Global Rice Trade: November 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Rice cultivation & processing :: Casrbon Emissions,Implications on Climate

Rice cultivation & processing :: Casrbon Emissions,Implications on Climate: "95% of the global warming inputs to the system are associated with the Paddy cultivation process, 2% with the harvesting process and 2% with the seeding and milling processes"

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Global Rice Trade: Govt may buy rice from Vietnam, Thailand - report

Govt may buy rice from Vietnam, Thailand - report

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India may import about 2 million tonnes of rice, including government-to-government deals with Thailand and Vietnam, the Press Trust of India reported on Wednesday, citing unamed official sources.

Rice Trade Facts

1.Global rice exports are highly concentrated where the top five exporters (Thailand, India, Viet Nam, Pakistan, and the United States, in that order) control 87% of global net trade.

2.The five top importers of rice are responsible for about 30% of the total global trade, and the top ten are responsible around 50% of total rice imports worldwide. Many of the major players, including the most recent top importer, China, are located in Asia, which is the continent most responsible for shifts in the world’s rice market. Other significant rice-importing countries include Nigeria, the Philippines, Iran, and Indonesia.