Idle Thai Rice Exporters May Shift Expertise to Burma
Thai rice exporters, who have seen volumes slump because of a government intervention scheme, could shift some of their activities to Burma resurgent rice sector.
Thai farmers vow to stage a major protest after the government signals it may cut rice intervention prices by a tenth.
A lack of government funding poses a new threat to a subsidy program that has generated huge rice stockpiles, sparked graft allegations and unnerved markets.
