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Thailand topped the list of rubber exporting countries in the first half of the year, with shipments of 2.19 million tonnes valued at 70.5 billion baht, the agriculture minister’s adviser revealed on Friday.

Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) has enjoyed a 24.4 per cent growth in car exports in the first half of this year. As many as 179,730 vehicles were shipped overseas, thanks mainly to the weaker baht, TMT president Noriaki Yamashita said.

China's service trade value grew 22 percent year on year to 2.365 trillion yuan (about 352.98 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of 2022, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Thursday.

Thai exports of farm produce and agricultural products in the first five months rose over 28 per cent to more than 469 billion baht, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry reported on Friday.

Thai Honda Co Ltd, a major manufacturer of power products, is celebrating a milestone of 45 million units produced, and exports to over 50 countries around the world.

India is considering imposing restrictions on rice exports in a bid to ensure adequate availability in the domestic market and prevent a rise in prices, sources said.

India will continue to allow wheat exports to countries that are in serious need and are friendly and have a letter of credit, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.

The Indonesian government finally decided on Thursday to revoke the total palm oil export ban which was imposed on April 28 apparently because the draconian measure caused more damage to the economy.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union to restore Ukrainian grain exports as the global food crisis worsens.

A team of Malaysian officials will conduct an on-site inspection at Thai chicken slaughterhouses and processing factories over the next two weeks to determine if they meet Malaysia’s standards on food safety and halal products.

Thailand’s exports to Myanmar through the southern Ranong province have seen an increase following the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Thailand is looking to export halal chicken to Saudi Arabia now that ties between the two kingdoms are starting to normalise, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Saturday.