The Thai government's rice mortgage scheme is set to start Oct 7, with the pledging price of white rice at Bt15,000/tonne and Thai jasmine rice at Bt20,000/tonne, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittarat Na Ranong. Led by Mr Kittirat, a two-hour meeting on the rice mortgage scheme drew concerned agencies, farmers and rice exporters to discuss the scheme.
2011-09-02
Global News: Thai Govt's rice mortgage scheme starts Oct 7
(News resource: MCOT, Sep 1, 2011)
The Thai government's rice mortgage scheme is set to start Oct 7, with the pledging price of white rice at Bt15,000/tonne and Thai jasmine rice at Bt20,000/tonne, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittarat Na Ranong. Led by Mr Kittirat, a two-hour meeting on the rice mortgage scheme drew concerned agencies, farmers and rice exporters to discuss the scheme.
The Thai government's rice mortgage scheme is set to start Oct 7, with the pledging price of white rice at Bt15,000/tonne and Thai jasmine rice at Bt20,000/tonne, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Kittarat Na Ranong. Led by Mr Kittirat, a two-hour meeting on the rice mortgage scheme drew concerned agencies, farmers and rice exporters to discuss the scheme.
