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11 / 05 / 2021
Brazil rice exports rise 25% in April, boosted by weaker real
Brazil was a net exporter of rice in April for the second successive month, with exports boosted by the weakening of the real against the dollar and a large shipment to Costa Rica.
That continued the...
11 / 05 / 2021
May 11, 2021
Slow offshore demand continued to weigh on Thai WR and PB prices May 11. Thai 5% WR was assessed down at $468/mt FOB...
11 / 05 / 2021
Japan’s MAFF to hold CPTPP SBS tender for 1,040 mt of rice on May 25
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will hold a Simultaneous-Buy-Sell (SBS) tender for 1,040 mt of rice on May 25. The tender is being held due to Japan’s obligations...
10 / 05 / 2021
Indian rice exports total 2.45 million mt in March, more than doubling on year: DGCIS
India exported 2.45 million mt of rice in March, more than double their year-earlier level of 1.10 million mt, when the country’s COVID-19 lockdown had held up many shipments.
Non-Basmati exports...
10 / 05 / 2021
May 10, 2021
The Thai market had a soft undertone due to subdued trade. Thai 5% WR was assessed down to $470/mt FOB based on lower...
07 / 05 / 2021
US’ KCCO announces May 18 domestic tender, awards May 5 tender
The US Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) will hold a domestic tender for 1,420 mt of milled rice on May 18. The volume comprises US #5, 20% broken fortified long grain and is destined for East...
07 / 05 / 2021
Vietnam
The Vietnamese market re-opened following public holidays on April 30 and May 3 with a distinctly firmer undertone for...
07 / 05 / 2021
South America
The South American market was stable during the week ending May 7, although participants throughout Mercosur reported...
07 / 05 / 2021
Cambodia
The lockdown in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, and surrounding areas was largely lifted on May 6 following a decline...
07 / 05 / 2021
Other Countries
South Korea's Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (KAFFTC) will hold a Minimum Market Access tender for a total...
07 / 05 / 2021
Other Countries
China’s National Grain Trade Center (NGTC) sold 160,053 mt out of a possible 6.3 million mt of old crop paddy in four...
07 / 05 / 2021
Global 2020-21 milled rice production forecast at 513.2 million mt: AMIS
The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) has reduced its forecast for 2020-21 milled rice production to 513.6 million mt, down by 400,000 mt from the previous month, due to lower prospects...
04 / 05 / 2021
South Korea: KAFFTC to hold tender for 134,994 mt of rice on May 14
South Korea's Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (KAFFTC) will hold a Minimum Market Access tender for a total of 134,994 mt of rice on May 14 (see table).
The tender comprises short, medium...
21 / 04 / 2021
Bangladesh to tender for 50,000 mt of non-Basmati parboiled rice on May 5: 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 May 2 and remain...
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...
24 / 02 / 2021
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05 / 02 / 2021
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29 / 01 / 2021
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