RAW to Jpeg - file too small

Hello,
I have a 10.2 megapixel camera and I'm importing 16MB RAW/NEF files into Lightroom 3. But when I export them as Jpegs (Quality: 100, AdobeRGB1998, NO "limit file size," NO "resize to fit," Resolution: 300) the files shrink to 5MB AT BEST. That is with no cropping in Lightroom. What do I do to export larger Jpegs? I'm concerned about printing an 11x14 print with a 5MB file.
Thank you!

First you need to Crop to an 11x14 aspect ratio so that you can decide what to cut out. Your camera's file is likely 2:3 or 3:4 aspect ratio.
Next you need to let Lightroom resize on export.
Good settings for JPEG for print at a lab are:
Long Edge: 14 Inches
Resolution: 300 PPI
Quality 84
sRGB or Adobe (Depending upon your lab)
Sharpening appropriate to your image content and paper media.
Megabytes has very little to do with image size printability. It is your pixel dimensions of your file that are the largest determiner.

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