Thailand: Covid is pushing up the trend of agricultural commodity prices in August

Thailand

Published Aug 3, 2021

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Mr. Somkiat Kimawaha, deputy manager of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) revealed that the BAAC Research and Innovation Center forecasts agricultural prices in August 2021. increased, namely the moisture content of paddy Price is at 8,419-8,465 baht/ton, an increase of 0.30 - 0.84% from the previous month due to positive factors from state-to-state rice sales negotiations in 3 countries, namely China, Bangladesh and Indonesia, long-grain glutinous rice, priced at 10,335. -10,537 Baht/ton increased from the previous month by 0.30-2.26% due to operators' stocks starting to decline. Therefore, it is expected that there will be an increase in demand. Cassava priced at 1.98 - 2.02 baht/kg, increased by 0.51 - 2.54% from the previous month due to factors supporting the depreciation of the baht exchange rate. As a result, the competitiveness of Thailand has increased. In addition, China still has continuous demand. The area in the country suffered the worst ...

Source: RYT9

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