1,600 Tons of Cassava Stuck at Thai Border

More than 1,600 tons of cassava have been stuck at the Thai-Cambodian border in Banteay Meanchey for several days because Thai officials have banned imports of the crop in an effort to support domestic prices at home, officials and exporters said yesterday. The cassava, 800 tons of which is sitting in idle trucks and another 800 tons in nearby warehouses, has been stuck in Thma Puok district since Sunday. …