Thai rice on sale at a department store in Bangkok. Mexico offers tariff-free quota for long-grain white rice until end of the year to lower its food costs. Apart from Thailand, the Mexico has also granted the zero tariff for long-grain white rice to Argentina, India, Italy, Uruguay, Vietnam and the US. The decrease of Thai rice exports in Mexico was mainly due to higher logistics costs than its rival countries. "Through these retailers, we hope to increase the presence of Thai rice among Latin American countries," said Mrs Apiradi.

Source: Bangkok Post March 15, 2017 23:37 UTC