The Foreign Trade Department has vowed to apply digital innovations and modern world trade to boost Thailand’s export competitiveness over the next 12 months, while enhancing and upgrading foreign trade-related services to facilitate exports. Speaking about his department’s performance in fiscal 2022, which ends on Sept 30 this year, director-general Pitak Udomwichaiwat said it would...
BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand is aiming for rice exports of 7.5 million tonnes this year, up from a previous target of 7 million tonnes, due to increased output and a weak baht amid global food insecurity. Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said in a statement that Thailand, the world’s third-largest rice exporter after India and Vietnam, exported...
Mr. Chookiat Opaswong, Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Revealed to the news agency I.N.N. that The situation of Thai rice exports continues to grow throughout the year, it is expected that exports will be at least 7.5 million tons. which is in accordance with the goals set by the private sector Because...
Thailand’s riceberry won a bronze medal at France’s “Fine Grocery” contest this week, the Department of International Trade Promotion said. The department’s director-general, Somdet Susomboon, said that he was informed by his subordinate in France that French importer Naga-Gold company had sent the riceberry to take part in the contest and won the bronze medal....
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...
