Although the Vietnamese rice market in 2023 is somewhat gloomy due to the impact of the Covid pandemic, the selling price of Vietnamese rice still fluctuates continuously. So in early 2024, what is the selling price of rice in Vietnam? Will the price fluctuate strongly or not?
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Jeremy Zwinger is the CEO/President of The Rice Trader, Farm And Trade, Inc., and International Commodity Institute. Mr. Zwinger is the founder of the World Rice Conference, along with several other key projects which help build bridges between a vast number of global entities. He was raised on his family’s farming operation in North Dakota, USA, and is a graduate of North Dakota State University, where he also attended graduate school for agriculture economics. Jeremy followed up this graduate school studies by taking on the position of the market analyst for U.S. Wheat in Washington DC, where he was able to get hands on experience in complexities of global trade and U.S. agricultural trade policy. His interests are broad, ranging from commodities markets to the digitalization of global business to the rapidly changing international cultural/geopolitical environment. Development of water distribution systems, ownership of water rights, and large-scale water trading are also key passionate interests. On a personal note, Mr. Zwinger is blessed with five children and an amazing family, whose support has allowed him to be here today.
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Rice News
Vietnam
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has denied the information that Vietnamese rice ST24 and ST25 enjoy tax incentives when exported to the EU. The information about ST24 and ST25 being subject to tax incentive on the EU market entry which was disclosed in several newspapers recently was not correct, the ministry’s International Co-operation Department said.
The prices of Vietnamese paddy and rice continued to increase last week, according to the the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). Specifically, the average paddy price at fields rose by VNĐ214 to VNĐ8,000 (US$0.31) per kilo, with the highest reported at VNĐ8,050.
India
The country's agriculture exports declined by 8.8 per cent to $43.7 billion during April-February period of 2023-24 fiscal due to factors like the Red Sea crisis, Russia-Ukraine war, and domestic restrictions imposed on critical items like rice, wheat, sugar and onion. According to the data of the commerce ministry, the exports stood at $47.9 billion in April-February 2022-23.
India’s agriculture exports strategy is being reworked with greater focus on products whose trade is not regulated. The government has identified 20 farm products whose global imports are over $ 405 billion for focussed push in the coming years, official sources said.
Top exporter India's rice export prices fell to their lowest level in nearly three months this week, weighed down by soft demand, while the long holiday weekend kept activity muted in Thailand. India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $538-$546 per ton this week, down from the last week's $540-$548. Prices hit a record high of $560 last month.
Pakistan
Pakistan Rice exports surged by 83.37 percent during the initial three quarters of the current fiscal year, compared to the corresponding period last year. From July to March 2023-24, the country exported over 4.550 million metric tons of rice, amounting to $2.930 billion, contrasting with 2.939 million metric tons valued at $1.598 billion during the same period the prior year, as per data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
THE 2023-24 wheat harvest in Pakistan has been under way for around a month now and, while output is expected to be a record thanks to an increase in the area planted last autumn, it is forecast to fall short of the government’s early season production target.
Authorities in Islamabad’s agriculture quarters must take recent concerns raised by Russia regarding a shipment of rice seriously. Though the complaint from Russia regarding violations of phytosanitary protocols is an isolated incident, if not addressed, it can be exploited by rival India. Pakistan’s rice industry is a cornerstone of our agricultural sector, and we must be aware of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety for our exports.
Philippines
Rice prices will remain high in the first half of the year as the impact of El Niño is still felt in the agriculture sector, according to Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. In a briefing, Laurel said current prices of rice range from P47 to P57 per kilo. “Stable siya. Hindi pa bumababa ng masyado but world prices are going down.
Among all the crops grown in the Philippines, rice is heavily favored in terms of the support it receives from the government. The increase in spending in agriculture in recent years has largely benefited the rice sector. Billions of pesos have been poured into activities that sought to increase rice production, such as the repair and rehabilitation of irrigation systems that primarily serve rice lands.
