Scientists explore roadmap for larger, greener global rice production
An international group of scientists has made a global assessment of rice-cropping systems in search of opportunities to improve rice production. Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the global population. Although the demand for rice is expected to grow, its production is challenged by factors like climate change, energy shortages and resource degradation.
Published on: 17/12/2021Category:
Arkansas family-owned rice mill is first U.S. exporter to ship long grain rice to China
ATKINS, AR – On Wednesday, Ralston Family Farms announced a 9-metric ton (MT) commercial sale of long grain rice to China that arrived in July, the first U.S. rice shipment
Published on: 16/09/2021Category:
Global food commodity prices rebound in August
Global cereal production in 2021 is forecast to reach 2 788 million tonnes, up by 0.7 percent from the year before but below July’s expectations, according to FAO’s new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, also released today.
Published on: 02/09/2021Category:
WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
GENEVA, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization said on Monday it would review a long-standing dispute between the China and the United States on Beijing’s use of import
Published on: 30/08/2021Category:
Rice demand grows as pandemic deepens
Commodity prices dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered economies worldwide during the first half of 2020. But one agricultural commodity, rice, had increased demand, according to a new University of
Published on: 24/08/2021Category:
Global rice prices spike during pandemic despite supply
The covid-19 pandemic created a spike in global rice prices in the second quarter of 2020, according to a new University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture report. Since then,
Published on: 21/08/2021Category:
Market Commentary: 27-July-2021
These are turbulent times. Market swings are big and shipping has become a nightmare in terms of prices & availability of space/equipment. Rice markets look to remain bearish in 2H2021
Published on: 27/07/2021Category:
Mexico grants Thailand rice quota
Thailand is expected to export 10,000 tonnes of long-grain white rice to Mexico soon after receiving a free import tariff quota from the Mexican government, says Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn.
Published on: 02/12/2019Category: