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Thailand’s Quest for World Domination… In Rice and Sugar

Current Farm PolicyBy Farm Policy FactsOctober 20, 2014Leave a comment

Thailand is a behemoth in the world rice market by anyone’s definition.   Using an assortment of subsidies and government programs, Thailand had grown to become the world’s biggest rice exporter by 2011. That year, it shipped 10.6 million tons of rice – or nearly one-third of global exports.   Apparently, that wasn’t good enough. In…

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