A 10-day buffer stock for select agricultural products has been proposed to ensure that prices of commodities will be stable, the Department of Trade and Industry said on Monday. During the meeting of the National Price Coordinating Council, DTI Consumer Protection Group Assistant Secretary Amanda Nograles shared the Department of Agriculture’s proposal…
Bangladesh
The government is hopeful that the rice production will increase this year in the Boro season. According to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, Boro paddy has been cultivated on 4.9 million (49 lakh) hectares of land in Bangladesh this year which is 50,000 hectares more than the previous year. It can be assumed that the rice production would increase by 500,000 (5 lakh) tonnes from this.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has recently invented a new variety of paddy- BRRI-100, also known as ‘Bangabandhu Paddy (Dhaan)’. It gained huge popularity among the farmers in Jhenaidah as they were getting better production from the crop There are so many reasons behind the popularity of Bangabandhu paddy among the farmers.
Bangladesh is expecting robust rice production this Boro season thanks to the absence of any major disasters, but there is a little hope for a significant fall in the price. The highest amount of rice is produced in the Boro season. Harvesting of paddy has already begun in the haor areas, while the crops have started to ripen in the northern and southern parts of the country.
Indonesia
The government is discussing the revision of National Food Agency Regulation No. 6/2023 concerning Government Purchase Prices and Price Factories for Grain and Rice. Yesterday, Monday (22/4/2024), the government through the National Food Agency (Bapanas) held its first meeting to discuss grain prices at the farmer level.
Deputy Minister of Trade, Jerry Sambuaga, has urged the community to not hesitate to report food hoarding after Eid al-Fitr to law enforcement officials. “We are cooperating with the food task force, not only in the Ministry of Trade, provinces, and districts/cities, but also with law enforcement officials,” he said in Surabaya, East Java, on Monday.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will commence the transition of leadership to president-elect Prabowo Subianto following the recent Constitutional Court ruling confirming the latter's election victory. "The government will be ready and fully support the government transition to the president- and vice president-elect," presidential special staff coordinator Ari Dwipayana said here on Monday.
China
China's grain yield will grow at an annual pace of 1.1 percent over the coming decade as hunger rises worldwide, enabling the world's largest food importer to buy significantly less from overseas, according to a report released on Saturday. The country's annual crop output is projected to reach 704 million metric tons this year and top 766 million tons by 2033…
Indonesia regularly imports rice in large quantities every year. Imports are carried out if the domestic rice stock is sufficient due to high demand and rice production often experiences problems every year. This is the concern of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
The quest to eradicate poverty, central to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), poses a significant global challenge. Advancement in sustainable rural development is critical to this effort, requiring the seamless integration of environmental, economic, and governmental elements.
Japan
A firm U.S. dollar had the yen locked near a fresh 34-year low on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened intervention watch as they looked ahead to key U.S. inflation report and the Bank of Japan's rate decision this week. The yen remained pinned after hitting 154.85 yen on Monday, its lowest level since the mid-1990s, as the stark U.S.-Japan rate differentials came into focus again amid an easing in Iran-Israel tensions. It last hovered around 154.76 per dollar.
The government on Tuesday decided an additional spending of ¥138.9 billion from its reserve funds under its fiscal 2024 budget to support areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake. This will be the fourth round of spending from the state reserve funds for the quake-affected areas in central Japan, bringing the total to over ¥400 billion.
Japan’s House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to revise the basic law on food, agriculture and rural areas to strengthen the country’s food security. The bill was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the Lower House and sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet.
Thailand
The Pheu Thai-led government's digital handout scheme could exhaust the country's capacity to handle large-scale emergencies, claims the main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP). This is one of the three possible worst-case scenarios resulting from the 500-billion-baht programme expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year, the MFP said on Thursday.
Thailand sees a prospect of increasing Thai rice’s market share in the Philippines, as the country is expected to import about 4.1 million tonnes, an increase of about 200,000 tonnes, or 5% more than the February projection of 3.9 million tonnes, due to domestic production shortfall.
The labour union of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is seeking legal opinions about whether the government can borrow from the state-owned bank to support its costly digitalwallet handout. Opinions differ among the membership, union president Supachai Vongvekin said on Thursday.
Others
Agriculture is a key area of cooperation between China and ASEAN. To date, China and ASEAN have signed over 40 bilateral documents on agricultural cooperation and established eight bilateral agricultural cooperation mechanisms. ASEAN is China's largest agricultural trade partner and one of the most important destinations for agricultural investment.
The Farmers' Organisation Authority (LPP) will apply for an additional quota of local white rice if the existing allocation is insufficient to overcome the shortage in the market, said its director general Datuk Azulita Salim. She said, however, the quota increase would depend on demand.
