New policies raise prices paid for agricultural products

These policies include advanced planning of future product management, produce distribution nationwide under a collaboration with the Department of Internal Trade and Thailand Post, keeping a fruit directory of both domestic and export markets, improving rice breeds and developing new farming zones, he said.

Phumtham, who is also a a deputy prime minister, said that in the past six months the prices of Hom Mali and sticky rice rose by 12%, tapioca by 49%, oil palm by 9%, rubber by 22%, corn for animal feed by 6%, shallot up 27%, and oranges by 57%. Prices of export fruits also went up significantly, such as durians to 205 baht per kilogramme and mangosteen to 100 baht/kg.

Phumtham attributed the ministry’s success to the efforts of all officials with related agencies and private partners, who have been working to improve their understanding…