Govt reduces rice export licence fees

Small-scale farmers to benefit from cuts

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The government has relaxed export restrictions to allow small-scale farmers to sell rice to world markets as it seeks to end a monopoly in the sector.

The move was announced by government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub, who yesterday spelt out the government's achievements after completing three months in office.

In his speech, he highlighted the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s efforts to dismantle monopolies.

"All forms of monopoly increase costs for the people. The government will speed up the process of breaking up monopolies, particularly in the rice industry, with the goal of enabling farmers and SMEs to export rice worldwide by themselves," Mr Jirayu quoted Ms Paetongtarn as saying.