A total of 1,350 MT of APTERR’s stockpile emergency rice reserves under the generous contributions from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have been released through the Tier 3 programme to relieve the sufferings of 122,920 people, especially the vulnerable groups, due to severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar.
In an effort to ensure fair pricing and protect consumers, the Ministry of Trade in Cameroon has initiated a price control operation on rice, a staple food in the country. The operation, led by control teams from the Ministry of Trade, targeted markets in the city of Bafoussam on April 19, 2024. The primary objective of the operation was to verify whether rice vendors were adhering to the new price regulations set by the Minister of Trade.
Following the recent rebound of the naira against the dollar, the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of rice has dropped to an average of N67,000 in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and others, from about N90,000 in February 2024. In communities close to the borders, our correspondents gathered that the staple was selling at a much lower rate compared to what was obtained in the cities.
Following poor road network and other logistics challenges, about 272 cottage rice mills would remain idle and unable to process 7.5 million metric tonnes of paddy rice valued at N1.13 trillion for local consumption in 2024. The price of paddy per kilogramme in the country is N1,500, 75 kilogrammes, N75,000 and a tonnes N1.5 million in Kano, Kebbi, Kaduna, Niger and Ebonyi states.
Recent electoral polls continue to suggest that no single political party will win an outright majority in South Africa's 2024 national elections due to take place on 29 May. This creates uncertainty regarding the national government, which will emerge from any possible coalition discussions.
From October 2023 to March 2024, rising temperatures and a severe lack of precipitation have intensified and expanded progressively across Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia, as well as most of Zambezi basin and southern Madagascar. Record-high temperatures dating back to 1960 have been exacerbating the situation.
There are many challenges facing Nigeria’s agricultural sector in Nigeria. Recent reports indicate a concerning trend of agricultural programmes failing to meet their intended objective. Despite government investments and initiatives aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, the sector continues to struggle, leaving many farmers disillusioned and vulnerable.
Stakeholders in the rice processing sub-sector are worried that the current biting food scarcity in the country would get worse next year unless the government of President Bola Tinubu properly engaged rice processors in its policy actions.
Nigerians have taken to social media to rejoice about a significant price shift in the price of a bag of rice amidst the Federal Government's efforts to stabilise commodity prices. The reports of a price reduction from N80,000 to N60,000 were a huge relief among Nigerians who have struggled to buy basic food items in the past year.
In a chat with reporters in Abuja yesterday, an executive member of the Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN), Mohammed Abba Liman, said “the government needs to provide serviceable loans to real and identifiable rice processors in each state of the federation” and declared that “it is not in the interest of the federal government to encourage the importation of rice…
In his bid to make Jigawa state a bedrock for massive wheat producrion, Jigawa state Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi, has embarked on a study tour to Ethiopia with a high-level delegation comprising key aides on agricultural matters, officials, and professionals from the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and relevant agencies.
The mounting pressure on the Federal Government to scrap the proposed biosecurity tax continues to build as Grain Producers Australia and other industry groups make submissions and statements to the Senate Inquiry into the legislation. A Farm Online article has highlighted staunch opposition from GPA and misgivings from Grain Growers regarding consultation…
FIGURES released by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry reveal the grain industry will contribute $12.25 million under the proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy, the most for any commodity impacted by the legislation. This figure is out of the total revenue of $51.8M that DAFF estimates will be raised by the BPL if it comes into force on July 1.
Major supermarkets need to be held more accountable for their actions, the federal agriculture minister has declared, expressing confidence suppliers will soon secure better deals with grocery chains. After the heads of Woolworths and Coles were grilled in fiery parliamentary hearings, Murray Watt said progress was being made on farmers receiving a fair price for their produce.
Farmers have been urged to get involved in discussions about their industry to “safeguard their futures.” The CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has published the Ag2050 Scenarios Report, to try to identify what Australian farming will look like in 2050, with perhaps the most interesting development being the consolidation of what it describes as “…regional agricultural capitals.”
Australia’s farm chemicals regulator is taking too long to approve new products, leading to billions of dollars in preventable crop losses for one of the world’s biggest agricultural exporters, industry groups say. Australia is a major supplier of goods from wheat and barley to cotton and wine.
