Since 2012/13, rice exports to China (which may have reached two million tons in 2015/16) boosted total demand for Myanmar's rice and rice prices. In mid-2016, however, China stopped rice imports through the main land entry point, putting substantial downward pressure on prices. Analysis...

The surge in international rice (and other cereal) prices in 2007 and 2008 substantially raised the cost of cereal imports and shook the confidence in international markets of many national policymakers. This paper examines the recent experience with international rice reserves in Asia and...

Utilizing a spatial multi-market model for rice in Nigeria that explicitly takes into account the potential for smuggling, in this paper we analyze the welfare implications of alternative rice tariff rates given the government's goals of spurring domestic production and reducing imports. Because...