In addition, Thailand’s agricultural trade with 9 ASEAN countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam between January – November 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, found that the overall trade value of Total trade was 502,353 million baht (an increase of 24.56 percent), with Thai agricultural exports worth 351,631 million baht (an increase of 25.55 percent) and imports worth 150,722 million baht. equivalent to 200,909 million baht
Thailand is the number one exporter to Malaysia, followed by Indonesia and Cambodia, respectively. The top five exported agricultural products are (1) sugar and sugar products such as sugar, valued at 74,985 million baht, (2) beverages. such as mineral water, soft drinks, UHT milk, soy milk, worth 50,914 million baht (3) miscellaneous edible flavorings such as tofu, non-dairy creamer, chili sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, worth 30,671 million baht (4) flavorings from cereals, flour and milk.
such as medical food for small children, noodles, vermicelli, ready-to-cook noodles, worth 26,080 million baht, and (5) leftovers from the food industry for animal feed such as dog or cat food. (Canned fish), animal feed, poultry, swine, shrimp, worth 24,040 million baht.
From the above information, it can be seen that Statistics of trade in Thai agricultural products in the world market continues to grow well and Thai agricultural products are still in demand and are likely to increase after the relaxation of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19. both domestically and internationally Especially the relaxation of China’s Zero Covid measures.
In addition, the government has promoted more exports through the China-Laos railway channel, resulting in more production activities. Trade and services, transportation of goods And tourism can resume more operations. As a result, Thai farmers produce quality agricultural products that meet the market demand.
In addition, the implementation of government policies and measures in terms of improving production efficiency standard quality control and expanding marketing channels both online and offline This enables farmers to produce continuously and have more distribution channels for agricultural products. This will be a key factor driving trade growth further in 2023.