Kanjanaporn Dechwan

• The price of domestic sugar increased by THB 4/kilogram.
• The Thai government has decided to categorize sugar as a controlled good.
• This has the potential to impact the cost of living for many Thai households.

• Surplus Thai ethanol is increasingly being used to make bioplastics.
• Bioplastics are often biodegradable.
• They also have a lower carbon footprint than conventional plastics.

Thailand is emerging as a major biomass supplier. 

Carbon prices and taxes are becoming more widespread. 

Thai biomass can help Asia decarbonize.   

• Farmers are worried that cassava yields will be low this year.
• El Nino is the main reason for stunted root growth.
• Prices could keep rising in the short term.

• Thailand will introduce a carbon tax next year.
• Thai industry can convert from coal to biomass.
• This has the added benefit of allowing carbon credit sales.

• Thailand supplies half of the world’s canned pineapple.
• Most of this is shipped to the USA and EU.
• Pineapple can also be eaten fresh, dried, as juice concentrate or jam.