Prix du riz : La bonne nouvelle
Rice prices have been falling since 2024, and this trend will "continue at least until early 2026." This is at least what emerges from the latest publication of the Observatory of International Rice Statistics (OSIRIZ), reported by the Ecofin Agency. According to this economic news site, this drop in international prices is due to an overabundance from Asia, particularly India.
"The world's most populous country, which is now the leading rice producer ahead of China, expects exports of 25 million tonnes of the cereal during the 2025/2026 season, which would mark a new record," explains Ecofin, which notes a 5.8% increase in global stocks.
In West Africa, rice self-sufficiency is still far from being achieved. On the contrary, imports are expected to increase from 18.9 million tonnes in 2024 to 19.5 million tonnes in 2025.
With a need of 2.2 million tonnes, according to Ecofin, and production struggling to keep up with demand, Senegal has been importing more than one million tonnes per year since 2022 (between one million 200 thousand and one million 500 thousand).
Senegal is the third-largest rice importer in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Former President Macky Sall, who came to power in 2012, promised rice self-sufficiency by 2017. The deadline was continually pushed back, and imports continued to increase under his rule.
President Diomaye and his Prime Minister Sonko are particularly expected on this point, they who have made agriculture a priority within the framework of the objective of food sovereignty.
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