In the week ending 17 April 2024, dry conditions were experienced across much of Australia. Isolated areas across cropping regions in Western Australia, northern New South Wales and southern Queensland recorded up to 25 millimetres of rainfall. Dry conditions in large areas of Queensland would have allowed resumption of summer crop harvests.
While tariffs were in place, AEGIC continued to engage with the Chinese barley industry to help them stay connected and informed, providing information on new varieties, accreditation developments and industry updates. In late (September) 2023, following the removal of tariffs, AEGIC hosted two major Australian Barley Technical Conferences in Beijing and Guangzhou.
A newly released Rabobank annual outlook has found Australia’s agricultural sector is “moving confidently into 2024”. Rabobank’s recent agricultural outlook says a combination of better-than-expected seasonal conditions and lower input costs has helped set up the sector for a strong year.
Australian farmers must continue to adapt to a changing climate or risk seeing their profits halve by 2050, say CSIRO experts. A new report from Australia's national science agency has been released after examining what a sustainable future for agriculture looks like.
A state government-backed taskforce will assess drought and mental health support for WA farmers who face the prospect of culling herds as they experience one of the driest autumns on record. The announcement comes as producers who sweltered through the hottest summer on record endure soaring feed costs as the hot dry weather flows into autumn.
‘The recent surge in farming protests underscores the urgency of this issue, highlighting the need for the European Union to prioritise rural areas and agriculture in its policy agenda’ Copa and Cogeca, the twin apex for European farmers and their co-ops, have released a manifesto listing seven priorities for the European Commission, as EU countries prepare to head for the polls.
The European Union's crop monitoring service MARS on Monday raised its forecast for most cereals and rapeseed, saying warm and wet spring weather had benefited crops in most parts of the bloc. Persistent rain in France, the EU's largest grain producer, earlier this month had raised analyst and farmer concern of further production losses.
Polish MEP Marek Belka brought together prominent figures to discuss the state and prospects of cooperation between Poland and Ukraine in farming. The participants attempted to analyse the reasons for the current situation and find mutually acceptable solutions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic use of 'grain diplomacy' is reshaping global trade dynamics, potentially shifting the balance of agricultural market power more in favor of Moscow. Amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions, the European Union has found grappling with the implications of Russia's maneuvering, which includes significant increases in Russian grain exports.
For months, Europe has been rocked by protests as farmers decry high costs and low prices, in addition to what they call unfair competition from Ukraine, and the constraints of environmental regulations. EU elites are worried that the farmers' movement will boost anti-establishment parties in the European elections this June.
Next Thursday 25th April, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be asked to cast their vote on the European Commission recent proposal to alter the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), one of the chunkiest and most budget-heavy pieces of legislations. foodwatch, alongside numerous other civil society groups, has opposed the changes proposed…
The work of Russian agricultural companies has not been significantly disrupted by heavy flooding in several regions, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Tuesday, easing fears about possible crop destruction. The area of spring sowing is approaching 5 million hectares, a slightly higher pace than last year, the minister added.
As Europe seeks to address the threat of climate change, it's imposing more rules on farmers like Ubels. He spends a day a week on bureaucracy, answering the demands of European Union and national officials who seek to decide when farmers can sow and reap, and how much fertilizer or manure they can use.
"Grain production in Ukraine has remained unprofitable since the Russia's invasion, and this is expected to translate into decreased grain area for MY (marketing year) 2024/25. With CY (calendar year) 2024 yields forecast below the previous near-record-breaking CY2023, the total grain MY2024/25 production volume is forecast to be lower than for the previous marketing year.
Lithuania suspended regular grain imports in May 2023, and the last delivery took place in July. The first supply since that break was in February: 12.2 thousand tonnes worth 1.95m Euros were imported. Latvia has also increased imports: at the end of winter, it bought 58.8 thousand tonnes of grain from Russia and paid 10m Euros…
Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso state have cut the area planted with second corn this season by 10% as low prices push them to cultivate alternative crops, a trend they say is likely to continue. Brazil’s second corn must be sowed immediately after the soybean harvest to avoid the dry and colder season.
The Argentine government said it plans to invest approximately $550 million to build a new grain port in the Rosario region. The region is considered a vital agricultural center for Argentina, accounting for more than 80% of the country’s agricultural and agro-industrial exports.
