There is no consensus on what defines a reference for the world rice price. A review on rice as a differentiated … commodity shed two important insights. First, it confirms that few studies have considered segmentation of rice in their price … analysis. Second, Thai 5% brokens has often been considered the world reference price for rice but no empirical exercise has …

This study assesses the impact of increased fertilizer prices under different scenarios on rice production, consumption …, trade and prices. Using a global rice model based on a partial equilibrium framework, the simulation results show that a 30 …% to 100% increase in fertilizer prices would reduce rice yields by 0.45% to 1.33%, but increase world rice prices by 7% to …