14 / 02 / 2019
Indonesia imports and production update
Indonesia’s rice imports in the 2018/19 marketing year (April – March) are forecast at 2.2 million MTS (milled equivalent), well above the five-year average, according to the FAO.
The government...
13 / 02 / 2019
Brazil production update
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has forecast Brazilian paddy production in the 2018/19 marketing year (April – March) at 11.1 million MTS, a decline of 5% year-on-year....
13 / 02 / 2019
Angola update
The FAO has estimated Angola’s 2018 paddy production at 68,000 MTS, up by 7.94% year-on-year and 36% above the five-year average. Planting of the 2019 crop concluded in December 2018 for harvesting...
12 / 02 / 2019
Brazil production update
CONAB has forecast Brazil’s 2018/19 marketing year (April – March) paddy production at 10.7 million MTS, down by 11.3% year-on-year and down by 4.5% from its previous forecast on 10 January.
Poor...
12 / 02 / 2019
Sri Lanka production update
Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture has revised its forecast for the country's 2019 Maha (main) crop paddy production to 2.85 million MTS, up by 18.8% from the previous year's drought-affected...
08 / 02 / 2019
USDA releases its latest WASDE and Crop Production reports
The USDA has raised its forecast for 2018/19 global rice supply in its latest WASDE report by 5.1 million MTS to 657.9 million MTS due to improved prospects for China's production. The global trade...