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Chai Watcharong, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, has revealed that the Ministry of Commerce recently organised a promotional event for Thai rice at the
With production projected to be lower this year, water levels in reservoirs precariously low and export curbs not effective enough, rice prices could jump BY SUBRAMANI RA
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