Paraguayan rice exports in March 2018 totalled 55,998 MTS, according to market participants. Of this volume, 30,745 MTS comprised white rice, 11,493 MTS comprised brown rice, 7,606 MTS comprised...

The Vietnamese government has set a paddy production target of at least 2.5 million MTS for the upcoming 2018 crops in the South Central and Central Highlands, according to local reports. Farmers...

The USDA has forecast Cambodia’s 2018 milled rice production at 5.46 million MTS, up by 3.88% year-on-year. Production is expected to be boosted by favourable weather conditions, adequate...

The LRI understands that 78,850 MTS of Brazilian paddy were sold through CONAB’s PEP and PEPRO auctions, which were held yesterday (19 April). See the table below for more details:
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Although the LRI is seeking additional confirmation, multiple sources have reported that Indonesia’s Bulog has purchased Thai and Vietnamese white rice. Between 250,000 - 300,000 MTS of Thai...

Uruguayan planted area in the 2018/19 marketing year (April 2019 – March 2020) is forecast to decline by 21.6% year-on-year to 120,000ha, according to the Uruguayan rice farmers association...

The USDA has forecast Venezuelan milled rice production in the 2018/19 marketing year (April – March) at 140,000 MTS, down by 49.1% year-on-year and the lowest level of production since 1972....

The USDA has estimated the European Union’s (E.U.) milled rice production in the 2017/18 marketing year (September – August) at 2.04 million MTS, down by 1.97% year-on-year. Milled rice...

The U.S. Kansas City Commodity Office did not make an award in its 17 April domestic tender for 270 MTS of U.S. #5, Parboiled 20% broken long grain rice. The reason cited was a lack of offers.

The USDA has forecast Vietnamese 2019 paddy production at 45.9 million MTS, up by 0.32% year-on-year. Production is anticipated to be boosted by an improvement in the average field yield of the...

Nigeria’s milled rice production in the 2018/19 marketing year (October – September) is forecast by the USDA to remain unchanged from the previous year at 36.54 million MTS. Although an...

According to the USDA, Australian milled rice production in the 2017/18 marketing year (March 2018 – February 2019) is forecast to decrease by 1.7% year-on-year to 576,000 MTS. Weather...

The LRI understands that the Philippines’ National Food Authority has issued invitations to the Thai and Vietnamese governments to offer in a government-to-government tender for a total of...

Eight vessels were being loaded with around 207,750 MTS of rice in Kakinada Port on 16 April, a 29.4% increase in volume from 9 April. Sukbhir Agro was loading around 5,000 MTS on to a vessel...

Harvested area in Brazil’s main rice producing region, Rio Grande do Sul, reached 636,406ha as of 12 April, which is 59.2% of the state’s planted area, according to IRGA. Total planted...

The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast that the 2018 Southwest Monsoon will reach 97% of the Long Period Average (LPA). There is a 2% chance that rainfall will be excessive (more than...

Paddy production in the Philippines in Q1 2018 is estimated at 4.59 million MTS, up by 3.9% year-on-year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Harvested area is estimated at 1.19...