Thailand’s rice exports are expected to reach 600,000 to 650,000 tonnes in May on pending delivery contracts, following higher rice demand and the weakening baht, the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) said on Tuesday. TREA President Charoen Laothamatas said Thailand exported 2,291,916 tonnes of rice worth THB39.44 billion in the past four months (January-April), up...
The Thai Rice Exporters Association is holding a contest to find new rice varieties to feed the global market, as well as strengthen Thailand’s competitiveness. Innovators have until June 30 to register, before planting their variety between July and November. The winner will be chosen in December when the rice is harvested and tasted. The...
BANGKOK, March 9 (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft agreement to resume government-to-government sales of rice to Indonesia after a previous deal expired in 2016, an official said The memorandum of understanding (MOU) would see Thailand export up to one million tonnes a year of 15% to 25% white rice to Indonesia...
Thai jasmine rice exports to Hong Kong are poised for a big jump due to scarcity in the supermarkets and retail stores there after the new coronavirus outbreak, Somdet Susomboon, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) director-general, said. “The shortage of rice and medical masks in the country has caused people to hoard because of...
Thai rice exports in the first 8 months of this year amounted to 4,772,315 tons, an increase of 46.8%, expected in September 2022 to export 700,000 tons of rice as a result of India’s suspension of exports. The demand for the rice market continues. On September 30, 2022, Mr. Charoen Laothamatas The president of the...
The price of un-milled Thai rice, for the 2019-2020 crop year, has increased to between 10,800 and 11,000 baht per tonne, which is the highest in about a decade. The higher price of un-milled rice this year is due to lower production, about 18.8 million tonnes against an original projection of 20.37 million, because of...
Retailers and residents of Dubai are hopefully more enthusiastic about Thai rice following a trade fair last month where it was heavily promoted. The Department of Foreign Trade put on a show of rice and other agricultural goods at Gulfood 2020 in Dubai from February 16-20, hoping to boost sales across the Middle East, director-general...
The Covid-19 situation has led to many countries stocking up on food supplies, boosting orders for Thai rice, Chookiat Ophaswongse, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said. “These importers want our exporters to be ready to deliver 100 per cent of the order quantity immediately,” he said. “Previously, the importers preferred delivery of 50...
Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Prapat Potasuthon urged the Rice Department to speed up seed production, aiming to export soft rice to better compete in global markets in the next two years. He said farmers would benefit during the present Covid-19 situation as people are hoarding food, causing rice demand to increase, while the drought...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit and his delegation, who are currently in the US, met on Friday (November 8), with importers of Thai rice for sale in the US to discuss barriers, problems and opportunities for boosting rice exports from Thailand. The Minister met with representatives of 13 major importers including...
