According to reports in the local media, Vietnam is targeting to export 4.8 million MT of rice in 2009, exceeding the estimated 4.5 million MT in 2008.The estimate is also ... [visit site]

Export-Import Bank of India has extended a line of credit (LoC) of $ 25 million to the Republic of Madagascar for buying goods and services from India for two projects ... [visit site]

Devaluation of Nigerian naira against the dollar this season has pushed up the price of rice by almost 25 % from N 6,000 in November to about N7,500 this month.  ... [visit site]

The Louisiana State University AgCenter has approved a new variety of aromatic rice to compete with foreign imports.The variety, named Jazzman, will be an alternative to jasmine rice imported from ... [visit site]

India's Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have appealed to the Sindh high Court against the decision to allow ... [visit site]

Chicago Board of Trade rice futures stumbled into the close Tuesday after trading higher for most of the session. January rice dropped 5 1/2 cents to settle at $15.37 1/2 ... [visit site]

Net sales of 23,300 MT were down 77 percent from the previous week and 71 percent from the prior 4-week average.  Increases were reported for Venezuela (20,000 MT), Mexico (1,400 ... [visit site]

The following world prices of rice are effective from 12/31/08 at 7:00 am eastern time until the next announcement occurs.  The next price announcement is scheduled for 1/7/09 at 7:00 ... [visit site]

The government of China will soon be issuing corn, wheat and rice export quotas for next year after a record domestic harvest and falling global prices have encouraged Beijing to ... [visit site]

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has announced that the country would not be importing any rice in 2009 because its rice production target has been achieved.The vice president also said ... [visit site]

The Indian government is likely to review the current cess on basmati exports of Rs 8,000 PMT following dip in the shipments of the premium variety rice, grown only in ... [visit site]

According to reports in the local media, Myanmar managed to export 150,000 MT of rice in the first three quarters (April-December) of the fiscal year 2008-09.Of the rice export, 101,235 ... [visit site]