Rice: The US$296 Million Staple With Outsized Political Weight TrueRate Economics · May 17, 2026

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Rice: The US$296 Million Staple With Outsized Political Weight TrueRate Economics · May 17, 2026 — Sources: TrueRate

Rice output was valued at about US$296 million in 2025, down from US$350 million a year earlier, even as the grain remains the country's politically charged …

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Rice: The US$296 Million Staple With Outsized Political Weight TrueRate Economics · May 17, 2026

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