Thailand expects to export 7.5 million tonnes of rice this year, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said on Thursday.

The country is estimated to have exported 8.8 million tonnes of rice last year, beating a target of 8.5 million tonnes, Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the association told Reuters. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Edited by Devjyot Ghoshal)