Farmers to protest against drop in guaranteed price
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Farmers' groups in 10 provinces are preparing to hold rallies to voice their opposition against the government's decision to cut the minimum price of rice under its rice-pledging scheme to Bt12,000 per tonne.
Thai Farmers’ Association chairman Prasit Bunchoey told the press Thursday that a date would soon be chosen on when farmers will hold a peaceful gathering outside the city halls in the 10 provinces. At the protest, they will submit petitions addressed to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra asking that the guaranteed price remain at Bt15,000 per tonne.
The Nation
