A rubber farmers’ network in Phayao has urged the government to intervene in the market in an attempt to lift the prices of rubber sheets to 60 baht a kilogramme from 47 baht currently.
Northern growers want the state-run Rubber Estate Organisation (REO) to buy rubber in the market to shore up prices, forcing middlemen to match what it pays, said Sai Inkham, leader of the Rubber Farmers’ Network.