Thailand is likely to offer stiff competition to India in the global rice market this year with its production rebounding from the lows seen in 2019 and 2020. It is India’s only competitor in the parboiled segment of the rice trade. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Thailand’s rice production during the 2021-22 […]
Non-basmati rice exports from India have slowed during the current quarter, especially to the Far-East and South-East Asia, on new paddy arrivals from theregion. In addition, , payment trouble with Vietnam buyers, high freight charges and current market volatility are impacting shipments. On the other hand, shipments to Africa, especially parboiled rice, are doing well, […]
India’s rice exports registered an exponential growth of 70 per cent in volume to 7.5 million tonnes during the first six months of this fiscal. Non-basmati rice doubled in exports to countries in West Africa and south-east Asia, reports Financial Express. In dollar term, the exports of the grain grew 36 per cent to $4.08 […]
Indian exporters of non-basmati rice have seen a surge in orders after the price of the grain increased in Vietnam and Thailand. Indian rice is now cheaper than the Southeast Asian varieties by almost $100 per tonne, the Economic Times reports. “Export demand for non-basmati rice remains robust due to price rise in Vietnam and […]
India’s rice exports in April-July declined 26.5 per cent from a year ago to 3.14 million tonnes, a government body said, as demand for non-basmati rice was subdued from African buyers. The country’s non-basmati rice exports plunged 37 per cent during the period to 1.7 million tonnes, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development […]
Parboiled rice, which is processed by steaming rice in the husk thus retaining nutrients and resulting in more separated grains when cooked, has grown in prominence and now accounts for nearly 20 percent of global trade, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It said in its latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate […]
