This Timeline features information on both international and domestic tenders, Government rice policy changes, National holidays, LRI Featured Reports, Harvest Updates and Weather Alerts
China’s 2014 Tariff Rate Quota rice import licenses come into effect.
Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) makes purchases for first time since October in domestic tender.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries awards full 51,000 MTS in MA tender.
Brazil’s Conab auctions 74,176 MTS of paddy
Ghanaian Ministry of Trade re-affirms overland rice import ban.
Iraqi Grain Board awards U.S. in their long grain tender, for the second time since the U.S. became an eligible origin in September 2013.
Iraqi Grain Board announces new Basmati tender
Calrose market reacts strongly to Californian water concerns.
Tết New Year holidays begin in Vietnam.
U.S. House of Representatives passes Farm Bill.
