According to the latest figures released by Thailand's Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade, rice exports from Jan. 1 to Jan 16 rose to 461,070 MT from 262,317 MT in the same period a year earlier.

The following table shows Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1-16 compared with a year earlier.
 
 
                        2008             2007
                     Jan 1-Jan 16     Jan 1-Jan 16
Private Exporters    440,145          262,317
Government            20,925             -
Total                461,070          262,317

 Figures are in MT.

Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter.