26 / 05 / 2020
Philippines announces government-to-government tender to import 300,000 mt of 25% broken white rice
The Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) will hold a government-to-government tender on June 8 to import 300,000 mt of well milled 25% broken white rice, according to a copy of the...
19 / 05 / 2020
Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali rice imports to grow to 2.8 million mt in 2020/21: USDA
The USDA has forecast that combined rice imports from Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali in the 2020/21 marketing year (October – September) will rise by 12.9% year-on-year to 2.8 million mt...
19 / 05 / 2020
UK to maintain rice import tariffs at current levels from January 2021: UK government
The UK will maintain its current tariffs on rice imports when it replaces the EU’s Common External Tariff with its own UK Global Tariff on January 1, 2021, according to an article on the UK...
14 / 05 / 2020
Brazil imports and exports update
Brazil imported a total of 54,168 mt in April, down by 32.1% month-on-month but up by 1.1% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. Milled and semi-milled rice...
12 / 05 / 2020
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has forecast 2020/21 global production at a record 502 million mt in its latest WASDE report, up by almost 2% year-on-year. Thailand and China are expected to account for the largest...
06 / 05 / 2020
EU update
The USDA has forecast the EU’s milled rice production in the 2020/21 marketing year (September - August) at 1.97 million mt, unchanged year-on-year as an increase in Italian production is expected...
29 / 04 / 2020
Sri Lanka temporarily suspends rice imports
According to a government publication cited by the Department of Imports and Exports Control, the Sri Lankan government has temporarily suspended rice imports. The suspension applies to brown rice,...
27 / 04 / 2020
Ivory Coast update
The USDA has forecast the Ivory Coast’s milled rice production in the 2020/21 marketing year (October - September) at 1.4 million mt, up by 12% year-on-year amid the government's continued rice...
09 / 04 / 2020
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has lowered its forecast for 2019/20 global supplies by 2.8 million MTS to 671.8 million MTS in its latest WASDE report on account of output reductions in Southeast Asian countries including...
06 / 04 / 2020
El Salvador removes import tariffs and sets maximum sale prices
According to the USDA citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly issued a decree on 20 March temporarily removing import tariffs on several commodities,...