Key facts
- Thailand's rice output is projected to fall 1.5% to 30.9 million tons in the 2024/2025 marketing year.
- Off-season rice planting is expected to decrease by 10% due to water shortages and El Niño.
- The USDA forecasts that Thailand's total rice production for the 2024/2025 marketing year will be 30.9 million tons.
- The USDA forecasts that off-season rice production will fall 10% to 8.1 million tons.
Thailand's rice production is expected to decline in the 2024/2025 marketing year due to anticipated water shortages and the impact of El Niño, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The FAS forecasts total rice output to fall by 1.5% to 30.9 million tons. Off-season rice planting is projected to decrease by 10% to 8.1 million tons because of reduced water availability. The report notes that while the main season crop is largely unaffected, the off-season crop is vulnerable to drought conditions.