Thai rice wins World’s Best Rice Award 2020

[snoop1130]

Thai rice wins World’s Best Rice Award 2020

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Hom Mali, or Thai Jasmine fragrant rice, was named the best rice in the world at the 12th World Rice Conference 2020, held in the United States on 1-3 December.

 

The World Rice Conference has now held 12 contests and Thailand has won first prize six times at the contest – in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2020. Vietnam was ranked second and Cambodia third in the contest this year.

 

Mr. Charoen Laothammathat, President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said this year’s rivals were from five countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia, China and the US. Twenty samples of rice are normally submitted. Thailand submitted only one rice sample, jasmine 105, grown in the Northeast and harvested in November. The 105 variety won in all criteria both before and after cooking. This year, the submitted Thai jasmine rice sample was of excellent quality due to favorable weather conditions making it drier, clearer and more fragrant than usual.

 

The prize that Thailand won this time, is in honor of King Rama IX who made a great contribution to the Thai rice industry because His Majesty the late King is the father of Thai rice research and development, celebrated on the occasions of Father’s Day and National Day 2020.

 

It will also benefit Thai farmers and the Thai rice trading system because it enhances confidence in Thai rice quality on the world market.

 

Mr Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister said the Ministry of Commerce will continue the five-year Thai rice strategy 2020-2024, aiming to be the world’s leading producer of rice and rice products. The prize will build confidence and raise the image of quality Thai rice on the world market.

 

The Prime Minister thanked all parties for their joint effort to enable Thailand to regain the status of global rice champion. The award would benefit farmers and Thai rice exports he said, as it would provide the world with evidence of the quality of Thai rice.

 

At the recent meeting of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee, the Prime Minister instructed relevant agencies to accelerate the development of new rice varieties, as well as production technology and innovation, in order to further boost the strength of Thai rice.

 

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[Tarteso]

I wonder why Thailand is usually Number 1.

[Isaan sailor]

Forgot to mention Thailand could also win the award for the worlds most expensive rice (consider the Baht today).

[LittleBear57]

Notice that India did not participate and many other countries too. Basmati rice is my favourite.

[law ling]

Well done Thailand, but "best" in what way - requirements for water, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, land, yield per acre - ease of processing, storage and cooking - cost, nutrient levels and low arsenic levels ... Let's put a bit more objective science into it next time the award is up for grabs.

Taste is subjective. Many countries prefer their local varieties (Korea and Japan spring to mind) - and would be unswayed by the award.

 

However, I shall scan the supermarket aisles for "jasmine 105" and give it a go.

[John Drake]

World Champion Rice? People really care? Do they care about World Champion Potato?

[AlfHuy]

Nr. 1: Thailand

Nr. 2: Portugal

Nr. 3: Iceland

Nr. 4: Monaco

etc

 

 

Wait a minute. I didn't know that Portugal produces rice. I lived there for 4 years and never saw any rice field.

Hmmm

[AlfHuy]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

World Champion Rice? People really care? Do they care about World Champion Potato?

Yes

 

World's best salt, pepper, onions, shampoo etc...

 

Thigh land number one.

[dinsdale]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The award would benefit farmers

Very interesting comment as the Prayut has slashed the price per tonne for farmers. Sticky rice last yr bt12 per tonne this year Bt7.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, LittleBear57 said:

Notice that India did not participate and many other countries too. Basmati rice is my favourite.

India gate classic is my go to rice, Thai Jasmine is overated.

[ronaldo0]

Can have the best rice all you want but from reading last week everyone is buying Chinese and Vietnamese rice . Hence Thai rice is worth peanuts if your a farmer . 

[JensenZ]

12 hours ago, Tarteso said:

I wonder why Thailand is usually Number 1.

I wonder why they need to hasten the development of new varieties when they already have the world's best?

[JensenZ]

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

India gate classic is my go to rice, Thai Jasmine is overated.

How can it be overrated when it was rated the world's best?  

[Venom]

Giving the biggest polluters an award? Must be part of the green new deal thay are shoving down our throats.????

[Myran]

Well deserved. All the restaurants in Hua Hin should get the message and stop serving the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel-rice with their dishes.

[krobert6]

I wonder if they sumitted the batch with 1 black grain (insect) per 100 I see locally and in Lotus

 

 

[Pilotman]

That did make me chuckle. It's hardly curing cancer now is it. To me, an unsophisticated farang in terms of rice appreciation;  rice is rice is rice.