
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Sutthamphanth chaired a National Rice Policy Committee market subcommittee meeting on November 13 to review rice prices, exports and price-support measures. Farmers and private sector participants said current prices have reached satisfactory levels, with Hom Mali paddy fetching 16,500-17,000 baht per ton.
Firmer Thai paddy prices and government focus on sustaining them support export quotes for Thai jasmine rice and keep Asian rice benchmarks firm, though the stated aim of cutting production costs and raising yields points to a longer-term supply response for the 2027 season.
After 168 past bullish policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.7% to +2.1%), and -0.4% over 20.
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