Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called an urgent meeting with the National Rice Policy Committee to draw up relief measures for rice farmers before a new supply of grains hits the market this month. HELPING HANDS: A soldier carries rice sold by Nong Chok farmers to a military unit in Prachin Buri, while ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra sells her rice at a store on Ram Intra Road. He said the meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, will focus on white rice prices and the annual rice harvest that begins this month. The move comes a week after the cabinet resolved to launch a subsidy programme to help farmers suffering a slump in rice prices. Meanwhile, former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday helped sell 10 tonnes of milled rice in just one hour.

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2016 23:58 UTC