• A rice mill worker pulls bags of rice in a mill in Udon Thani. Thailand was surpassed by India as the top exporter in 2014. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A rice mill worker pulls bags of rice in a mill in Udon Thani. Thailand was surpassed by India as the top exporter in 2014. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Prices of Thai 5 per cent broken white rice, a benchmark in Asia, have declined 16 per cent this year to $350 a tonne on September 30, the lowest since December 2007. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Prices of Thai 5 per cent broken white rice, a benchmark in Asia, have declined 16 per cent this year to $350 a tonne on September 30, the lowest since December 2007. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A Thai rice mill worker holds up rice fallen onto the ground in Udon Thani. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A Thai rice mill worker holds up rice fallen onto the ground in Udon Thani. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A rice mill in Udon Thani. Thailand so far has shipped around 700,000 tonnes from the 1 million tonnes of 5 per cent white rice that China has ordered. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A rice mill in Udon Thani. Thailand so far has shipped around 700,000 tonnes from the 1 million tonnes of 5 per cent white rice that China has ordered. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A worker walks in a recently built empty distribution warehouse in Udon Thani. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A worker walks in a recently built empty distribution warehouse in Udon Thani. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Buddhist monks receive rice from women early morning in a village outside Nong Khai, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Buddhist monks receive rice from women early morning in a village outside Nong Khai, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Rice mill workers check and classify rice quality in a rice mill in Khon Kaen. Thailand and China signed a memorandum of understanding last December for China to buy two million tonnes of rice over two years. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Rice mill workers check and classify rice quality in a rice mill in Khon Kaen. Thailand and China signed a memorandum of understanding last December for China to buy two million tonnes of rice over two years. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A farmer works in a rice field in Khon Kaen. Thailand should be able to ship 9.7 to 10 million tonnes of rice this year, exceeding an earlier industry forecast for 9.5 million tonnes this year. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A farmer works in a rice field in Khon Kaen. Thailand should be able to ship 9.7 to 10 million tonnes of rice this year, exceeding an earlier industry forecast for 9.5 million tonnes this year. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Farmers arrive to sell their harvest in a rice mill in Udon Thani. Prices of Thai 5 per cent broken white rice, a benchmark in Asia, have declined 16 per cent this year to $350 a tonne on September 30. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Farmers arrive to sell their harvest in a rice mill in Udon Thani. Prices of Thai 5 per cent broken white rice, a benchmark in Asia, have declined 16 per cent this year to $350 a tonne on September 30. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Above, workers at a rice mill in Khon Kaen. Thailand may tap into state inventories next year to maintain export levels to offset a possible decline in production due to dry weather. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Above, workers at a rice mill in Khon Kaen. Thailand may tap into state inventories next year to maintain export levels to offset a possible decline in production due to dry weather. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Workers stockpile rice in a mill at Udon Thani. Thailand was surpassed by India as the top rice exporter in 2014. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Workers stockpile rice in a mill at Udon Thani. Thailand was surpassed by India as the top rice exporter in 2014. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • Above, a rice farmer in Udon Thani, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Above, a rice farmer in Udon Thani, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A farmer collects snails and cleans the rice field near Udon Thani, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A farmer collects snails and cleans the rice field near Udon Thani, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
  • A farmer waits to be paid for his harvest at a rice mill in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    A farmer waits to be paid for his harvest at a rice mill in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Jorge Silva / Reuters

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Thailand to reclaim top rice exporter crown this year – in pictures

Liz Claus

October 12, 2015

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Thailand, which accounts for about a quarter of global rice trade, has exported 7.1 million tonnes of rice to date in 2015 and may regain the crown of top exporter this year.

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