# Thai rice faces stiff headwinds as Commerce Ministry sets 2026 export target at 7 million tonnes

> Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade set a 2026 rice export target of 7 million tonnes. Jan-Nov 2025 exports were 7.29 million tonnes, down 21% year on year, and the department cited India's large stock releases as a competitive pressure.

- Date: 2025-12-27 · published 2025-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21593-thai-rice-faces-stiff-headwinds-as-commerce-ministry-sets-2026-export-target-at
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A lower export target and rising Indian competition signal continued pressure on Thai rice export volumes and prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-02-16 | [Thailand to Give Stiff Competition to India in Rice Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42767-thailand-to-give-stiff-competition-to-india-in-rice-exports.md) | +1.7% | +7.1% |
| RICE | 2025-02-18 | [Industry body calls for broken rice exports as stocks hit nine times target \| Industry News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26005-industry-body-calls-for-broken-rice-exports-as-stocks-hit-nine-times-target.md) | -4.1% | -3.8% |
| RICE | 2025-01-02 | [India to export 1 million tonne of white rice to Indonesia \| Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26468-india-to-export-1-million-tonne-of-white-rice-to-indonesia-business-news.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2019-08-22 | [Vietnam’s rice exports exceed 3.1 billion USD amid diverging markets - VCCI - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57676-vietnam-s-rice-exports-exceed-3-1-billion-usd-amid-diverging-markets-vcci.md) | +3.9% | +13.3% |
| RICE | 2026-01-10 | [India's 2025 rice exports surge 19.4% to 21.55 ‍mt as curbs are lifted - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12590-india-s-2025-rice-exports-surge-19-4-to-21-55-mt-as-curbs-are-lifted-the.md) | +6.2% | +12.1% |

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40060395

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