According to the latest figures released by Thailand's Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade, rice exports from Jan. 1 to Feb 7 recoded a growth of 60.8 % on year to reach 1.22 million MT.

The following table shows Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1 to Feb. 7 compared with a year earlier. Figures are in MT.
 
 
                               2008                    2007
                     Jan 1-Feb 7   Feb 1-7    Jan 1-Feb 7   Feb 1-7
Private Exporters    1,173,210     201,710    758,440       137,033
Government              46,460       5,487       -             -
Total                1,219,670     207,197    758,440       137,033

Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter.