Rice-ing concern: COVID-19 creates supply and price volatility for Asia’s most ‘cost-sensitive’ crop

By Pearly Neo

06-May-2020 - Last updated on 06-May-2020 at 02:11 GMT

Lockdowns and trade barriers across Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have thrust rice - one of the region’s largest agricultural commodities – firmly into the spotlight potential volatility in both supply and cost.

Read the full story here.

FNA top 10 April 2020

India’s COVID-19 lockdown: Coca-Cola, Nestle and more MNCs call for F&B manufacturing to be made ‘essential service’

‘Serious consequences’: ASEAN COVID-19 lockdowns heighten food supply fears

Safety vs sustainability: Single-use food packaging use rises due to COVID-19 – but is it truly safer?

COVID-19 APAC lockdowns: F&B manufacturing an ‘essential service’ in some countries – but not enough

COVID-19’s crop crisis: Pandemic poses major risk to Asia’s food supply and trade - expert

COVID-19 in China: Food supply and lax regulations cause for concern as government touts ‘return to normalcy’

COVID-19 in ASEAN: ‘Protectionist’ measures threaten global supply chains as lockdowns persist

Rice-ing concern: COVID-19 creates supply and price volatility for Asia’s most ‘cost-sensitive’ crop

Thailand’s COVID-19 ‘war’: Local food production centre of focus as government guarantees supplies

E-commerce boost for alcohol and fresh food during COVID-19 likely to remain: Euromonitor

Related news

Show more

Follow us

Products

View more

Webinars

On-demand webinars

Headlines

Food & Beverage Trailblazers