Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives approved six government-backed programs to support farmers and stabilize crop prices. The measures include assistance for wet-season rice growers, loans to delay paddy sales and aggregate rice and corn, improved corn cultivation, and an extension of a quality-longan-orchard program.
Loans to aggregate corn and rice and incentives to improve corn production could support availability and reduce pressure on producers’ costs, while paddy-storage credit may delay grain sales. The article does not specify funding or quantify likely effects on commodity prices.
After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 100 past neutral policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -2.6% to +2.3%), and +0.7% over 20.
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