Rice News - Full Archive
Friday, February 03, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- KCCO TENDER FOR 4160MT
- KCCO tender for 70mt -- Awards
- California Rice Commission: "So much of a good thing may not be great for California Rice this Spring"
- VN Net: "Rescuing Vietnam’s rice sector by improving quality, branding"
- Bernama: "Rising Thai Rice Exports In 2017"
- Bangkok Post: "Rice exports at 9.88m tonnes in 2016, second to India "
- Reuters: "Nagpur Foodgrain Prices"
- Business Recorder: "Eight Percent Decrease in Basmati Rice Export"
- All Africa: "Nigeria: Bua Targets 1 Million Tonnes Rice Processing Capacity"
- UN News Centre: "Global food prices up in January; cereal prices keep rising despite improved supplies – UN"
Thursday, February 02, 2017
- USDA Rice Export Sales Report
- USDA Export Sales Highlights
- Reuters: "Asia Rice-India market robust on African demand; Vietnam prices could fall"
- Tempo: "Indonesia`s Rice Production Experiences Surplus after 9 Years"
- USDA Ag Attache: "Australia Grain and Feed Update"
- Bloomberg: "Thai Rice Exports Seen Slipping on Greater Vietnam Competition"
- PTI: "Farmers demand that govt procure all their grains"
- SciDevNet: "Egyptian invention cuts rice irrigation water by half"
- BBC News: "Why does Nigeria import so much rice?"
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
- USDA Rice World Market Price and LDP announcement
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS - IRAQ TENDER RESULTS
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS - JAPAN MA TENDER AWARDS
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS - JAPAN SBS TENDER RESULTS
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS - KAKINADA VESSEL UPDATE
- PIA: "NFA steps up rice retail, palay procurement"
- The Jakarta Post: "Bulog allocates Rp 37 trillion to buy commodities from farmers"
- Bangkok Post: "Farmers may lose 84,000 rai of off-season crops"
- Times of India: "Government to procure 4 lakh tonnes of paddy this year"
- India.com: "Rice basmati weakens on muted demand"
- The News Intl: "Hike in rice, sugar prices as edibles rates reviewed"
- Pakistan Observer: "REAP fetes Commerce Minister"
- Business Day: "31,000 rice farmers to benefit from Fed. Govt’s GES in Bauchi"
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
- Chico ER: "Rice prices take a tumble; growers may be lucky to break even"
- Yonhap: "Rice prices in N.K. stabilized"
- Jakarta Post: "Government has no plan to import rice this year"
- MediaMax: "Kenya faces acute rice shortage"
- Australian Institute of International Affairs: "Risky Business: The Price of Thai Rice"
- PTI: "Rice basmati rises on stockists buying"
Monday, January 30, 2017
- PIA: "NFA strengthens technical team to ensure accessibility of rice during disasters"
- USDA Ag Attache: "Thailand Rice Price Weekly"
- Economy Next: "Sri Lanka cuts import tax on rice amid crop shortfall"
- DNA: "Wheat, rice basmati strengthen on increased offtake"
- The News Intl: "Stakeholders alarmed over rice export slump"
- Pakistan Observer: "Fall of rice export"
- Financial Tribune: "Iranian Government Amends Rice Import Tariffs"
- All Africa: "Kenya: Rice Farmers Lament Dry Spell as Shortage Looms"
- Reliefweb: "Africa’s rice farmers lose $200 million annually to parasitic weeds"
Friday, January 27, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- PRICE QUOTES UPDATE
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- KAKINADA VESSEL REPORT
- University of Arkansas: "2017 Rice Farming for Profit"
- Delta Farm Press: "Southwest Louisiana farmers now putting paddy rice on ships"
- gbtimes: "Chinese scientist working to increase rice yield "
- VNA: "Rice exports decline in January"
- News.lk: "Government will open 35 paddy storage facilities around the country "
- The Hindu: "Rise in wheat, pulses sowing lifts overall acreage in rabi season"
- REAP: "FIRST HALF RICE EXPORTS DOWN 18 PERCENT, EXPORTERS SEEK RELIEF"
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- CRMR REPORTS ON CALIFORNIA RAIN/SNOW SITUATION
- USDA Rice World Market Price and LDP Announcement
- Business World: "World Bank sees Philippine rice output rising 2%"
- Colombo Gazette: "Sri Lanka to import rice from neighbouring countries"
- Outlook India: "Rice basmati climbs on upsurge in demand"
- TVC News: "Nigeria to redouble effort in rice production"
- GhanaWeb: "66% of rice consumed in Ghana imported"
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- AARQ TENDER ANNOUCED FOR FEB. 23
- Yonhap: "S. Korea's per-person rice consumption hits fresh low in 2016 "
- Davao Today: "NFA to import rice due to insufficient production in Davao"
- VN Net: "Rice exports to rise slightly in 2017: insiders"
- VN News: "VN rice exports set to face another tough year"
- USDA Ag Attache: "Thailand Grain and Feed Update"
- ReliefWeb: "GIEWS Country Brief: Sri Lanka 17-January-2017"
- Economic Times: "BASF plans to launch 5 rice crop protection products in India"
- PTI: "Rice basmati climbs on upsurge in demand"
- Financial Tribune: "Rice Production Automation Investment Hits $156m"
- Financial Tribune: "Iranian Gov’t Cuts Import Tariffs for Agrofood Products"
- USDA Ag Attache: "Turkey Grain and Feed Update"
- Vanguard: "Anambra plans to produce 330,000 tonnes of rice by Dec. 2017"
Monday, January 23, 2017
- Chico ER: "Rice growers hear optimistic view of future"
- Business Mirror: "H1 rice output seen hitting 8.54 MMT"
- PIA: "National Food Authority-Davao City assures rice supply will last up to 33 days"
- The Irrawaddy: "Rice Export Volume Drops"
- Economic Times: "Rice industry seeks traceability to boost exports, curb rejections"
Friday, January 20, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- IRAQ TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED
- VNA: "Opportunities and challenges facing Vietnam’s rice export"
- Livemint: "Rice prices rise in India on demand from African buyers"
- Indian Express: "Government to procure Kharif paddy till April 30"
- Deccan Chronicle: "Paddy prices likely to increase soon in Andhra Pradesh"
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
- USDA Rice World Market Price and LDP Announcement
- Manila Times: "PH eyes 40-50% tariff on rice after QR expires"
- Myanmar Times: "Nay Pyi Taw dam helps boost summer paddy plans"
- Hiru News: "Drought affects 120,000 acres of paddy"
- Black Sea Grain: "Rice imports to Ukraine down 35%"
- TV360: "Nigeria becoming self-sufficient in rice production – CBN"
- TV360: "Kano to boost rice production with N200m budget allocation"
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS - CREED RICE MARKET REPORT UPDATE
- RICEONLINE.COM HOT TOPICS -- JAPAN SBS TENDER RESULTS
- IBT: "US Trade Policy: In Trump's America, Louisiana Rice Farmers Hope For New Market"
- The Commercial: "Specialty rice program nears release of 2 aromatic lines"
- VN News: "Việt Nam extends rice trade deal with Philippines"