Given the record wheat yields the last two years, farmers in Uruguay are expected to plant more in the 2024-25 season, but total production is expected to drop slightly, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Mexican government has announced a postponement in the implementation of its ban on genetically modified (GMO) corn imports from the United States. Originally scheduled to take effect in March 2024, the ban has now been extended to address concerns surrounding the country’s agricultural output and food security.
Argentina's 2024 exports of soybean, corn, wheat, sunflower, and barley have been projected to reach barely US$ 29.3 billion, which would represent a US$ 5.7 billion recovery from 2023 but a US$ 1.7 billion slump compared to the last five years' average, the Grain Stock Exchange in Rosario (BCR) announced in its latest Guía Estratégica para el Agro (GEA) report.
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Soybeans are watching the probable harvest delays in parts of Argentina and Brazil, along with potential quality issues. The USDA’s next round of supply, demand, and production numbers are out May 10th, with CONAB’s updated outlook for Brazil slated for the 14th.
Argentina grains exports should value just shy of $30 billion this year, boosted by higher output than a drought-hit 2023 but tempered by lower global prices and an insect plague that has dented corn production. The $29.3 billion in exports seen for this year is below the recent five-year average, the major Rosario grains exchange said in a report on Friday.
For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns. Now, a new crop of Latin American startups is helping do that with artificial intelligence, promising a farming revolution in agricultural giants like Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of soybeans, corn and beef.
Argentina corn farmers had high hopes for this season’s harvest after near-perfect weather conditions ended years of drought. A record crop would also bode well for President Javier Milei’s plan to turn around the nation’s embattled economy. Now a bug is getting in the way. Corn farmers are seeing their fields ravaged by a plague of leafhopper insects.
The significance of Brazil's corn and soybean production is a topic that deeply intrigues us and fuels ongoing debates. Just six months ago, delays in soybean planting caused a spike in soybean prices, only for the market to retract as conditions improved. Such estimate fluctuations and discussions are a familiar sight among our southern neighbors. Yet, what's particularly fascinating now is the perspective offered by both the USDA and Conab.
Brent crude futures have surged 13.4% this year so far to $87.26 per barrel, propelled by escalating tensions in the Middle East, OPEC supply cuts, attacks on energy infrastructure between Ukraine and Russia, and increased oil demand from major consuming nations, all of which have tightened the market.
In 2024, Kazakhstan plans to reduce the area under wheat by an average of 430 thousand hectares. By 2028, the area under this crop should decrease by 855 thousand hectares. The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan explains such plans by the need for diversification and moving away from monoculture.
Weather conditions in Türkiye have been favourable to winter crop growth. Yield forecasts for winter crops are well above the 5-year average but below last year’s level. Overall, crops are in good condition, notably in south-eastern regions.
Teh spokesman for Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and Trade said the export of food and agricultural products from the country in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2024) registered a 20 percent growth in value compared to a year earlier. Rouhollah Latifi said $6.3 billion of animal, fishery, agricultural and food products were exported from the country…
This initiative aims to enhance rice productivity, reduce water usage, and ensure food security in Egypt. During a Wednesday meeting held to discuss the status of rice cultivation and innovative mechanisms to boost production, Madbouly emphasized the strategic importance of rice as a staple food for Egyptian citizens and a key economic crop.
Kazakhstan has for nearly two weeks been grappling with the worst flooding in living memory after very large snow falls melted swiftly amid heavy rain over land already waterlogged before winter. Swathes of northern Kazakhstan were flooded again on Monday (15 April) as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world's seventh longest river system, forcing more than 125,000 people to flee their homes.
Any conflict in the Middle East could significantly affect crude oil prices, given that a majority of the world's crude oil supply originates from this region. The geopolitical instability in the Middle East has historically been a key factor driving volatility in oil markets.
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture El Sayed El Quseir, announced Monday that Egyptian agricultural exports exceeded 2.2 million tons of agricultural products in the first quarter of 2024, amounting to about $1.5 billion, an increase of $300 million over the same period of the previous year.
Wheat imports for Jordan are estimated to reach 1.2 million tonnes in 2024-25 as the government begins filling its strategic grain reserves to mitigate inflationary shocks caused by geopolitical crises, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture.
