11.   Exporters lost their competitive edge to rivals and could not offer attractive prices to buyers due to higher costs.

12.   Garments exporters have been losing business to counterparts in China, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, which have lower labor costs.

13.   Indonesian exporters often lose their cargo spaces to Japanese cargoes which mostly consist of lighter, higher-value electronic products.

14.   Rice traders said the ministry was also afraid that Vietnamese exporters would lose money if forced to fill sales contracts by buying rice made more expensive during the emergency.

15.   The exporters could also lose their buyers, he added.

16.   Under those conditions, exporters lose money when the baht appreciates significantly.