14 July 2026

Urgent! "World Ji" suspended the "40 baht curry rice" plan, the Cabinet said, when there are a variety of agreeableness and disagreement, welcome to listen and review.

On 14 Jul 69, Mrs Supujee Sukhumvong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, posted

Hello there.

The other day I talked to the press about the price of curry rice.

After energy prices began to fall, the Department of Commerce was called upon to help it reduce the cost of living that was needed, and the daily expenditure was curry rice.

In fact, the price of curry rice depends on many costs that do not come from the price of energy alone, whether it is the cost of raw materials, gas, wages, rent, which is related to many ministries, many agencies, and the government is overseeing these things.

For food essential materials, the Ministry of Commerce has overseen through the "Thailand Helps Thailand Reduce the Burden of Living" program that has been going on since April 1, 2026, and will continue to oversee the price of essential materials and low-cost raw materials through the "Thailand Helps Thailand Reduce the Burden of Living."

In addition, the Commerce Department commissioned the Department of Internal Trade to link raw materials from farmers directly to restaurants to reduce cost burdens, reduce pressure on food prices, and help farmers at the same time.

And to alleviate the people's brothers and sisters on the cost of food during the period that has not yet reached normal (the Middle East situation has recently erupted), there is an idea to do more by using the pre-fix concept used on many products. This will encourage restaurants who are willing to sign up to offer a single dish menu at a low cost, which is under consideration for what the price should be. The figure of 40 baht is just an example.

However, when there is a wide range of disagreements and disagreements, we are willing to listen and ready to review so as not to affect state measures that affect market forces. Many people say that there is already a low cost of curry rice below 40 baht per dish, or some say that it should be solved in other parts beyond the Department of Commerce's supervision.

We have therefore suspended the plan to present the matter to the Cabinet meeting.

And although we have withheld this presentation to the Cabinet meeting, we will welcome every comment, because this decision comes from our open listening to everyone's voice.

It must be reiterated that to overcome a crisis requires the cooperation of all parties, we cannot push forward such a critical measure among different opinions.

Thank you.

Suthayi Suthayan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce

14 July 2026

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