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Export prices were virtually unchanged due to quiet trading.

Export prices declined one to two percent from the previous week as supplies of new main-crop rice have begun to enter the market.

Post concurs with the official USDA estimates for wheat and rice. For corn, production was pared down slightly from 8.0 million tons to 7.9 million tons in MY 2016/17.

Total rice production for MY 2015/2016 is down about a million tons, due mainly to the impact of drought weather conditions caused by El Nino, which lowered mainly the spring crop production...

In August 18, 2016, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) issued its final ruling which reversed its December 8, 2015 decision that stopped the field testing, propagation, commercialization, and...

Export prices declined about one percent as the government finalized the sale of 755,012 metric tons of food-grade and non-food grade rice from the recent tenders issued on August 29-30.

Export prices increased around one percent due to the recent government-to-government contract with the Philippines and new interest from foreign buyers due to low prices.

Export prices decreased about $5 for most of rice grades during the week of August 27-September 2, 2016, due to reduced export rice prices from other competitors, and poor demand.

The report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grades and destinations, and weekly quotes for export rice by grades.

Export prices further declined one to two percent as the government is expected to sell around 0.9 million metric tons from through tenders on August 29-30.

MY2016/17 rice and corn crops are in good condition despite the planting delay as precipitation has returned to normal.