Cambodia exported 387,061 tonnes of rice in 2014, increasing by 2 percent compared to the amount recorded in 2013, said the One Window Service for Rice Export Formality (SOW-REF). According to Kim Savuth, Vice President of the Cambodia Rice Exporters Association (CREA), the slight growth stemmed from the tough competition with other exporters, especially Vietnam […]
Thailand has resumed its position as the world’s No. 1 rice exporter in 2014 with an export volume of over 10 million tonnes. It was followed by India, with 7.5 million tonnes and Vietnam, with 6.2 million tonnes. Thailand’s achievement was attributed to price adjustment to a level that is equal to those of its […]
The Thai Ministry of Commerce is proposing to the Cabinet the selling of stockpiled rice to nations in Africa and the Middle East. According to Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya, the ministry will propose a set of rice-exporting guidelines to the meeting of the national rice policy committee on December 19. The proposed measures take […]
VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Quan newspaper has quoted foreign sources who say that Thailand will sell both newly harvested and inventoried rice at low prices. This will create challenges for Vietnam, which competes with other rice exporters by offering low prices. “Reasonable prices are the biggest competitive advantage of Vietnamese rice. But now, if Thailand […]
Cambodia’s second Rice Festival opened in Phnom Penh on November 18 to boost rice production, processing and trade. The three-day event features a display of Cambodia ’s key rice varieties, trade promotion seminars and a programme to evaluate rice quality. With more than 80 percent of the population involving in the agricultural sector, rice production […]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines plans to import 1.7 million tons of rice this year and even more next year, giving Vietnamese exporters a chance to bid on big contracts, the Vietnam New Agency quoted Francis Pangilinan, advisor to President Benigno Aquino, as saying. The Philippines last year said they would begin a self-sufficiency drive […]
Thailand’s relevant government agencies have been assigned to work in an integrated manner for the management of the entire rice production system, which comprises short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures. The Rice Policy and Management Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, met on October 6 to discuss the measures. According to the Prime Minister, in […]
Thailand’s rice shipments are expected to reach 11 million tonnes this year thanks to price competitiveness and the government’s accelerated attempt to dispose of stocks, according to Bangkok Post newspaper. Thai Ministry of Commerce has sold 1 million tonnes of rice to China , 170,000 tonnes to Indonesia and 300,000 tonnes to the Philippines in […]
The Philippines has shifted away from setting a target date for its plan to be completely self-sufficient in the production of rice, a senior government official said, likely keeping its doors open to imports beyond the current goal of 2016. That will be welcomed by key supplier Vietnam, which is looking to follow up on […]
The pace of Cambodia’s rice exports are expected to slow this year. Unable to maintain the steady rate of previous years, the export volume for the first half of 2014 is much the same as it was this time last year. At the end of June, milled rice exports had reached 178,000 tonnes for the […]