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Progress in negotiations to increase rice exports to China by 220,000 tons this year

Government spokesperson provides update on Thai rice export talks with China, as China seeks to continue discussions to meet 500,000-ton import target for this year under state-to-state cooperation, while also negotiating additional rice import quotas for 2026. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, on Tuesday (November 4) provided an update on ongoing negotiations […]

PM Anutin to discuss Thai rice deal with Xi

Trade ties get big push at Apec meeting in South Korea NEWSPAPER SECTION: News, WRITER: Post Reporters Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to expedite China’s consideration of purchasing 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice when the two leaders meet at the Apec summit in South Korea. “I will use the opportunity […]

Asia rice: India rates rise from over 9-year low

Reuters BENGALURU / HANOI, MUMBAI / BANGKOK / DHAKA: Indian rice exports edged up from a more than nine-year low this week, supported by a stronger rupee despite muted demand, while Thai prices extended declines for a sixth consecutive week, hitting an 18-year low on weak buying activity. Very few export deals were signed in […]

South Korea will buy a total of 78,744 tons of rice from traders, according to a South Korean tender.

Posted to Maritime Reporter Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a state-owned company in South Korea, has announced international tenders for the purchase of 78,744 tons of rice from China, Thailand, as well as from other countries. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 5 November. The tender is seeking 56,944 tonnes of […]

Rice Department to discuss measures to prevent fall in paddy prices for new harvest

The Rice Department will meet with key agencies and rice mills to draft measures preventing paddy prices from falling during the 2025/26 harvest season. The Rice Department will brainstorm measures to prevent a fall in paddy prices during the new harvest season at a meeting on Wednesday, the agriculture minister said. Deputy Prime Minister and […]

Thai rice prices extend slump to 18-year low

Thai prices hit lowest since October 2007, as demand from Asian, African buyers remains weak WRITER: Reuters Thailand’s rice export prices fell for the fifth straight week to an 18-year low, while Indian prices held near their lowest level in more than nine years this week, as top exporters struggled to secure any major deals […]

ASIA RICE-Thai prices extend slump to 18-year low as demand falters

ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Thai prices extend slump to 18-year low as demand falters. Reuters By Anushree Mukherjee Oct 16 (Reuters) – Thailand’s rice export prices fell for the fifth straight week to an eighteen year low, while Indian prices held near their lowest level in more than nine years this week, as top exporters struggled to […]

Thai rice exports to Japan at risk from US-Japan deal

ANN/THE NATION – Thailand’s rice export industry has raised concerns following the signing of a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan, which could see Thailand’s rice quota to Japan slashed by over two-thirds. The agreement, finalised on July 22, involves Japan pledging to source a greater portion of its rice imports from […]

How much is a bowl of rice? Why the challenges facing the world’s most popular foodstuff are coming to the boil

Elizabeth Mills, Writer, Forum Stories Who doesn’t eat rice? And that’s fundamentally the challenge. A staple foodstuff for more than half of the world’s population and an important one for much of the rest, rice is facing a tough outlook. Climate change both threatens existing production and creates wider issues for cultivation, including water conservation […]