<div id="readability-page-1">Speaking at a recent press conference, Arada Fuangtong, head of the Ministry of Commerce's Department of Foreign Trade, said the Thai currency is currently 10-20% stronger than those of competitors.If the baht continues to strengthen, it will pose a major challenge for Thai agricultural products, she added.The official noted that a deal to sell 500,000 tonnes of rice to China is expected to continue.Last month, Thailand also agreed to supply up to 100,000 tonnes of rice to Singapore over a five-year period. It is also looking to expand its export of white and parboiled rice to Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East and Africa.Thailand also plans to seek opportunities in Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. for premium rice varieties under the Khaopraneat project, which promotes Thai rice as a cultural product with distinctive flavor, identity and value.In 2025, rice shipments are forecast to reach 7.88-8 million tonnes, exceeding the target of 7.5 million tonnes thanks to strong year-end demand.However, the volume would still be below the nearly 10 million tonnes exported in 2024, when Thailand was the world’s second-largest rice exporter after India, she stated.</div>

泰國的稻米出口預計明年將下降超過 10%，從今年的 800 萬噸降至 2026 年的 700 萬噸，主要原因是泰銖走強影響了與印度稻米的競爭力。商務部的阿拉達·芳通指出，泰銖目前比競爭對手的貨幣強 10-20%。儘管如此，泰國已與中國和新加坡達成稻米出口協議，並正在探索中東、非洲和歐洲的優質稻米市場。預計到 2025 年，稻米出貨量將達到 788 萬至 800 萬噸，仍低於 2024 年的近 1000 萬噸