BANGKOK, 1 June 2015, The Ministry of Commerce warns legal action will be taken against vendors selling inferior quality rice.
The warning was made by the ministry’s Inspector-General Somchart Soithong, following recent complaints of mobile rice retailers cutting standard or good quality grains with low-grade stock.
He asked the residents to alert the authorities, while strongly recommending they only buy rice from trusted wholesalers, who consistently offer quality grains.
Meanwhile, President of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand Surachai Suthitham stated that the average farmer’s market price of pork from April to May has increased by four baht from 62-63 baht per kg to 66 – 67 baht per kg.
He attributed the hike to the drought crisis, as well as a 30 percent drop in number of piglets. Several ranches at the beginning of the year suffered an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) Virus, especially in the northeastern region.
However, the Association President is convinced that pork prices would return to normal during the rainy season.