Iran’s rain of drones and missiles may have caused little damage to Israel. However, the impact of an escalation in West Asia could be widespread. Market watchers believe it could lead to rising oil prices as well as impact trade and travel plans. Iran stepped out of the shadows on Saturday (13 April) and launched an unprecedented attack against Israel.
Uruguayan wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 is forecast at 1.3 million tons, 260,000 tons lower than the previous crop season which saw record high yields.
In MY 2024/25, milled rice production is projected to reach 1.2 million metric tons (MMT), reflecting a five percent increase from MY 2023/24.
In MY 2024/25, EU grain production is anticipated to exceed the previous season’s levels and amount to 274 MMT.
Hait’s rice imports for marketing year July 2024 through June 2025 (MY 2024/2025) are forecast at 475,000 metric tons (MT), marginally higher compared to the previous marketing period driven by ongoing challenges to increase local production.
Argentine wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 is forecast at 16.8 million tons, 1 million tons higher than the previous weather-affected season.
Outstanding export sales and exports by country, region and marketing year
Rice export prices decreased 1-3 percent as the Thai baht weakened.
Grain traders and ingredient buyers were heading into the 2024 season with uncertainty amid questions about the corn, soybean, spring wheat and total planted area projected in the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) March 28 Prospective Plantings report. Many expect significant changes to be reflected in the June 28 Acreage report, depending on spring planting weather…
Some lawmakers say they expect movement on the farm bill next month. Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Iowa tells Brownfield a draft of the legislation is expected soon. “We’re moving forward with some compromised language in the farm bill,” she said.
While there are scores of variables, such as weather, commodity prices, crop rotations, politics and equipment malfunctions, that may hinder Arkansas’ rice farmers, there is one constant that growers can count on. The state will continue to rank first in the U.S. in rice production. California is the second-leading rice producer in the country…
India has opened up its market to the American farming industry in as many as 12 different categories, a top Biden administration trade official told lawmakers on Wednesday. However, Senator Ron Wyden raised concerns about India's wheat subsidies distorting prices and hurting American farmers. He stressed the importance of enforcing trade rules to protect American workers and businesses.
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in a hearing Wednesday U.S. agriculture needs a real trade agenda. Ranking Member Mike Crapo from Idaho referenced a letter sent by commodity groups to USTR this week and said dispute settlement reform is also needed “so we can open markets for them.”
Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their lowest in nearly four years at the same time costs including equipment and transport remain high. The current state of the U.S. wheat market will hit winter wheat farmers in the Great Plains hard.
The head of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says the Biden administration has to step up its efforts to increase demand for US ag goods. Ted McKinney says he respects the administration for what it is trying to do. “There is a lot you can do just to enforce existing trade agreements or existing WTO compliance,” he says.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Tuesday that India's decision to remove retaliatory tariffs on several US products has improved access to chickpeas, lentils, almonds, walnuts, and apples and is benefiting farmers across the country.
Following two consecutive years of decline (see Figure 1), United States rice production increased to roughly 2.9 million acres in 2023. In 2022 and 2023, the world was consuming more rice, which showed up in the long grain rice Marketing Year Average Prices (MYAP) of $16.70/cwt and $15.7/cwt, respectively. Production increases in 2023 (see Figure 1) followed 2022 high prices that were last seen around harvest of 2013.
Those who know little about production agriculture will often ask us why we have a farm safety net in the United States. While there are several justifications to choose from, one of the most notable is that farm policy is designed to help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural producers in the global marketplace. In this article, we illustrate the case of rice.
Rising food prices around the world may finally be seeing a bottom this year. According to Oxford Economics, global food prices are expected to decline in 2024, offering some relief for shoppers. “Our baseline forecast is for world food commodity prices to register an annual decline this year, reducing pressure on food retail prices further downstream,”…
The Biden administration will allocate $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding for emergency international food assistance. Approximately $950 million of that will be used purchase, ship and distribute American-made wheat, rice, sorghum, lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, vegetable oil, cornmeal, navy beans, pinto beans and kidney beans.
The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture said in its Rice Outlook Report on April 15 that “over the past month, quotes for trading prices for most grades of regular (neither parboiled nor aromatic) whole grain milled rice from Thailand decreased 6% to 7%, mostly due to the weakening of the Thai baht and the beginning of the dry-season crop entering the export market.”
