Thailand’s rice exports boom - earnings rising 36% to 95.232 billion baht as exports from January to September surge 40%

BANGKOK, Nov 6 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Iraq has become the world’s largest export market for Thai rice, after shipments in the first nine months soared 511 per cent to 15.405 billion baht, the Commerce Ministry said.

Global exports of Thai rice from January to September surged 40% from last year to 5.41 million tonnes, with earnings rising 36% to 95.232 billion baht, the ministry said.