Rice exports surpassed 2 million tonnes in the first quarter with a value of 38.1 billion baht, up 29.3% year-on-year.
Ronnarong Phoolpipat, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said rice exports rose 18.5% year-on-year, or 321,625 tonnes to 2.06 million tonnes in the first quarter, with Iraq the top importer, accounting for 16.4% of the total, followed by Indonesia (13.1%), the US (8.62%), South Africa (8.24%) and Senegal (5.86%).
