The govt should reach the south rubber farmers
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Re: "Non-South rubber farmers opt out of rally plans", National, August 30.
It is the good result of the negotiations of subsidy assistances between the rubber farmer network and Agriculture Minister Yukol Limlamthong took place at Government House on last Wednesday that rubber farmers in all parts of the country (except the South) have decided to cancel simultaneous rallies they planned to hold on Tuesday.
But it's still bad news that the south rubber farmers have already blocked roads and railways for a week and vow to stage big rallies across the country next Tuesday.
Although the rubber farmers in the south who are prolong protesting would insist a guarantee price at Bt100 per kilogramme, while the government would buy rubbers from farmers at Bt80 per kilogramme.
I would want the government talks again with them for explaining how the government's subsidy helps can compensate the loss of the rubber price plunge, or finding additional solutions to meet, so that their trouble would be resolved and the suffering risks of blockades would end faster and avoid the big rallies to come.
Sutipunt Bongsununt
Kanchanaburi
