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คาดฝ่าปัจจัยเสี่ยงทะลุล้านล้านบาท

Thai Food Export Expected to Overcome Risk Factors

and Reach Over Target

Thai food export in 2018 to break through risk factors and worth following to export to China, which was increased by 27.2 percent,
beyond one trillion baht According to a press conference on the overall thanks to China backed to import Thai tapioca again, and to Africa
report on Thai agricultural business and food industry in the first half was up by 19.7 percent from rice export as main products, and to
of 2018 and the trend in the second half, which was joined by three traditional ASEAN market (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
organization representatives Mr.Yongvut Saovapruk, President of Singapore) rose by 12.3 percent from higher export of rice, sugar,
National Food Institute, Industry Ministry, Mr. Poj Aramwattananont, and tapioca starch.
Vice Chairman to the Board of Trade of Thailand, and Mr. Visit Moreover, it also forecasts that the overall Thai food export in
Limruecha, Chairman to the Food Industry Club of the Federation of the first half of the year is expected to increase largely in US dollar
Thai Industries, it found that Thai food export in the first four months term, while export in term of baht value will grow in lower rate due
of the year expanded highly in term of US dollar, while increased to the baht appreciation affect Thai shipment in the period. Export
slightly in term of Thai baht or grew by 1.9 percent in volume to 10.9 is projected to worth THB507.84 billion or US$15.85 billion, an
million tons, while value was up by 1.5 percent to THB318.57 billion increase by 1.9 percent and 10.3 percent in term of baht and the
or 13.2 percent to US$10.10 billion, respectively. Major export products US dollar, respectively.
that have increased significantly are included rice, chicken, tapioca,
seasoning, and coconut products. Products that have decreased in
term of both export volume and value are included shrimp and pine-
apple products due to high competitiveness in the market as the
United States import more shrimp from India, Indonesia, and Ecuador,
while Thai pine-apple have to face with high competitiveness from
the Philippines and Indonesia, which have high productions as well.
The CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam)
is remaining as Thailand’s largest export market with export value to
those markets are accounted by 15.4 percent from total export value,
following by to Japan (12.9%), the US (9.8%), Africa (9.7%), China
(9.7%), the EU (6.0%), the Middle East (3.7%), Oceania (3.2%), the
UK (3.0%), and South Asia (2.8%). Markets that export have increased
considerably were countries in the South Asia, which export was up
strongly by 110.8 percent from shipment of vegetable oil to India,

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