Deputy PM Supachai Sends 2,000 Aid Packs to Flood-Hit Prachinburi
Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Suthamphon led the packing of 2,000 relief packages at the Ministry of Commerce to aid flood‑affected residents of Prachinburi Province. The packages contain essential items such as palm oil, milk, canned fish, instant noodles, drinking water, cleaning supplies, and household goods. She also outlined measures to monitor food prices, secure egg supplies, and prevent price gouging during the disaster.
On the same day, Supachai emphasized that the Ministry of Commerce’s key mission is to prevent shortages of essential consumer goods and to ensure their widespread distribution. The Internal Trade Department has coordinated with wholesalers, retailers, and modern trade outlets to keep stocks flowing continuously, while monitoring prices and access in flood‑hit areas and guarding against opportunistic price hikes. Regarding eggs, a vital staple, the department has liaised with poultry farmers, producers, wholesalers, retailers, and exporters to manage domestic supplies. It has urged the Livestock Department to extend the period for retiring caged laying hens and asked exporters to delay shipments so that more eggs remain available on the local market, with close monitoring of distribution. Wattanasak Suea‑iam added that, in response to the flooding, the department is tracking the impact on egg supplies, urging farms to channel eggs into regular trade routes and warning against hoarding or price gouging, while also requesting exporters to cut shipments by roughly 30‑50 % during the crisis to keep enough eggs for domestic demand. In areas where floodwaters have receded and recovery is beginning, the ministry plans to roll out the “Thai Helps Thai – Blue Flag” initiative, offering essential goods, cleaning equipment, and building‑repair materials at reasonable prices to ease living costs and help residents restore their homes quickly. The public is encouraged to report any shortages, unfair sales, missing price tags, or suspicions of hoarding and price‑gouging via the ministry’s hotline.
