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01 / 04 / 2020
Vietnam exports update
According to market participants, Vietnamese milled rice exports in March are estimated at 530,300 MTS, up by 30.9% month-on-month. Exports of 5% broken white rice continued to be the most...
01 / 04 / 2020
#Bangladesh: Government will sell brown #rice at BDT 10 per kg (US $117 PMT) to poorest citizens https://t.co/LvUNmkX0zN
01 / 04 / 2020
Ecuador update
The USDA has forecast Ecuador’s milled rice production in the 2020/21 marketing year (April - March) at 1.02 million MTS, up by 9.09% year-on-year as favourable weather conditions and expectations...
01 / 04 / 2020
#Philippines: Government’s plan to import additional 300,000 MTS of #rice a ‘contingency measure’ https://t.co/SsXlDJHyR4
01 / 04 / 2020
#India: Telangana government will prepare a comprehensive #rice and #paddy policy https://t.co/nw1ybCpu7J
01 / 04 / 2020
1 April 2020
Thai 5% WR is assessed up to US $540 PMT FOB (+$30 PMT) as lower offers are no longer available amid rising local...
01 / 04 / 2020
#Brazil: 2020 #paddy production in Santa Catarina expected to rise by 3.64% year-on-year, despite dry weather (Pt.) https://t.co/oXZAlpLV5m
01 / 04 / 2020
Colombia update
The FAO has estimated Colombian 2019 paddy production at 2.67 million MTS, up by 1.49% year-on-year and 11.6% above the five-year average. Production in 2019 was aided by improved field yields, an...
01 / 04 / 2020
#Philippines: Mindanao Development Authority is supporting farmers to boost domestic #rice production https://t.co/LsDbY74Sx0
01 / 04 / 2020
Algeria update
The USDA has estimated that Algeria’s 2019 rice imports totalled 107,236 MTS, down by 18.7% year-on-year. Imports have increased in recent years due to a rise in domestic rice consumption. India...
01 / 04 / 2020
Taiwan: TBC makes no awards in tender
No awards were made in the Taiwan Bank Corporation's (TBC) 31 March tender for 500 MTS of U.S. short grain glutinous white rice.
31 / 03 / 2020
USDA releases Prospective Plantings and Rice Stocks reports
The USDA has released its Prospective Plantings report for the 2020 U.S. crop. Total planted area is forecast at 2.85 million acres (1.15 million hectares), up by 12.1% year-on-year. Total long grain...
30 / 03 / 2020
Cambodian government bans long grain exports
According to a statement issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia will ban IR 504 and 5451 long grain and paddy exports from 5 April to ensure domestic food security amid the coronavirus pandemic....
27 / 03 / 2020
Vietnam
The Vietnamese government imposed a ban on the registration of new export contracts earlier this week. Contracts which...
27 / 03 / 2020
South America
Market participants welcomed ADM’s award of 104,000 MTS of paddy in Panama’s 20 March tender. While the volume is...
27 / 03 / 2020
Thailand
The continued weakness of the Thai Baht against the U.S. Dollar gave the long grain market a soft undertone at the...
27 / 03 / 2020
Pakistan
Pakistani market activity slowed as local authorities placed Sindh Province under full lockdown to curb the spread of...
27 / 03 / 2020
Other Countries
Italian rice prices were supported by increased demand as lockdown measures across Europe have resulted in food...
27 / 03 / 2020
Japan's MAFF MA tender results
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has awarded the full 12,000 MTS of U.S. non-glutinous milled medium grain in its 27 March Minimum Access tender. Shipment is required between...
24 / 03 / 2020
Taiwan: TBC makes no awards in tenders
No awards were made in the Taiwan Bank Corporation's (TBC) 23 March tenders for 18,500 MTS of U.S. brown rice and 4,000 MTS of Australian brown rice. This was the second attempt by the TBC to tender...
