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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.

MY17/18 grain production was better than expected due to favorable weather conditions and relatively minor losses from Fall Army Worm.

Sugar production continues to grow incrementally with MY17/18 (May-April) production forecast to reach 400,000 metric tons.

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.

On March 8, as part of his trip to several African nations, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki to reinforce our shared goal....

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

In an effort to alleviate marketplace shortages, the state-run Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) bought 100,000 metric tons of sugar this past November.

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