BANGKOK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Thailand has set a rice export target at 7 million tonnes this year, a volume 14.6% higher than in 2021, an exporters body said on Wednesday.

In 2021, the world's third largest rice exporter shipped 6.11 million tonnes of the grain. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Patpicha Tanakasempipat; Editing by Martin Petty)