October 11, 2004

Thai Jan-Aug Corn Exports At 541,651 MT, Vs 69,884 MT

The following table shows Thailand's corn exports in the January-August period, compared with the same period a year ago.

The figures are from the Department of Foreign Trade at the Commerce Ministry. The quantity is in metric tons, the value is in million baht.

            Jan-Aug '04       Jan-Aug '03        Change(%)

         Volume    Value    Volume    Value    Volume   Value

Total    541,651   3,321    69,884    397      675      736

Below are buyers of Thai corn during Jan-Aug '04. Quantity is in metric tons.

South Korea        263,475
Malaysia             185,938
Taiwan                48,956
Indonesia            22,940
Singapore           6,801
Hong Kong          7,825
Others                5,712