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Rice export prices further increased by 1 percent due to strong demand from China and African countries amid the off-season rice harvest.

Slow feed demand growth will limit Thailand’s imports of soybean meal in MY2017/18 and MY2018/19, but have less impact on Thai imports of soybeans.

On March 14, 2018, the Thai Excise Department issued a new Excise Department Notification which extended by six month the timeline for the full implementation of the Certificate of Analysis....

Rice export prices increased by 2 percent due to the strengthening Thai baht, which offset declines in farm-gate rice prices.

MY2018/19 rice and corn production are expected to reach record highs due to acreage expansion driven by attractive farm-gate prices.

Export prices declined by 1-3 percent as supplies of off-season rice have begun to enter the market.

Export prices increased by 1 percent in response to new demand for white rice under the government-to-government agreement with China.

Export prices remain unchanged due to market inactivity. The government delayed its plan to issue a tender for the remaining rice stocks until April.

Export prices declined 1 to 2 percent due to a lack of new inquiries and the weakening of the Thai baht.

Export prices remain unchanged as a result of the lack of rice trading during the year-end holiday season.

Thailand has enacted several new regulations that restrict imports of feed and feed ingredients containing certain animal proteins.

White and parboiled rice export prices declined 1 percent from the previous week while fragrant rice prices increased by 1 to 2 percent.