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NESDB reveals Thailand's agricultural exports in 63 years down by -3.2% due to global COVID impact

Thailand
Published Feb 11, 2021

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Mr. Chanthanon Wannakhajorn, Secretary-General, Office of Agricultural Economics (OPO), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Reveal the impact on international trade from the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in the year 63 that the crisis of the epidemic.

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Has affected the global economy If considering the overall picture of Thai agricultural exports to countries around the world, it was found to decline -3.2% compared to the year '19. However, if considering only the trade between Thailand and the countries with which Thailand has entered into a free trade agreement (FTA) Excluding ASEAN, it was found that Thai agricultural exports In turn, the growth rate was 2.2%, worth 490,726 million baht, with Thailand taking advantage of a 3.7% increase in trade surplus. The most expanding export markets were China, Hong Kong, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, respectively. Such as fresh fruit worth 83,576 million baht, fresh / chilled / frozen chicken meat worth 27,789 million baht, cassava worth 21,626 million baht, frozen fruit worth 6,993 million baht, fresh / chilled / frozen fish worth 4,358 million baht, and fresh pig / Chilled / frozen, worth 3,273 million baht, etc. Mrs. Benjawan Siripho, an expert in agricultural economic policy ...
Source: RYT9
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