Oryza rice trade industry - Thai Jan 1-Mar 21 Rice Exports 1.63M MT

The following table shows Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1-Mar. 21 compared with a year earlier, according to preliminary data provided Wednesday by the Department of Foreign Trade at Thailand's Commerce Ministry. Figures are in metric tons.

Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter. 
 
 
                              2007                    2006 
                   Jan 1-Mar 21  Mar 1-21  Jan 1-Mar 21  Mar 1-21 
Private Exporters  1,590,980     422,471   1,502,215     378,493 
Government            41,685      33,022       -            - 
Total              1,632,665     455,493   1,502,215     378,493