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09 / 04 / 2021
Brazil imported 55,391 mt and exported 72,316 mt mt of rice in March: MIFTS
Brazil imported a total of 55,391 mt of rice in March, down by 33% month on month but up by 7.9% year on year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. Brown rice accounted...
09 / 04 / 2021
April 9, 2021
The Thai market retained its soft undertone as buyers largely remained absent from the market for significant volumes....
09 / 04 / 2021
Vietnam’s 2021 milled rice production seen at 27.1 million mt, unchanged on year: USDA
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has left its estimate for Vietnam’s milled rice production in the 2021 unchanged at 27.1 million mt, despite a downward revision to the forecast for...
09 / 04 / 2021
Vietnam: At least 10 ships to be loaded with 166,750 mt of rice in Ho Chi Minh City Port from April 3-16
At least 166,750 mt of rice were scheduled to be loaded onto breakbulk ships arriving in Ho Chi Minh City Port from April 3-16, according to the latest data from the Oceanic Agency and Shipping...
09 / 04 / 2021
India
A 1.8% depreciation of the rupee against the dollar from April 1-9 resulted in lower Indian non-Basmati...
09 / 04 / 2021
U.S.A.
The US Southern rice market was supported by the long-anticipated announcement of the US Department of Agriculture’s...
09 / 04 / 2021
Myanmar
Rice exports from Myanmar continue to be hampered by the fallout from the Feb. 1 military coup. One trader said that...
09 / 04 / 2021
Thailand
The Thai market's soft undertone continued when the market opened April 7, following Easter and a public holiday in...
09 / 04 / 2021
Cambodia
Minimal activity was reported in the Cambodian rice market ahead of the Khmer New Year (April 14-16). One major...
09 / 04 / 2021
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its forecast for 2020-21 global milled rice production by 240,000 mt to 504.2 million mt in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand...
09 / 04 / 2021
Global 2020-21 milled rice production forecast at record 513.6 million mt: AMIS
The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) has released its latest forecast for world supply and demand. Global 2020-21 milled rice production is forecast at 513.6 million mt, up from the...
08 / 04 / 2021
April 8, 2021
Thai 5% WR was assessed down to $477/mt FOB as lower offers were available amid the baht’s continued weakness against...
08 / 04 / 2021
South Korea: KAFFTC awards 46,229 mt out of possible 208,217 mt in March 25 MMA rice tender
South Korea's Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (KAFFTC) awarded only 46,229 mt out of possible 208,217 mt in its March 25 Minimum Market Access tender.
All US and Australian medium grain...
08 / 04 / 2021
Iraqi MoT purchases 60,000 mt of Pakistani rice in April 5 tender
The Iraqi Ministry of Trade (MoT) has purchased 60,000 mt of Pakistani rice at $582.55/mt CIF Umm Qasr Free Out, according to multiple sources close to the tender.
Saif Intl. was awarded the full...
07 / 04 / 2021
Bangladesh to tender for 50,000 mt of non-Basmati parboiled rice on April 18: DGF
Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Food (DGF) has announced a tender for 50,000 mt of non-Basmati parboiled rice, according to a DGF tender document.
Offers must be submitted by April 18 and...
24 / 02 / 2021
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05 / 02 / 2021
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29 / 01 / 2021
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