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Chiang Rai - More than 1,000 farmers blocked main roads in this northern province Monday in protest against the falling price of their crop.

According to the protesters, middlemen had now agreed to buy the unmilled rice at just Bt9,600 per tonne. Last year, the price was at Bt10,000 per tonne.

"The cost of growing rice has risen. How can our crop get less money than before? Rice can be exported," Banyat Thongdeenok, 54, said.

He was among the protesters demanding that Chiang Rai Governor Traisit Limsomboonthong help raise the issue with Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan or relevant officials.

The Nation