Fan-Tastic: El Niño brings rice price record in Asia – but SA importers are well stocked

News24 Business7 November 2026 at 13:25

Asian rice prices reached a two-year high this week due to El Niño, but South Africans need not be concerned yet, as agricultural economists assure that supplies remain stable.
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