News Forum - Thai rice exports valued at 23% more than same period last year

[Thaiger]

From January to April, Thailand’s rice exports reached 2.79 million tonnes, with an estimated total for the year surpassing 8 million tonnes, according to the government. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, expressed optimism regarding the exports being valued at US$1.5 billion (51.2 billion baht) revenue, a 23% increase compared to the same period last year, as …

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[palooka]

Watch out for the reports on sugar for the next few years.  Have many farmers now growing vegies on previous sugar land. Few got stung by the early closure of the mills this year. Still have a few thousand Rai of ripe sugar in the local fields going to flower.

The ups and downs of agriculture.  

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Yet from all official government reports from most of the countries that Thailand exports to there is single digit inflation... really closer to 23% inflation.