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Thailand managed to export only 2.2 million tonnes of rice in the first half of the year, down 21.03 per cent from the same period last year.

China has agreed to import 20,000 tonnes of 5 per cent white rice from Thailand worth $10.4 million to be delivered in June and July, the Department of Foreign Trade said on Sunday.

Thailand’s riceberry won a bronze medal at France’s “Fine Grocery” contest this week, the Department of International Trade Promotion said.

The price of rice continues to tumble in Thailand, as domestic consumption drops due to Covid-19 restrictions and the ban on foreign travellers, the Thai Rice Mill Association said on Wednesday.

Land devoted to rice paddy will be reduced by 3 million rai this year due to a drop in water reserves.

The Thai Rice Exporters Association is holding a contest to find new rice varieties to feed the global market, as well as strengthen Thailand’s competitiveness.

Sales of precooked rice packs have been upbeat amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rice exports plunged 23 per cent year on year in volume and value in the first quarter of 2021, relegating Thailand to third place among top rice exporting countries.

The Cabinet agreed on Tuesday to reduce export tariff for rice heading to Europe and the United Kingdom in a bid to boost the competitiveness of Thai rice in the world market.

The Central Administrative Court on Friday revoked a Finance Ministry order demanding that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pay Bt35 billion in compensation for her government’s rice-pledging scheme.

Thai rice exports for January totalled 421,477 tonnes, dropping 23.2 per cent from the same period last year, the Thai Rice Exporters Association reported on Tuesday.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved over Bt32.6 billion in subsidies for rice and oil palm farmers.