NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 10 Feb 2015 – The southern Province of Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday announced that it would put 2,000 tons of Pathum fragrant rice into 5-kilo packets and sell them to the public at only 100 baht a packet next month.
According to the provincial Governor, the project which is in line with the Government’s policy to help lower the cost of living, is the second of its kind after the province sold 1,000 tons of rice in a similar manner to the public in January. The campaign had received warm response, the governor said.
The new batch of rice has already been arranged into 400,000 5-kilo packets. They will be available in the market during 1-31 March and regarded as gifts to the public ahead of the Thai New Year festival of Songkran in April.
And to prevent unscrupulous traders from reselling the rice for profit making, members of the public will be allowed to buy no more than 10 bags or 50 kg each. Reservations can be made at nearby local administrative offices or at the central district office of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
