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Food exports seen at record high this year

A ship unloads cargo containers at Laem Chabang port in Si Racha district, Chonburi province. (Photo: Patipat Janthong)

Thailand's food exports are expected to rise by 2.1% to a record of 1.5 trillion baht (US$44.31 billion) this year, helped by a recovery in global demand and China's reopening, a leading industry group said on Wednesday.

The country' food shipments, which account for 14.6% of the total, increased 10% year-on-year to 346 billion baht in January-March, said the group with representatives from the Thai Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the National Food Institute.

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