The Thai government is confident that the country will continue to be the world’s top rice exporter this year.
During the House debate on September 13, Koravee Prisananuntagul, aChart Thai Pattana MP from Ang Thong Province, asked DeputyCommerce Minister Poom Sarapol about the progress of state-sponsoredrice pledging program.
In his response, Poomstated that the National Rice Policy Committee has already made surethat rice farmers will be able to benefit from the government’s project,with the procedures clearly laid out to allow farmers to pledge theirsupplies with authorised rice millers.
Moreover, he said that the government is now considering allowingfarmers to pledge their rice up to twice a year, without any conditionregarding the source of the supply to be pledged.
Regarding other irregularities surrounding the pledging procedure, theDeputy Commerce Minister said that the National Rice Policy Committeeand the Department of Special Investigation have been doing their bestto receive all rice supplies to be pledged at the prices originally setby the government.-VNA