Thailand due to government policy implementation buying rice farmers lost position as the world

Thailand due to government policy implementation buying rice farmers lost position as the world's first rice exporter, is expected in the country's rice exports this year than in previous years about half, of the world rice export market share was less than 20% plunge, relegated to Vietnam India afterwards. Thai Prime Minister Britain sindipol es Ratchasima to fulfill election promises, since last October to implement a 50% higher than the market price per metric ton of rice 15,000 baht (RM1,500) per tonne of rice or 20,000 baht (RM2,000), sindipol es direct sindipol es procurement from farmers rice, improving farmers' livelihoods. This begins with the former Prime Minister Thaksin's populist policies, in order to win support for the government of the farmers. If farmers want to buy rice exporter, would increase the price, otherwise the farmers would rather sell rice to the government. Government buying into trouble but implementation of the policy year, has significant impact on the export competitiveness of Thai white rice. Many exporters too expensive to make Tamil unmarketable. For example, Hong Kong has been in the past, Tamil imports 80% to 50%. Because many Hong Kong consumers to buy relatively inexpensive change sindipol es Vietnam or Cambodia meters. Honorary Chairman of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Chu leather Germany, said: "This is the worst we have not seen for a year before our original world market share, gradually fall into the hands of competitors, especially in Cambodia, Myanmar and other production. More and more emerging export rice opponent. "Thailand's annual production of about 20 million tons of rice, and always will be among the 50% export overseas. Although production in previous years almost, but the US Department of Agriculture estimates that in the United Kingdom under the New Deal Lak, Thailand's rice exports this year was about 6.5 million tons of material (see table), the global export market share will be nearly a year / 3 1/5 fell enough, behind Vietnam and India. A Thai economist said: "The Vietnamese and Indians are gearing up to take advantage of them are marked slowdown in our exports, take advantage of.." Chu Ge Germany even said: "If the situation continues, you will see many exporters graduation sindipol es . "For full official positions can not sell the Thai Government's New Deal, although rice farmers to help win, win votes, but the high price of buying endless rice, has gradually constitute financial pressure. To add an excess accumulation of official positions pin impossible, sindipol es if put rice on the market, the slightest mistake again ready to shake the price of rice, the damage to people's livelihood. Given Thailand's rice is quickly filled with official positions, the government is anxious to seek new store space to put even considering the use of Don Muang airport tarmac. Local experts estimate that the Government has accumulated about 10 million tons of rice, if you want to release surplus rice in the world market, the price plummeted fear. "The Government is in a dilemma, both no good policy disposal piles of rice, in addition to storing no other way. If the reservoir down, rice prices will plunge, they will have to face political trouble."