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Global rice production forecast for 2024/25 raised to record high

Global rice production for the 2024/25 season has been revised upwards by 3.1 million tonnes to a record 535.8 million tonnes (milled basis), nearly 3% higher than last year. According to the Rice Outlook: April 2025 report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), global ending stocks for 2024/25 have been increased by 1.7 […]

Việt Nam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

Authorities are set to expand negotiations and trade deals with international partners while dismantling the logistical and regulatory snarls that have plagued the sector. TIỀN GIANG — To enhance rice exports through 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rolled out a series of new measures focused on stricter oversight, faster implementation of […]

India May Export 24 Mn Tonnes Rice

India is likely to export around 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-2026 marketing year, thus cornering around 40 per cent of the market share, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA follows a marketing year, which starts in October and ends in September, unlike the Indian financial year that runs […]

World rice market under pressure from record Indian harvests

Source: Farm Progress. The global rice market is experiencing significant volatility due to export restrictions and record harvests in India, which are putting pressure on prices, said Alvaro Duran-Morat, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. According to the USDA, India set a new rice production record in 2024 of 147 million tons (in […]

Rice market is global rollercoaster

Global market prospects for U.S. long-grain rice for the upcoming marketing year. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Associate Professor The global rice market in the last two years has been a rollercoaster driven mostly by India’s export restrictions and, since October of last year, by its massive rice crop. India’s production performance has been remarkable, breaking a new […]

India climbs the Great Wall to emerge as world’s top rice producer

At over 149 million tonnes, production is estimated higher than China’s 144.62 mt. By Prabhudatta Mishra. This is another new normal from India. It has emerged as the world’s largest producer of rice, with its output in the 2024-25 season to June estimated at over 149 million tonnes (mt). India has been able to achieve […]

Abundance Of Rice Stock, Exports Still Need Commodity Balance Approval

Minister of Trade Budi Santoso stated that the rice export plan must first be discussed in the commodity balance to ensure domestic food availability is maintained. “If the export is because maybe the consideration is a surplus, that’s enough. But later it must be discussed first in the commodity balance,” Budi said, quoted from ANTARA, […]

Vietnam forecast to become world’s second-largest rice importer by 2025-2026

By Vietnam News Agency. Vietnam is projected to become the world’s second-largest rice importer in 2025-2026, only after the Philippines, as the country must ramp up imports to meet export demand amid falls in domestic production, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The […]

Indonesia’s rice reserve set to hit record 4 million tonnes

To support rice production, the government has ramped up fertiliser subsidies, distributed agricultural machinery, accelerated planting schedules, and introduced digital tools for farming. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s rice reserves are on track to surpass 4 million tonnes, setting an all-time high, after reaching a new record of 3.7 million tonnes in mid-May. As of May […]

‘Philippines to remain world’s top rice importer’

Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star In 2026 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is projected to remain the world’s top rice importer for the fourth consecutive year in 2026, with total imports hitting 5.5 million metric tons (MT), the US Department of Agriculture said. The USDA estimated that Philippine rice imports would increase by […]