On 19 April, Russian troops hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast, destroying grain storage facilities and foodstuffs they contained, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials. Later, the Ministry of Restoration stated that as a result of the attack on the port of Odesa, the Russian military destroyed agricultural products intended for Asia and Africa.
While shoppers battle with the cost of food at the check-out, farmers around the world are expected to plant fewer crops this year, largely because the cost of growing some produce is higher than its potential value. Global wheat and corn prices have halved since record peaks in 2022, but the cost of essential inputs such as fertiliser remain historically high…
National feed wheat trader, Cameron Curry, gives a detailed overview and technical update on the current grain markets.
In the paper “News Event-Driven Forecasting of Commodity Prices,” NYU Stern Professor Srikanth Jagabathula, along with co-authors Sunandan Chakraborty (Indiana University), Lakshminarayanan Subramanian (NYU Courant Institute), and Ashwin Venkataraman (UT Dallas), looks for a solution to more accurately forecast commodity prices given the volatility of real-world events that impact those prices.
Russia intends to establish a “grain exchange” with BRICS nations, aspiring to use this trade alliance of nine emerging countries to challenge Western dominance in agricultural trade. While the officially declared purpose of the inter-bloc grain exchange is to facilitate trade between BRICS member states, analysts say that the new alliance actually aims to become an analogue of the Organization…
A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target. “I think the trilateral agreement is extremely important,” Marcos told a press conference…
Global shipping disruptions continue to impact grain merchandisers. CHS CEO Jay Debertin says the Baltimore bridge collapse is affecting the movement of ag commodities, but not to the degree of the Panama and Suez canals. “Two shortcuts around the world for many ag commodities, and they aren’t working smoothly right now for different reasons.
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid today laid emphasis on increasing high-yielding rice cultivation across the country to boost rice production aiming to export the staple food after meeting domestic demand.
There are many myths about energy and the economy. In this post I explore the situation surrounding some of these myths. My analysis strongly suggests that the transition to a new Green Economy is not progressing as well as hoped. Green energy planners have missed the point that our physics-based economy favors low-cost producers.
When she ventured into rice farming more than ten years ago, Grace Okello was optimistic that the crop would be the game-changer to transform her economic fortunes. And like the other farmers, she focused on the local seeds that most farmers in Bunyala and its environs have always relied on.
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is partnering with an inter-governmental, non-profit organization in identifying a potential biocontrol agent that may help stave off infestations of fall armyworm (FAW).
Rice is the most important staple food in the world, and its management is therefore of vital importance. Rice management of the people of Kasepuhan Sinarresmi, Sukabumi Regency West Java, Indonesia is symbolized in cultural practices of farming.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) signed a cooperation agreement to implement the Capacity Building for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Rice Innovations in Southeast Asia (Cabin) project.
Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with teams at ETH Zurich and Taiwan's National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), have achieved a significant advance in the fight against vitamin B1deficiency, frequently associated with a rice-based diet.
Rice has become a big part of Ghanaians' daily diet. The country consumes about 1.45 million tons a year—but produces only 987,000 tons, approximately 68% of that. Efforts to produce more rice often involve providing improved seeds and fertilizers for farmers to increase their farm size. This results in increased labor-intensive work for smallholder farmers.
US agriculture groups are urging government officials to deny a request for zero emissions standards for freight locomotives in California, saying such regulations pose “a significant danger” to US agriculture and the supply chain. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is proposing an “In-Use Locomotive Regulation” that would mandate by 2030 the use of only zero-emissions locomotives in California.
“Russia and Ukraine are selling their wheat at below production costs. I've suspected this and we've suspected that for a long time, but men of course they are trying to fund the war. But it matters because a market like Nigeria is one where we have had a strong market share for many, many years.
Executive Summary
As an important note to our weekly TRT readers, we have made an internal decision to start showing more internally kept trade data in the #3 vessels section, which will some key trade flows from various origins, sellers. trade prices, buyers, and final destinations. We suggest you watch this list as it builds. Our internal PRIVATE sources say the India ban is here to stay and this is a huge piece of the puzzle on many levels. The flow is still very strong though, so does this really matter? The market started the week from straight boring as we awaited the BULOG tender and have many players still out on vacation for EID and other personal holidays.
Thought of the week
Habit Of Excellence...
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
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