According to the latest figures released by Thailand's Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade, Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1- Feb 12 rose to 2 million MT from 1.18 million MT in the same period last year largely due to the ongoing strong foreign demand.

The following table shows Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1-Feb. 29 compared with a year earlier. Figures are in MT.
 
 
                               2008                    2007
                     Jan 1-Feb 29   Feb 1-29    Jan 1-Feb 29   Feb 1-29
Private Exporters    1,939,380      967,880     1,175,636      554,229
Government              58,400       17,427         8,663        8,663
Total                1,997,780      985,307     1,184,299      562,892

Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter.