13 / 12 / 2018
Egypt's GASC tender results
The LRI understands that Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities has awarded Muffadal/Siaply Food 47,500 MTS of Chinese origin Grade #2 10% broken short/medium grain white rice. The volume...
10 / 12 / 2018
Farmers in #China achieve record field yield of more than 18 MTS/ha in experimental #paddy field https://t.co/yLkl7p7QJv
07 / 12 / 2018
#Cambodian #rice exporters to collaborate to meet #China’s 300,000 MT rice import quota (Vn.) https://t.co/XLPtErvolX
03 / 12 / 2018
Second 1,000 MT shipment of #rice donated by #China arrives in #ElSalvador (Sp.) https://t.co/em7FNZSAtu
30 / 11 / 2018
#China to lift import ban on #rice from #Japan’s Niigata Prefecture https://t.co/dEhK2YStUr
21 / 11 / 2018
#China pledges to donate 10,000 MTS of #rice to Typhoon Ompong victims in Luzon, #Philippines https://t.co/gv14TTc2e2
20 / 11 / 2018
#India: Government seeks to increase agricultural exports to #China, including #rice https://t.co/UmPOBP1YGr
16 / 11 / 2018
#LRI Report Published! #China's COFCO and #Malaysia's Bernas purchase a total of approximately 160,000 MTS of #Thai… https://t.co/5Az4E5Z1ec
16 / 11 / 2018
Other Countries
China’s COFCO purchased 100,000 MTS of Thai 5% broken white rice at a price of US $430 PMT FOB FCL under the...
14 / 11 / 2018
China's COFCO purchases Thai rice
The LRI understands that China’s COFCO has purchased 100,000 MTS of Thai 5% broken white rice at a price of US $430 PMT FOB FCL under the countries' Memorandum of Understanding. Shipment is...
13 / 11 / 2018
#India: 12 of the mills approved to export Basmati #rice to #China are located in Haryana https://t.co/rLtuwNIpF4
12 / 11 / 2018
Egypt’s GASC tender update
According to market participants, Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) received offers for a total of 515,000 MTS of Grade #2 10% broken short/medium grain white rice in its 12...
12 / 11 / 2018
#China collaborates with #Taiwan to produce new drought tolerant #rice variety (Sp.) https://t.co/Fr8WlK5Gvm
12 / 11 / 2018
#Pakistan hopes to double exports to #China, including #rice, following bilateral trade discussions last week https://t.co/3kiTYSX1Hn
09 / 11 / 2018
#LRI Report Published! #China's 2018/19 #rice stocks forecast up; #Philippines' NFA to hold re-tender for 203,000 M… https://t.co/er1lZX6FaS
09 / 11 / 2018
China production and stocks update
China’s National Bureau of Statistics, cited by the USDA, has revised its estimates for China’s harvested area, average field yield and production from the 2007/08 – 2017/18 marketing years...
09 / 11 / 2018
Other Countries
The FAO has forecast China’s 2018 paddy production at 206.3 million MTS, a 1.08% year-on-year decrease and 0.24%...
05 / 11 / 2018
China update
The FAO has forecast China's 2018 paddy production at 206.3 million MTS, a 1.08% year-on-year decrease and 0.24% below the five-year average. Planted area contracted as farmers switched to planting...
29 / 10 / 2018
#China: Scientists successfully harvest saltwater resistant #paddy in Shadong Province (Sp.) https://t.co/yCmx7oVWJ2
26 / 10 / 2018
#Fiji signs agreement with #China to boost #rice production; value of 2018 imports estimated at US $40 million https://t.co/bULQGjvfj3
26 / 10 / 2018
Further five #Indian #rice mills cleared for non-Basmati exports to #China https://t.co/FBZzIUw9pc
26 / 10 / 2018
Japan's MAFF SBS tender results
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has awarded a total of 4,373 MTS out of a possible 25,000 MTS in its 26 October Simultaneous-Buy-Sell tender. Please see the table below for...
22 / 10 / 2018
#China continues to assist #Pakistan with cultivation of hybrid #rice in four ecological zones https://t.co/s4LaC4YDX1
18 / 10 / 2018
#Myanmar: Illicit cross-border #rice exports rice to #China 'pose a growing threat' to food security https://t.co/BMztt3LuHc
17 / 10 / 2018
#Japanese milled #rice exports to #China expected to increase due to authorisation of two new mills https://t.co/OCWlp0ONyq
16 / 10 / 2018
#Myanmar's cross border #rice exports to #China via Muse decreased due to high moisture levels https://t.co/07mnYvNcMG
05 / 10 / 2018
Other Countries
The USDA has forecast China’s milled rice production in the 2018/19 marketing year (July – June) at 141.3...
03 / 10 / 2018
#China will donate 3,000 MTS of #rice to families affected by drought in #ElSalvador (Sp.) https://t.co/OFJGgpJ36V
02 / 10 / 2018
#Pakistani exporters concerned over potential new #Indian exports to #China https://t.co/PsHEjbqTzP
02 / 10 / 2018
China update
The USDA has forecast China’s milled rice production in the 2018/19 marketing year (July – June) at 141.3 million MTS, a decline of 3.22% year-on-year. Harvested area and the average...
01 / 10 / 2018
#China: 20ha of experimental saline #rice crop has been harvested in Wenzhou (Fr.) https://t.co/OdCkALUiCd
28 / 09 / 2018
#China and #Myanmar extend Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate #rice imports until September 2020 https://t.co/pf31Ik4vvk
27 / 09 / 2018
#China: Saline soil experiment in Loess Plateau expected to produce field yields of 6 MTS/ha from 53ha https://t.co/TNeRFHJwM6
21 / 09 / 2018
#LRI Report Published! #China's COFCO purchases 100,000 MTS of #Thai 5% broken white #rice through MoU; #SouthKorea… https://t.co/TOeXHFUIOq
21 / 09 / 2018
Cambodia exports update
According to local reports, Cambodian exports between January – August 2018 totalled 341,638 MTS, down by 8.21% year-on-year. Exports in August totalled 44,558 MTS (-20.8%); China imported...
19 / 09 / 2018
Harvesting has begun in Northeast #China’s Heilongjiang province https://t.co/wWovHIzh5D
18 / 09 / 2018
#China: World record field yield of 17.3 MTS/ha set in Yunnan province for hybrid #rice (It.) https://t.co/kHZ8DgSUQt
12 / 09 / 2018
#China promises to give #Cambodia fragrant #rice worth US $1 million to help flood victims https://t.co/RbptJv1I6y
06 / 09 / 2018
#China supplied #NorthKorea with 99% of its imported #rice in 2008 - 2016 https://t.co/nf29CBvqim
30 / 08 / 2018
#Italy: Hopes of exporting to #China increase as #rice fields declared free of trogoderma granarium (It.) https://t.co/FYOSlWQTqs
24 / 08 / 2018
China production update
According to local reports citing the National Bureau of Statistics, China produced 28.59 million MTS of early crop paddy in 2018, down by 4.3% year-on-year. Planted area for the early crop is...
24 / 08 / 2018
#Vietnamese glutinous #rice comprises 80% of #China's glutinous rice imports (Vn.) https://t.co/xjgFDLmAH2
20 / 08 / 2018
Iran's NITC ships oil to China
According to reports, Chinese buyers of Iranian crude oil are increasingly shipping their purchases through the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in reaction to the first round of U.S....
20 / 08 / 2018
#China: Scientists discover a gene in #rice which allows it to grow in colder climates https://t.co/UdOxdJX9l2
20 / 08 / 2018
#Pakistan: Government looks for ways to boost #rice exports to #China https://t.co/5aTFHWgGrZ
17 / 08 / 2018
#China: A state-owned company in Shihezi can produce #paddy with an average field yield that is 123% higher than th… https://t.co/Kl84dUmkVZ
16 / 08 / 2018
#China: Scientists find key gene in crops which enables them to reduce the use of fertilisers https://t.co/KwlkDNmxOR
13 / 08 / 2018
#China: Government offers insurance subsidies for #rice production (Sp.) https://t.co/dKJpXduV95
06 / 08 / 2018
#Vietnamese #rice exports to #China in H1 2018 totalled 892,000 MTS, down by 27.4% year-on-year (Vn.) https://t.co/X0dLAc4p31
03 / 08 / 2018
Chinese Yuan depreciates to a yearly high against the U.S. Dollar
The Chinese Yuan reached a yearly high of CNY 6.84 against the U.S. Dollar on 2 August as relations between China and the U.S. have worsened. The Yuan weakened by 4% against the Dollar last month...
02 / 08 / 2018
#China: Second crop #paddy field yield double in Fujian Province https://t.co/oabymA4KGd
31 / 07 / 2018
#India will send two trade delegations to #China to explore opportunities for exporting non-basmati #rice https://t.co/u3I96kzcYA
25 / 07 / 2018
#India: 14 companies are permitted to export non-basmati #rice to #China https://t.co/ADPfU5PQnt China
25 / 07 / 2018
#India: 14 companies are permitted to export non-Basmati #rice to #China https://t.co/7J82xXH2Ay
24 / 07 / 2018
#Vietnamese #rice exports to #China slow after China raises its import tax from 40% to 50% (Vn.) https://t.co/1GslKi2opx
17 / 07 / 2018
#Vietnam: Glutinous #rice prices decline due to changes to #China's import tariff (Vn.) https://t.co/DyttQOtXGT
12 / 07 / 2018
China update
The USDA has forecast Chinese milled rice production in the 2018/19 marketing year (July – June) at 143 million MTS, a 2.05% decline year-on-year. While the average field yield is expected to...
11 / 07 / 2018
#Vietnam: Changes to #China's #rice import tariffs expected to harm exports (Vn.) https://t.co/IHUQ0iWfIJ
06 / 07 / 2018
#LRI Report Published! #China implements new #rice import tariff; #India raises Minimum Support Price for Kharif cr… https://t.co/lqRGVO6rxO
03 / 07 / 2018
#Vietnam: #China and #Indonesia imported the largest volumes of Vietnamese #rice in H1 2018 https://t.co/H9pCbShJBM
02 / 07 / 2018
#India: Exporting #rice to #China will help farmers in Odisha, according to minister https://t.co/zwNyCqXmjr
28 / 06 / 2018
#China will help #Nigeria to increase its domestic #rice production https://t.co/g2CXCuA0sS