# BAAC launches 6 programs, injecting 58 billion baht to help rice farmers, cut costs and support agricultural prices

> Thailand’s BAAC board approved six farmer-support programs, including direct assistance for rice growers, loans to delay rice sales, and credit for collecting rice and corn. The programs are intended to provide liquidity, lower production costs and help stabilize prices for key crops.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T07:37:31.833Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93225-baac-launches-6-programs-injecting-58-billion-baht-to-help-rice-farmers-cut
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidies and loans that delay sales may temper immediate crop selling and support prices, while aggregation credit can improve access to market. The measures could affect the timing and availability of Thai rice and corn supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-01-22 | [DA aligns with millers, importers to support local farmers, stabilize rice supply \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12592-da-aligns-with-millers-importers-to-support-local-farmers-stabilize-rice-supply.md) | +2.0% | -5.8% |
| RICE | 2023-07-25 | [India’s new ban on rice exports: Potential threats to global supply, prices, and food security \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34967-india-s-new-ban-on-rice-exports-potential-threats-to-global-supply-prices-and.md) | -4.5% | -4.2% |
| RICE | 2024-02-02 | [Centre keeping all options open to curb rice prices: Food secretary \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31609-centre-keeping-all-options-open-to-curb-rice-prices-food-secretary-agriculture.md) | +3.0% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2024-02-08 | [India’s export restrictions on rice continue to disrupt global markets, supplies, and prices \| Asia and the Pacific Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31608-india-s-export-restrictions-on-rice-continue-to-disrupt-global-markets-supplies.md) | +0.7% | -5.7% |
| RICE | 2024-01-13 | [No proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar, says Piyush Goyal \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32107-no-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-says-piyush-goyal.md) | +1.9% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-02 | [US and China Unveil $30 Billion Tariff-Cut Framework for Agricultural Exports - Beijing Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4457-us-and-china-unveil-30-billion-tariff-cut-framework-for-agricultural-exports.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-02 | [Agricultural feedstock costs drive RIN prices to all-time highs -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46439-agricultural-feedstock-costs-drive-rin-prices-to-all-time-highs-u-s-energy.md) | +2.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-28 | [AgroPages-Argentine farmers switching some intended corn to soybeans-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55876-agropages-argentine-farmers-switching-some-intended-corn-to-soybeans.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- thansettakij.com: https://www.thansettakij.com/economy/673491

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