Thailand's Commerce Ministry announced anew tapioca export quota of 737,987 tonnes for the European
Community against 762,860 tonnes for the previous allocation.
    The ministry said the fresh allocation, for the February
27-July 7 shipment period, is the third under a maximum 5.5 mln
tonne overall quota that Thailand obtained from the EC for
calendar 1987.
    It said the quota allocation was based on a national
tapioca pellet stock of 4.34 mln tonnes surveyed last week, up
from 3.05 mln in mid-January.
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