Price woes fuel corn farmers’ fears of lackluster sales

23 July 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agricultural policy and administration / Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic policy and administration / Economy and commerce / Exports / Government / International relations / Investment / Maize (corn) / Small and medium enterprises SME / Trade
Bantey Meanchey provincial agricultural department / Battambang provincial agricultural department / Embassy of Thailand / Jiranan Wongmongkol / Khun Thorn / Ministry of Commerce / Pailin provincial agricultural department / Ta Sdar Samky Farmer Community / Thailand

Corn farmers and dealers in the country’s northwestern provinces fear a decline in sales this season as local storage facilities become increasingly scarce and demand from Thai importers declines. Khun Thorn, president of Ta Sdar Samky Farmer Community in Battambang province, told the Post yesterday that corn prices had sunk to 600 riel per kilogram this year, down 40 per cent from 1,000 riel last year. Thorn said the price slump was a result of importing processes in Thailand becoming stricter and fewer people operating storage facilities. …

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