Huge global crop swamps SunRice profit outlook

Andrew Marshall
Updated February 28 2017 - 6:34pm, first published 6:00pm
Global rice prices are now at their lowest point in a decade and rice stockpiles have shot up to their highest levels since 2001-02.
Global rice prices are now at their lowest point in a decade and rice stockpiles have shot up to their highest levels since 2001-02.

The world’s increasing grain stockpiles have started hurting the Australian export rice industry just as it prepares for its biggest harvest season in three years.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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