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Thailand expects to harvest 24mn tonnes of rice in 2020

Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department (RID) expects more rain this year and a harvest of 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2020-2021 crop.
Thailand expects to harvest 24mn tonnes of rice in 2020 ảnh 1A Thai farmer growing rice (Source: Bangkok Post)

Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand’s Royal IrrigationDepartment (RID) expects more rain this year and a harvest of 24 million tonnesof rice in the 2020-2021 crop.

The Rice Policy and ManagementCommittee believes that between November 2019 and April 2020, the Chao Phraya Riverbasin will have 5.5 billion cubic metres of water, which would cover 59 percentof the country’s water supply.

It decided to boost rice crops in the2020-2021 period by allocating more than 9.5 million ha to the grain, including4.4 million ha for jasmine rice, over 330,000 ha for Pathum Thani rice, more than2.15 million ha for normal rice, 2.6 million ha for sticky rice, and about 90,000ha for other types.

RID Director General Thongplew Kongjan said this farmland is expected to produce up to 24.65 milliontonnes.

As the second-largest rice exporter inthe world, behind India, Thailand expects to ship 7-8 million tonnes worth 4.2 billionUSD this year - the lowest level in seven years./.
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