BANGKOK, June 23 (Reuters) - Thailand's rice exports for January-May were at 3.4 million metric tons, up 26.6% from a year earlier, helped by higher demand and a weaker baht currency , the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
Rice exports are expected to exceed 8 million metric tons in the whole of 2023, Ronnarong Phoolpipat, head of the ministry's foreign trade department, told a news conference. (Reporting by Kitiphong Thaichareon and Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
