Three shiploads now on the way to Thailand, stockpiles adequate
Fertiliser on sale at a shop in Nonthaburi province. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Worries about fertiliser supply have eased after Thailand-bound cargo ships were allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz, but the government is still seeking additional sources of supply, the commerce minister said on Monday.Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun said at Government House that five cargo vessels carrying fertiliser destined for Thailand were stranded by the Mideast war. Two of them had now been allowed passage through the strait.
A third shipper had managed to transport fertiliser overland to the Red Sea coast, and that cargo was now also on its way to Thailand.
As a result, the fertiliser supply situation had significantly improved, she said.
