Recall that the indicator of the 2015/16 season were 13.9 million tonnes, below, and in 2014/15 farmers around the world gathered 480 million tons.

Beginning stocks of rice in the world, according to the forecast, will amount to 118,1 million tons compared to 117.8 million tons in the current agricultural year.

The volume of world rice trade will reach 40.8 million tonnes, 0.3 million tonnes higher than the current figure.

Consumption of rice in the world will be fixed on the level 485,8 million tons. Ending stocks of rice will be 119,2 million tons in 2018/18 MG analysts said the IGC.

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