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Thailand has yet to finalize its Biodiversity Act. Since December 4, 2022, the Thai Food and Drug Administration has enforced two notifications regarding GE (termed “Genetically Modified” or GM) food imports, production and labeling.

Rice export prices increased 2-5 percent as the Thai baht strengthened.

Post increased the MY2023/23 rice production forecast to 19.9 MMT to reflect greater water availability than previously projected for the MY2023/24 off-season rice crop. The forecasts for MY2023/24 corn production and imports and MY2023/24 wheat...

Export rice prices increased 3-13 percent due to the strengthening of the Thai baht which offset the downward pressure on domestic rice prices.

Export rice prices fell by 1-3 percent as the Thai baht weakened and new paddy rice crop entered the market.

Singapore does not have any domestic commercial production of plant biotechnology. The Singapore Food Agency website lists 106 genetically engineered (GE) crops approved for use as food for direct consumption, ingredients, and further processing into ingredients for other food in the country.

Export rice prices rose 1-2 percent due to the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Export rice prices dropped 1-3 percent despite the strengthening of the Thai baht as the new crop MY2023/24 paddy rice entered the market.

Export rice prices dropped 1-6 percent as lower domestic farm-gate prices offset the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Foreign Agricultural Service's Phnom Penh (Post) forecasts an increase of exports of Cambodian rice in Trade Year (TY) 2023/24 due to recovery from high logistics costs and resumed relationships with export markets after the European Union’s lift of...

Export rice prices increased 1-2 percent due mainly to the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Thailand’s export rice prices fell another 1-2 percent due mainly to the weakening of the Thai baht.