According to the latest figures released by Thailand's Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade, rice exports from Jan. 1 to Oct. 17 recoded a growth of 17.5 % on year to reach 6.77 million MT.

The following table shows Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1 to Oct. 17 compared with a year earlier. Figures are in MT.
 
 
                              2007                    2006
                   Jan 1-Oct 17   Oct 1-17   Jan 1-Oct 17   Oct 1-17
Private Exporters  6,259,924      573,873    5,758,936      359,499
Government           506,452       31,354       -             -
Total              6,766,376      605,227    5,758,936      359,499

Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter.