-
Sugarcane
Sugarcane is one of Thailand’s most important agricultural crops and critical to its economy. In 2022, the biggest crop production in Thailand was sugarcane with a volume forecast of around 85.48 million tons. Sugarcane is a vital economic crop, with approximately 100 thousand small holders growing it in Thailand.
-
Cassava
Cassava, an agro-industrial crop with a well-developed industry and market in the country, is considered one of Thailand’s most important economic crops. Supplying around 67% of the global market, Thailand
was ranked as the world’s largest cassava products exporter with annual production of 33 million tons in 2016.
-
Rice
Rice production in Thailand represents a significant portion of the Thai economy and labor force. Forty percent of Thais work in agriculture, 16 million of them as rice farmers by one estimate.
-
Corn
According to the Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA, rice and corn production in Thailand is predicted to reach a record 21million and 5.1million tonnes respectively in the year 2018-19. High corn
production is driven by the government’s direct payment program to encourage rice farmers to switch to corn, particularly in the non-irrigated offseason rice areas in the northern region.
-
Palm Oil
Thailand accounted for 3.8% of the global total Palm Oil production making it the world’s 3rd largest palm oil producer. There are approximately 390,000 Palm Oil farm households across the country representing 80% of the total palm oil production in Thailand.