Browse Data and Analysis

Rice export prices declined 2 percent due to the weakening Thai baht and the sale of the remaining 2 million metric tons of government rice stocks.

Total production of grain and other crops on a grain equivalent basis is estimated at 5.75 million metric tons (5 MMT, milled basis for rice and grain equivalent for soybeans) in marketing year....

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, Spain imported $1.7 billion worth of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States.

Due to the climatic challenges, Post estimates that Zimbabwe’s corn area harvested decreased by 36 percent to 1.2 million hectares in the 2018/19 MY..

The hotel industry in Ghana grew rapidly over the past ten years, catering to an expansion of both business and tourism.

Rice export prices remain unchanged as traders are awaiting the result of two tenders totaling 2 million metric tons that the government will issue this week.

On June 5, 2018, Egypt’s government announced a decision to import rice (milled, paddy, cargo) to help meet market demand.

On May 16, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) raised the third advance estimate for grains production for the Indian Crop Year 2017/18 (July-June) to a record 279.5 million metric tons (MMT).

The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) announced the reinstatement of an import tariff on rice.

On May 23, the GOI’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) published notification numbers 45/2018 and 46/2018 regarding increases in the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on several imported agricultural products....

Feed production continues to expand in South China…Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with food ingredient importers…ATO Guangzhou organized a large USDA Agribusiness Trade Mission....

Export prices of white rice declined 2 to 3 percent due to the lack of new inquiries and the sale of government stocks.