Commerce Ministry steps up efforts to stamp out smuggling The Commerce Ministry is intensifying its efforts to improve supervision of agricultural product imports to combat smuggling. Bangkok Post · Jun 21, 2023
El Niño fails to affect Thai food prices The Internal Trade Department says the droughts caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon have yet to affect the prices of local goods. Bangkok Post · Jun 9, 2023
Production cost steady amid higher power bills Prices of fresh food remain stable and electricity bills have yet to impact manufacturers' production costs, according to the Internal Trade Department. Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023
Demystifying sticky Thai goods prices Thailand may be unique in handling the domestic prices of products and services. Whenever manufacturers and business operators shoulder higher production costs and ask state units for permission to raise their prices, the Internal Trade Department always rushes to call a joint meeting with them. Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023
Price caps on staples before hols The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has vowed to put price caps on 18 consumer products amid accusations that the prices of some brands of seasoning sauces and detergent have risen sharply recently, according Chakra Yodmani, deputy director-general of the DIT. Bangkok Post · Apr 1, 2022