Risks Of Global Rice Shortage

Priyanka Kishore, Economic and Forum Director, IMA Asia

03-May-23 07:30

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According to Fitch Solutions, the global rice market is heading towards a record shortfall this year. What factors underpin these projections and what does this mean for the global 3.5 billion rice consumers? We discuss the trends with Priyanka Kishore of IMA Asia.

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Produced by: Mark Tan

Presented by: Mark Tan, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: government, international

Tags: rice shortages, rice stocks, india, china, food inflation, climate change,

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