Thailand’s rice exports in 2025 are expected to reach 7.8–8.0 million tonnes, exceeding the earlier target due to late-year import demand supported by Thailand’s main-season rice output, said by Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade. From January to November 2025, Thailand exported 7.29 million tonnes, down 21% year on year.
Export value fell 30% to US$4.162 billion (about 136.823 billion baht). Key export markets were Iraq (0.95 million tonnes), South Africa (0.82 million tonnes), the United States (0.73 million tonnes), China (0.60 million tonnes) and Senegal (0.29 million tonnes).