![]() ![]() ![]() He suggested that the government could offer a state subsidy of 2,000 THB, or 57.2 USD, for each rai (0.16 hectare) if a farmer grows less than 20 rai of rice area. He urged for support from the government for farmers to ease impacts of declining rice prices but was against any price intervention. Rice is the main staple in diets throughout the world. In contrast, the second-largest exporter, Vietnam, sold about 6.5 million metric tons of rice that same year. ![]() The nation saw the highest volume of rice exported last year at 18.75 million metric tons. Charoen Laothammatas, President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, expected Thailand would remain its leading position until the year-end with the. After two consecutive years of maintaining its position as the worlds second largest rice exporter, Vietnam will rank third in terms of global rice exports. China is suitable for rice cultivation mainly because it is one of the biggest counties in the world and has great mass of land for cultivation. Big Production Pushes India to be the Worlds Largest Rice Exporter. Thailand rice export was higher in volume than that of India, Vietnam and Pakistan which exported 4.7 million tonnes, 2.66 million tonnes, and 2.44 million tonnes, respectively, he said.Ĭharoen also expressed his concern that fierce rivalry from its competitors, a reduction in purchase volume from buyers and the rising baht would affect its position in the global market. India is the largest rice exporter in the world. Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand shipped about 5 million tonnes of rice abroad in the first half of 2016, a year on year increase of 12.1 percent, making it the world’s largest rice exporter.Ĭharoen Laothammatas, President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, expected Thailand would remain its leading position until the year-end with the total export of 9.5 million tonnes of rice. ![]()
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