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Anutin Government completes rice farmer payments; 2 new measures pendi

Anutin Government completes rice farmer payments; 2 new measures pendi

Thansettakij•Economy•57m ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai government has completed overdue payments to rice farmers while proposing two new assistance measures for the 2026/70 production year.

  • •The government under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has fully paid the overdue 1,000 baht per rai assistance to farmers.
  • •Two new assistance measures for the 2026/70 production year have been proposed and acknowledged in principle.
  • •The National Rice Policy and Management Committee (NBK) is expected to make a final decision on the new measures by the end of November 2026.

Overview

  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expedited the payment of 1,000 baht per rai in overdue assistance to rice farmers to alleviate burdens and increase liquidity.
  • •On November 13, 2026, the Department of Internal Trade held the 1st/2026 meeting of the Subcommittee on National Rice Policy and Management for Marketing.
  • •The meeting discussed global and Thai rice market situations, the target price for rice imports for the 2027 fiscal year, and rice imports under the Thailand-Bhutan Free Trade Agreement.
  • •The first proposed measure for the 2026/70 production year provides 1,000 baht per rai for management and quality development, capped at 10 rai or 10,000 baht per household for approximately 4.69 million households.
  • •The second proposed measure provides a price stability mechanism by compensating 50% of the price difference if market prices fall below the guaranteed price for five specific rice groups, limited to 10 rai per household.
  • •The principles of both proposed measures were acknowledged without objection during the November 13, 2026 meeting.
  • •The proposals will be submitted to the National Rice Policy and Management Committee (NBK) for a final decision by the end of November 2026.

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Key Quotes

Pramote Charoensin
"Currently, the assistance guidelines have progressed. I ask fellow farmers to wait for good news, especially the consideration of the NBK at the end of this month, which will decide how both measures proceed."
ขณะนี้แนวทางช่วยเหลือมีความคืบหน้าแล้ว ขอให้พี่น้องชาวนารอติดตามข่าวดี โดยเฉพาะการพิจารณาของ นบข. ในช่วงสิ้นเดือนนี้ ซึ่งจะเป็นตัวชี้ขาดว่ามาตรการทั้ง 2 รูปแบบจะเดินหน้าอย่างไร

Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who led the effort to pay overdue assistance to rice farmers.
Pramote Charoensin(ปราโมทย์ เจริญศิลป์)
President of the Thai Rice Farmers and Agriculturalists Association.

Organization

Thai Rice Farmers and Agriculturalists Association(สมาคมชาวนาและเกษตรกรไทย)
An organization representing rice farmers and agriculturalists in Thailand.
Department of Internal Trade(กรมการค้าภายใน)
The government body that organized the meeting of the Subcommittee on National Rice Policy and Management for Marketing.
Subcommittee on National Rice Policy and Management for Marketing(คณะอนุกรรมการนโยบายและบริหารข้าวแห่งชาติด้านการตลาด)
The body that met on November 13, 2026 to discuss rice market situations and assistance measures.
Subcommittee on National Rice Policy and Management for Production(คณะอนุกรรมการนโยบายและบริหารข้าวแห่งชาติด้านการผลิต)
The body that passed a resolution on October 9, 2026 regarding assistance guidelines for rice farmers.
National Rice Policy and Management Committee(คณะกรรมการนโยบายและบริหารข้าวแห่งชาติ)
The committee referred to as NBK that will make the final decision on the two proposed assistance measures.
NBK(นบข.)
The abbreviated name for the National Rice Policy and Management Committee.
Rice Mill Association(สมาคมโรงสี)
An organization providing rice price data for the calculation of price differences.

Place

Bhutan(ภูฏาน)ℹ️
A country involved in a free trade agreement with Thailand regarding rice imports.

Policy

Rice Farmer Support and Potential Enhancement Project(โครงการสนับสนุนและเสริมศักยภาพเกษตรกรผู้ปลูกข้าว)
A proposed measure to provide 1,000 baht per rai for management and quality development of rice production.
Rice Price Stability Promotion Project(โครงการส่งเสริมเสถียรภาพด้านราคาข้าว)
A proposed measure to compensate 50% of the price difference when market prices are below the guaranteed price.