# The plague and promise of Thai rice - Asia Times

> An Asia Times feature profiles Thailand's organic jasmine rice industry in Surin province and the World Bank's poverty report on Thailand. It describes indebted farmers and the country's large agricultural workforce.

- Date: 2017-03-22 · published 2017-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72062-the-plague-and-promise-of-thai-rice-asia-times
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

This is background on rural poverty and farm structure with no new supply or demand shift, so it has little direct price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| RICE | 2020-11-06 | [India’s rice production on the rise \| 2020-11-06  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50116-india-s-rice-production-on-the-rise-2020-11-06-world-grain.md) | -4.9% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2023-12-05 | [Thai rice in high demand \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32794-thai-rice-in-high-demand-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | +0.1% |
| RICE | 2026-06-16 | [India Grain Reserves: India builds record grain reserves as El Nino returns: Rice stocks hit new peak, wheat stores at five-year high - The Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18743-india-grain-reserves-india-builds-record-grain-reserves-as-el-nino-returns-rice.md) | +9.2% | +18.0% |
| RICE | 2017-10-28 | [U.S. rice production, consumption and… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68537-u-s-rice-production-consumption-and-pb-commercial.md) | -2.3% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2017/03/plague-promise-thai-rice/

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