The Competitiveness of Thai Agriculture Product Exports in the Era of Covid-19

Abstract

           This study aims to 1) Analyze the situation of Thai agricultural exports and related policies under the pandemic. 2) Analyze the comparative advantage of Thai agricultural products in China and the United States. Data on exports of important agricultural products according to the Customs Tariff (HS code) should be used, considering agricultural products exported to trading partners such as China and the United States. Use secondary data from the Customs Department together with the Office of Agricultural Economics and other sources for the past 5 years from 2018 - 2022. When analyzing Thailand's ability to trade and compete in agricultural products with important trading partners, namely China and the United States. From the results of the study of both countries, it was found that Thailand has products with competitive potential in both countries, totaling 5 types of products, namely products of the grain milling industry, malt, starch, inulin, and Wheat lutein (H.S. 11), sugar and sugar confectionery (H.S. 17), preparations made from cereals, flour, starch or milk, food products such as pastries (H.S. 19), and beverages, spirits, vinegar (H.S. 22) and natural rubber (H”S”40.01). As for the products that Thailand is sensitive to in both markets, there is one product, which is synthetic rubber and other facts (H.S. 4002.99) and in terms of implementing assistance measures when the pandemic, found that both production and marketing measures were implemented to help farmers and entrepreneurs survive the crisis.