Thai rice exporters to discuss boosting exports with commerce minister

[snoop1130]

 

Leading members of the Thai Rice Exporters’ Association are seeking a meeting with Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, to discuss Thai rice exports and Thai rice’s competitiveness on the global market, after Thailand was recently pushed to the world’s third largest rice exporter by Vietnam. Despite its recent ban on rice exports, India remains in the top spot.

 

Chukiat Opaswongse, president of the association, said today (Tuesday) that, during the first eight months of this year, Vietnam exported 5.81 million tonnes of rice compared to Thailand’s 5.27 million.

 

He explained that Vietnam managed export more than Thailand because the country bought about two million tonnes of paddy from Cambodia, milled the grains and re-exported them under a Vietnamese brand, adding that Vietnam may buy up to four million tonnes of paddy from Cambodia for export.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-03

 

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[dinsdale]

Yep. And how much flows back to the farmer and how much flows into to the govt, exporters and millers  pockets? Also interesting as they have been telling rice farmers to grow one crop (some areas can grow two, others one depending on irrigation or lack thereof) due to drought conditions.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He explained that Vietnam managed export more than Thailand because the country bought about two million tonnes of paddy from Cambodia, milled the grains and re-exported them under a Vietnamese brand, adding that Vietnam may buy up to four million tonnes of paddy from Cambodia for export.

Thailand on the slide... 

Thailands high rice price is hitting sales.