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16 / 08 / 2019
#China: Scientists complete high-resolution 3D genome #rice map https://t.co/i9CKXExO87
16 / 08 / 2019
#LRI Report Published! #CostaRica’s Indarroz purchases #USA #rice; #India's 2019 milled exports forecast at 12.1 mi… https://t.co/FVcyRO5xSd
16 / 08 / 2019
#India: Plasma jet technology expected to help #rice farmers cope with fungal infestations https://t.co/z4QEurFnqp
16 / 08 / 2019
#Myanmar: More than 45,000 acres (18,211ha) of #paddy fields affected by flash floods https://t.co/j6OHLKmd1r
16 / 08 / 2019
16 August 2019
Indian PB 5% STX is assessed down to US $376 PMT FOB based on bids and offers. Our other Indian assessments are...
16 / 08 / 2019
Myanmar: Yangon Port loading update
Three vessels were being loaded with a total of 32,600 MTS of rice in Yangon Port yesterday (15 August), up by 13.2% from 7 August, according to the Myanma Port Authority. Please see the table below...
16 / 08 / 2019
China’s NGTC auction results
China’s National Grain Trade Center sold 25.8% of the 1.78 million MTS of old crop paddy it auctioned on 16 August, up from 12.2% sold in its 13 August auction. The paddy was sold at an average...
16 / 08 / 2019
Other Countries
Italian market activity was almost non-existent, with most mills and the Vercelli and Milan paddy markets closed for...
16 / 08 / 2019
Other Countries
China’s National Grain Trade Center (NGTC) sold 12.2% of the 205,758 MTS of old crop paddy it auctioned on 13 August,...
16 / 08 / 2019
Other Countries
The average farmgate price of paddy in the Philippines increased by 0.1% week-on-week and decreased by 18.6%...
16 / 08 / 2019
South America
The Argentine Peso depreciated to a record low of ARS 60.24 to the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday (14 August). This was in...
16 / 08 / 2019
Cambodia
New crop Sen Kra Ob sales to China, Malaysia and the E.U. continued to dominate Cambodian market activity, with fresh...
16 / 08 / 2019
Iran’s GTC cancels Indian Basmati tender
Iran’s Government Trading Corporation (GTC) cancelled its 13 August tender for a minimum of 20,000 MTS of Indian 1121 Basmati, according to market participants. The GTC is likely to re-issue the...
16 / 08 / 2019
Taiwan: TBC postpones two short/medium grain tenders
The Taiwan Bank Corporation (TBC) has postponed two U.S. short/medium grain tenders, according to government documents. Both the 30 August tender for 500 MTS of short grain white rice and the 20...
15 / 08 / 2019
15 August 2019
Thai PB 100% STX is assessed up to US $420 PMT FOB (+$5 PMT) following the covering of vessels destined for South...
15 / 08 / 2019
Malaysia update
The FAO has estimated Malaysia’s 2019 paddy production at 2.81 million MTS, down by 0.32% year-on-year but 2.48% above the five-year average. Planted area was largely unchanged year-on-year, while...
13 / 08 / 2019
Costa Rica's Indarroz purchases U.S. rice
The LRI understands that Costa Rica's Indarroz purchased 19,000 MTS of U.S. paddy and 2,000 MTS of U.S. milled rice in a tender. Offers were submitted on 1 August and remained valid until 5 August....
12 / 08 / 2019
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has raised its forecast for 2019/20 global milled rice production by 40,000 MTS to 497.86 million MTS in its latest WASDE report. Improved Iraqi and Vietnamese output is expected to more...
09 / 08 / 2019
Taiwan: TBC announces short grain tender
The Taiwan Bank Corporation (TBC) will hold a tender for 500 MTS of U.S. short grain white rice on 30 August, according to government documents. The TBC is understood to be holding the tender on...
