# How wetland ban has affected rice growers | Monitor

> Rice prices in Uganda more than doubled over recent months after the government banned rice growing in wetlands, causing countrywide shortages. Mills in Busoga and Bukedi have closed for lack of paddy. Imports from Tanzania have not covered the shortfall, and farmers have petitioned Parliament.

- Date: 2023-06-03 · published 2023-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Uganda · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35563-how-wetland-ban-has-affected-rice-growers-monitor
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A local supply shock in Uganda affects regional rice availability and prices but is too small to move global rice benchmarks much.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2022-05-27 | [Centre is monitoring India's rice stock: Concerns rise over an export ban \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41361-centre-is-monitoring-india-s-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-times.md) | -2.8% | -6.9% |
| RICE | 2022-10-11 | [Global rice prices are now at an 18-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39207-global-rice-prices-are-now-at-an-18-month-high.md) | -0.3% | +4.2% |
| RICE | 2023-10-29 | [India bans exports of some rice varieties: How this has impacted prices globally, in the country \| Explained News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33580-india-bans-exports-of-some-rice-varieties-how-this-has-impacted-prices-globally.md) | -0.0% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2020-01-24 | [A growing problem: Nigerian rice farmers fall short after borders close](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55156-a-growing-problem-nigerian-rice-farmers-fall-short-after-borders-close.md) | -0.5% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2023-10-30 | [How Market Dynamics Separate World and U.S. Rice Export Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33695-how-market-dynamics-separate-world-and-u-s-rice-export-prices.md) | -0.0% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- monitor.co.ug: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/how-wetland-ban-has-affected-rice-growers-4257082

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