Thailand is expected to export an estimated 11 million tons of rice throughout this year. The 11-million-ton rice for export throughout this year projected by the Ministry of Commerces Department of Foreign Trade compared to some 9.5 million tons earlier forecast by the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Some 6.7 million tons of the Thai rice has already been exported so far this year.The Thai rice sales volumes have apparently increased due to rising demands in the world rice market, including Indonesia which has accounted for a 679 percent increase in the purchase orders of the Thai rice, Malaysia which has accounted for a 53 percent increase and the Philippines which has marked a 25 percent increase.