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00:00 Thai Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,
00:03 Pramot Charoensin,
00:04 announced that the price of Thai rice
00:07 will increase by 8,000 to 9,500 baht,
00:12 up to 12,000 baht,
00:14 or the highest in 17 years.
00:16 This is due to the high price of rice in Vietnam
00:18 compared to the price of rice in Thailand,
00:19 which is around 70 to 90 dollars per gram.
00:22 The production in Thailand is not enough
00:24 to meet the standard of Thai rice
00:28 that the people buy at the market price.
00:30 This makes the total price of Thai rice higher.