# BAAC board approves six government-policy projects to help farmers reduce costs

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T13:37:55.390Z
- Category: policy · region Thailand · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93637-baac-board-approves-six-government-policy-projects-to-help-farmers-reduce-costs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- RICE: neutral

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## Sources

- mitihoon.com: https://www.mitihoon.com/2026/11/11/694592/

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