# China's rice imports set to rise as buyers seek most competitive options

> USDA forecasts a 5% rise in China's milled rice imports to 2.1 million tonnes in marketing year 2025-26, driven by India's removal of its broken rice export ban. Chinese buyers, who mainly import broken rice for animal feed and ethanol, are waiting for prices to fall further.

- Date: 2025-04-10 · published 2025-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25197-china-s-rice-imports-set-to-rise-as-buyers-seek-most-competitive-options
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese import growth of broken rice supports demand for cheap feed rice, but buyers delaying purchases limits near-term price support.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-11-19 | [Myanmar rice prices set to rise as China signals quota boost \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10497-myanmar-rice-prices-set-to-rise-as-china-signals-quota-boost-s-and-p-global.md) | -1.7% | -9.4% |
| RICE | 2021-02-25 | [As more buyers queue up for Indian rice, 2020-21 exports set to top 16 million tonnes  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48583-as-more-buyers-queue-up-for-indian-rice-2020-21-exports-set-to-top-16-million.md) | +2.3% | +4.1% |
| RICE | 2017-03-01 | [Colombia to Remove Import Restrictions on U.S. Rough Rice \| USA Rice Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72060-colombia-to-remove-import-restrictions-on-u-s-rough-rice-usa-rice-federation.md) | -0.1% | +5.1% |
| RICE | 2018-12-30 | [China Market Open for Import of U.S. Milled Rice; Big Deal for Louisiana and Rice Farmers — Louisiana Farm Bureau News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61658-china-market-open-for-import-of-u-s-milled-rice-big-deal-for-louisiana-and-rice.md) | +3.5% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2018-01-10 | [Rice exports seen surging to record as Bangladesh boosts buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66952-rice-exports-seen-surging-to-record-as-bangladesh-boosts-buying.md) | +3.8% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041025-chinas-rice-imports-set-to-rise-as-buyers-seek-most-competitive-options

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