# GIEWS Country Brief: Liberia 01-Dec-2022 - Liberia | ReliefWeb

> FAO's GIEWS brief forecasts Liberia's 2022 paddy output at about 288,000 tonnes, roughly 10% above the five-year average. Rice imports are forecast at 350,000 tonnes, about 6% below average, and wheat imports at a historic low. Rice prices remain significantly higher than a year earlier.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Liberia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8183-giews-country-brief-liberia-01-dec-2022-liberia-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger domestic production and lower import needs reduce demand for imported rice in a small market. The effect on global prices is minimal, though high local prices reflect tight food conditions.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2021-03-12 | [GIEWS Country Brief: India - Reference Date; 12-March-2021 - India \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48075-giews-country-brief-india-reference-date-12-march-2021-india-reliefweb.md) | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| RICE | 2024-06-13 | [Food Outlook - Biannual Report on Global Food Markets, June 2024 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17024-food-outlook-biannual-report-on-global-food-markets-june-2024-world-reliefweb.md) | -1.3% | +7.3% |
| RICE | 2018-10-03 | [U.S. could ship more rice in 2018-19 — if prices decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12052-u-s-could-ship-more-rice-in-2018-19-if-prices-decline.md) | +6.7% | +1.7% |
| RICE | 2017-12-04 | [USDA Ark/Louisiana/Tex/Calif Weekly Rice Review - Dec 4 \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67532-usda-ark-louisiana-tex-calif-weekly-rice-review-dec-4-fox-business.md) | -3.2% | -7.4% |
| RICE | 2023-02-10 | [U.S. rough-rice exports projected to decline 36 percent in 2022/23](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37408-u-s-rough-rice-exports-projected-to-decline-36-percent-in-2022-23.md) | -3.1% | -11.5% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/liberia/giews-country-brief-liberia-01-dec-2022

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