FAMILY hardship triggered by the plunge in rubber prices that began four years ago prompted Apisit Rordchawarng to come up with an alternative business idea to rescue their finances.
Natural rubber prices ‘not in line with prevailing factors’
MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2017
A meeting between the International Tripartite Rubber Council and the International Rubber Consortium concluded that natural rubber prices are not reflective of the economic fundamentals affecting it.
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed government agencies to expedite their purchase of natural rubber in the local market as part of a bid to boost domestic demand and help prop up falling prices, a government spokesman said yesterday.