AreaThailand

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date14/02/2015

Policy CategoryStocks

Policy InstrumentStock release

DescriptionAnnounced plans to dispose of an estimated 17 million tonnes of rice held in government granaries in two years’ time. Officials would expect up to 10.0 million tonnes to be disposed of over the course of 2015, with the remaining volumes to be released in 2016.