Guyana successfully boosts rice production and finds new markets Press reports in June 2014 put Guyana’s rice production in 2013 at 532,000 tonnes, 25% more than the 425,000 tonnes produced in 2012. According to... 17/10/2014
Nigeria further extends levy concessions to support rice sector backward linkages According to press reports, on 26 May 2014 the Nigerian government extended its preferential import tariff policy for operators investing in new ri... 23/08/2014
Tanzanian rice sector stakeholders call for consistent application of rice import tariffs According to reports in the Tanzanian press, private sector representatives have urged the Tanzanian government to establish a 25% import duty on r... 20/07/2014
Global rice sector developments According to the FAO’s May 2014 Food Outlook report, “world rice production in 2014 could reach 501.1 million tonnes… 0.8% above the 2013 level”, d... 04/07/2014
Benin profits from Nigeria’s agricultural trade policy A USDA review of the agricultural situation in Benin, published in March 2014, notes that “Benin serves as a delivery corridor for West Africa, rea... 01/06/2014
Rice sector developments in selected West African countries The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has posted a review of rice production trends in 11 West African countries (excluding Nigeria), with a focu... 22/05/2014
Dominican Republic rice sector subject to gradual trade liberalisation through regional trade agreement According to a report published by the US Department for Agriculture (USDA), rice remains “one of the most important agricultural products” grown i... 17/05/2014
Uncertain movement on Nigeria’s rice trade policy While the Nigerian government remains committed to the objective of promoting rice self-sufficiency by the end of 2015, there has been a recognitio... 17/05/2014
Government of Ghana to review poultry and rice sector trade policies According to a Ghanaian press report, the Ghanaian government may be “contemplating placing a ban on the importation of rice and poultry”. On 25 Fe... 16/05/2014
US loses out to intra-CARICOM rice exporters as Guyanese rice exports increase According to a USDA report, US rice exporters have lost markets in Jamaica to Guyanese and Surinamese rice exporters. Jamaica normally imports arou... 22/03/2014