Chantanon Wannakejohn, Secretary-General of the Office of Agricultural Economics at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, provided an overview of Thailand's agricultural trade for 2023. The country's total trade value was recorded at 2.372 trillion baht (65.2 billion USD), marking a slight decrease of 0.13 percent from the previous year's 2.375 trillion baht. Nonetheless, Thailand maintained a trade surplus of 951 billion baht (26.1 billion USD).
Examining trade with countries part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) - excluding ASEAN members but including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Chile, India, and Hong Kong - reveals a 3.25 percent growth in agricultural trade, reaching 1.01 trillion baht (27.7 billion USD) compared to 2022. This resulted in a trade surplus of 529 billion baht (14.5 billion USD) for Thailand with these nations.
Among the top agricultural products exported by Thailand are durian (139 billion baht), and cassava (39.9 billion baht).
Source: khaosodenglish.com