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The China factor in the global rice market
China saved last year's market importing 2.3 million tons of rice. This year they may become the top rice importer with 3 million tons. The Wall Street Journal on 21 May 2013 reported that the rice...
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Dr. Sam Mohanty examines the increasing role of China and India in the global rice trade. Dr. Sam Mohanty examines the increasing role of China and India in the global rice trade. (This article was...
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Bear market tightens its grip on rice
In the past 18 months, global rice prices have been moving in a tight range. For example, the Oryza white rice index (WRI) has fluctuated between US$475 and $500 since January 2012. In the past 18...
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Rice market on a slippery slope
Global rice prices continue their downward spiral in the face of excess supply from the major exporting countries. Global rice prices continue their downward spiral in the face of excess supply from...
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Typhoon impact on the global rice market
The recent weather events in India and the Philippines are unlikely to have a significant impact on the global rice market. It is too early to say anything on the extent of the damage to the rice crop...
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El Niño and politics grip the global rice market
The rice market has been quite lackluster in the past few months except for the steady downward slide of Thai rice prices because of uncertainty in the continuation of the pledging scheme. The rice...
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All’s Not Well in the Rice Market
Underlying market sentiments are rapidly changing, and the global rice market faces the possibility of a production shortfall in many rice-growing nations because of El Niño events. On the surface,...
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The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems
The rice market faces political and weather uncertainties The global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible monsoon failure in India and Southeast Asia...
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Impact of El Niño? The rice market is not bothered
Current weather patterns in some Asian countries reinforce the recent announcement by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology that a strong El Niño event is already taking place. Current weather patterns...
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Are we headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis?
Despite the current stability in the rice market, there are reasons for concern about the direction of the market in the medium term (mid- to late 2016). The 2007-08 rice price spike seems like it was...
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