Tag: FAO rice price index

Global rice prices ease in Mar’26 on ample supply, weak demand

Apr 9, 2026

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by

Yashika Agrawal

in Grains, Rice

Soft demand, harvest supply pressure drive 3% decline Rice benchmark bucks broader uptrend in cereals index Global rice prices declined in March 2026, with the FAO All Rice Price Index (FARPI) falling by 3.0% m-o-m to around 100 points, reversing a marginal 0.4% uptick in February (103.2 points). The correction reflects a market weighed down…