Bangladesh's rice imports are likely to surge to two million tonnes in the 2020/21 financial year as local prices jumped to a record high on limited supplies, a senior government official told Reuters last week.
Prices for the top exporter's 5% broken parboiled variety rose to $378-$383 per tonne, their highest since the week of Sept. 24, from $375-$381 last week.
Biden also selected former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to serve a second tenure as agriculture secretary, Obama White House aide Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The choice of Rice, 56, as Biden's top domestic policy adviser came as somewhat of a surprise given her extensive background in foreign affairs.