# Overall rice production might witness a decline following the floods in 2017: Towfiqul Islam Khan | CPD

> A Bangladesh Centre for Policy Dialogue official said overall rice production may decline following the 2017 floods. The same report noted that retail coarse rice prices rose further despite the Aman harvest and record imports, with paddy prices at an all-time high.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Bangladesh · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10606-overall-rice-production-might-witness-a-decline-following-the-floods-in-2017
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Flood losses to the Aman crop reduce domestic supply and raise the risk of further price increases, which would weigh on buyers in Bangladesh and tighten import needs.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- cpd.org.bd: https://cpd.org.bd/overall-rice-production-might-witness-decline-following-floods-2017-towfiqul-islam-khan/

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