caused by the flooding and drought problems so that the people will suffer the least. The Prime Minister also accelerated and pushed for the use of digital technology to improve public services and modern gover nment administration. The Ministry of Digital Affairs is the main agency, together with the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission, to set development guidelines and push for implementation along with indicators so that government agencies can provide services to the public quickly, including registering and applying for various licenses more conveniently and quickly, training and increasing digital skills for civil servants and officers at all levels to learn and use digital technology fluently. Source: Thai News Agency