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Durian is Thailand’s top export earner, outranking rice and rubber

June 13, 2022
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thai durian has outranked rice and para rubber as Thailand’s top export performer, with export volume last year estimated at about 187 billion baht, compared to 100 billion baht for…

Bottled palm oil price soars to over 70 baht per litre

May 20, 2022
by Chanwanpen
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Despite appeals to palm oil producers, by the Commerce Ministry, to maintain their ex-factory price at between 65 and 68 baht per one-litre bottle, the price of bottled palm oil…

Fifty tonnes of unripe durian due for export impounded by Thai authorities

April 5, 2022
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thai agricultural officials impounded about 50 tonnes of durian at an export warehouse, in the eastern province of Chanthaburi province yesterday (Monday), after they found much of the fruit was…

Thailand ships chicken products to Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2004

March 29, 2022
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thailand shipped the first consignment of chicken products to Saudi Arabia in 18 years on Monday, as diplomatic relations between the two countries are gradually restored following three decades of…

Thai government urged to restrict exports of maize and soybean meal

March 20, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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The Thai Feed Mill Association is urging the government to review its policy of allowing the export of maize and soybean meal for animal feed, to ease the shortage of…

Longan growers seek help from Thai government as prices hit rock-bottom

August 18, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thailand’s longan growers are asking for help from the government after China has temporarily suspended purchases of the sweet and succulent fruit since August 13th, claiming that Thai exports were…

A textile factory in Pathum Thani. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Thailand’s manufacturing at risk as workers get infected with COVID

August 3, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The COVID-19 crisis has continued to aggravate in Thailand with new cases rising at an alarming rate, exceeding over 15,000 a day in the last few days. The impact on businesses and people…

China reports its exports up 28% and imports hit decade-high

June 7, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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China’s exports rose 27.9 percent in May while imports grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade as the global economy powers back from the pandemic crisis, data…

This photo taken on January 28, 2021 shows workers making medical masks at a workshop of a company which produces medical protective equipment in Jishou, in central China’s Hunan province. (Photo by STR / AFP)

China exports spike to highest in decades after Covid-19 hit

March 7, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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China’s export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought…

Thailand’s Internal Trade Department chief axed by PM

March 15, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Internal Trade Department director-general, Mr. Vichai Pochanakit, has been transferred to assist at the Prime Minister’s Office, pending an investigation into complaints of hoarding and overcharging of face masks. Prime…

Low-income workers will be hard hit by a drop of exports

September 28, 2019
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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The falling Thai exports will hurt low-income workers the most as manufacturers are expected to hire less and cut overtime employment, affecting the purchasing power of these grassroot segment. The…

Wildlife groups want review of regulations on elephant exports

June 1, 2019
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Wildlife conservation groups and Chart Thai Pattana MP Nikorn Chamnong oppose the export of Thai elephants and are demanding that the Commerce Ministry review its elephant export regulations. Opposition to…

Thailand to export elephants after 10-year ban

May 9, 2019
by sirrderd
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After a decade long ban on the export of Thai elephants, Thailand’s Foreign Trade Department has eased restrictions to pave way for the export of the protected species for non-commercial…

ADB raises economic outlook for Thailand, cut forecast growth for Asean

September 27, 2018
by PhatpornS
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Thailand’s economic growth forecast this year by 0.5% from a previous forecast in April to 4.5%, while cutting Asean’s economic growth forecast to…

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