Rice deal with Manila eyed
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Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul has proposed a direct trade of Thailand's Hom Mali rice to traders in the Philippines.
At the fifth Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation in Manila, held for the first time after a six-year hiatus, he said this would help Thailand expand the market for the top-quality rice.
He expects that Thailand will quote about Bt45 per kilogram for the rice, against the quotation of Bt60 from Vietnam.
Aside from the rice issue, both parties discussed a possible joint disaster study, insurgence in Thailand’s deep South and disputes in the South China Sea.
The Nation
