AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date10/09/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport agreement

DescriptionAgreed to import 1.0 million tonnes of white and fragrant rice from Thailand on a government-to-government basis, according to Thai officials. The deal, to be finalized in September, falls under the memorandum of understanding for China's purchase of up to 2.0 million tonnes of rice from the Thai Government signed in late 2014. Shipments are to begin in December 2015.