16 / 05 / 2019
Iraq update
The USDA has forecast Iraqi milled rice imports in the 2018/19 marketing year (October – September) at 1.25 million MTS, up by 8.7% year-on-year due to reduced domestic production. Imports in...
14 / 05 / 2019
E.U. imports, exports, planting and production update
The European Commission has estimated total E.U. rice imports in the first seven months of the 2018/19 marketing year (September – August) at 1.09 million MTS, up by 6.96% year-on-year....
03 / 05 / 2019
USA: California snow water levels update
The average snow water equivalent in northern California was recorded at 130% of normal on 2 May, down from 132% on 25 April. Water levels in Lake Shasta Reservoir were recorded at 93% of capacity...
29 / 04 / 2019
Vietnam exports and planting update
Vietnamese milled rice exports from 1 January – 30 April are estimated at 2.03 million MTS, down by 7.9% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office. These exports are expected to be...
26 / 04 / 2019
USA: California snow water levels update
The average snow water equivalent in northern California was recorded at 132% of normal on 25 April, down from 134% on 4 April. Water levels in Lake Shasta Reservoir were recorded at 91% of capacity...
09 / 04 / 2019
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has lowered its forecast for 2018/19 global rice supply in its latest WASDE report by 400,000 MTS to 663.8 million MTS on account of reduced prospects for global carryover stocks and...
29 / 03 / 2019
USDA releases Prospective Plantings and Rice Stocks reports
The USDA has released its Prospective Plantings report for the 2019 U.S. crop. Total long grain planted area is expected to decrease to 2.15 million acres (870,074ha), down by 2.14% year-on-year....