Thailand set to reclaim top rice exporter title

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Thailand set to reclaim top rice exporter title
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation

Expected to sell up to 10.5m tonnes in 2015

BANGKOK: -- Thailand this year is certain to reclaim its crown as the world's largest rice exporter, with volume reaching 10.7 million tonnes, valued at US$5.2 billion (Bt170 billion).

The expected comeback will result from the end of excessive prices under the previous rice pledging scheme, and huge rice stocks on hand.

With continued high-end stocks, and anticipated lower rice production in the world market next year, the Kingdom is expected to ship up to 10.5 million tonnes in 2015.

In 2013, Thailand lost its position as the world's leading rice exporter, with a total of 6.9 million tonnes in shipments.

According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, as of December 9 this year, the volume of rice shipments had reached 10.27 million tonnes, growing by a significant 66 per cent year on year.

The Foreign Trade Department also reported that rice shipments in the first 11 months reached 9.8 million tonnes, a 66-per-cent surge, while export value reached Bt156.43 billion, rising by 29.5 per cent. In terms of US dollars, export value rose 21.7 per cent to $4.87 billion.

About 1.06 million tonnes was exported under government-to-government or government-to-private contracts.

In the first 11 months of this year, India was the world's second-biggest rice supplier, shipping 8.7 million tonnes, followed by Vietnam at 6.8 million tonnes, Pakistan at 3.2 million tonnes, and the United States at 2.7 million tonnes.

Duangporn Rodphaya, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said Thailand was expected to ship larger volumes of rice this year and throughout next year, as global production is down, while Thailand has the ability to ship large amounts from its stocks.

Duangporn said Thailand should maintain its status as the world's largest rice exporter next year on lower output in many countries. Many rice-producing countries have been affected by the El Nino weather phenomenon and drought, while demand remains high.

The US Department of Agriculture reported that the world's stocks of rice would be lowered from 106.8 million tonnes this year to 99.1 million tonnes in 2015. Global rice production would be down slightly from 476.9 million tonnes to 475.2 million tonnes. Demand for rice would increase from 480.2 million tonnes to 482.9 million tonnes, while total trade volume would be unchanged at around 41.9 million tonnes this year and next.

Currently, Thailand has about 17.7 million tonnes of rice in government stocks.

Duangporn said the government would continue to sell rice from the stockpiles next year. As part of its plan to clear up rice stocks, the Commerce Ministry will consider new methods, such as selling the entire stock to traders directly. This may cut government losses from quality deterioration in the warehouses, she said.

The department reported that many rice traders queued at the Commerce Ministry yesterday to join in the fourth rice auction of the year. The ministry was able to sell about 247,000 tonnes immediately from a total volume of 398,000 tonnes on offer because traders bid good prices.

Of the 34 traders, 21 offered bids above floor price, so the department decided to sell to them. For the remaining amounts, a working committee will ask bidders to raise their offers higher and the department will decide again whether to sell the rice at those new price levels. The next rice auction will open in the new year.

From this year's four auctions, the ministry was able to release about 460,000 tonnes of rice.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thailand-set-to-reclaim-top-rice-exporter-title-30250443.html


-- The Nation 2014-12-23

[NongKhaiKid]

How many times have we heard this recently ?

If officialdom repeats it often enough maybe they at least will believe it. Will there be more announcements of sales that don't exist a la the last govt ?

[Mango Bob]

I wonder if they are taken into account that with the predicted drought that they will have enough rice to meet this target.

[Suriya4]

Thanks prayuth, again you make thailand number 1. We are proud of you as our leader and will follow for 12 values teaching.

[Roadman]

Well done Thailand in getting rice export volumes back up and values moving back up. Opportunity for new seasons rice certainly looks good in 2015 with India's crop for export well down and no peaks above this years production forecast from the major rice producers. Maybe also the chance to off load some of the older stockpiles in 2015 as while there is not predictions of shortage overall world volume looks down.

[alfalfa19]

Perhaps all the rotten and moldy rice can be sold for premium prices, as it contains lots of extra organisms, which no doubt add protein to the end user's diet.

[Commerce]

Thanks prayuth, again you make thailand number 1. We are proud of you as our leader and will follow for 12 values teaching.

Again??

Oh! Yes. My apologies. He exposed Thailand as #1 corrupt high-ranking Police in Asean.

[Kooweerup]

What? They made the announcement a couple of weeks ago that they had reclaimed the number one spot or was that just more junta lies and propaganda to keep the people happy?

[kalbo123]

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/782483-thailand-reclaims-its-place-as-the-worlds-largest-rice-exporter/

[empireboy]

If it's true it's good!

[rickirs]

"Thanks prayuth, again you make thailand number 1. We are proud of you as our leader and will follow for 12 values teaching."

Yes No.1 in volume but also No. 1 with the lowest rice profit margin in ASEAN countries. Wouldn't Thailand be smarter to sell less and make more profit margin? Farmers don't live off gross sales revenues.

Edited December 23, 2014 by rickirs

[Thai at Heart]

Well done Thailand in getting rice export volumes back up and values moving back up. Opportunity for new seasons rice certainly looks good in 2015 with India's crop for export well down and no peaks above this years production forecast from the major rice producers. Maybe also the chance to off load some of the older stockpiles in 2015 as while there is not predictions of shortage overall world volume looks down.

The Indians have filled their boots at Thailand expense.

Unlike the Thais they have some control of their capacity.

[MediaWatcher]

Mango Bob, on 23 Dec 2014 - 07:18, said:

I wonder if they are taken into account that with the predicted drought that they will have enough rice to meet this target.

Ever heard of a Thai government body "predicting" a downward trend.... downward trends are only reported "after" international bodies post the results, even then it's normally met with a load of BS.

[brommers]

Can anyone explain to me why Thailand, as an aspiring emerging country should want to be recognised as a peasant economy, exporting more rice of dubious quality than anywhere else on the planet? Not an accolade that makes me feel good about Thailand.

[EyesWideOpen]

Top exporter or top dumper ???

[chotthee]

"Thanks prayuth, again you make thailand number 1. We are proud of you as our leader and will follow for 12 values teaching."

Yes No.1 in volume but also No. 1 with the lowest rice profit margin in ASEAN countries. Wouldn't Thailand be smarter to sell less and make more profit margin? Farmers don't live off gross sales revenues.

Farmers don't know what is profit margin.

But farmer know that Thailand is number 1. That is enough, because no one can win number 1.

[BudRight]

So the article is about selling rice that not only hasn't been sold yet, but hasn't even been grown yet?

[Kooweerup]

So the article is about selling rice that not only hasn't been sold yet, but hasn't even been grown yet?

Number One in premature ejeculation