Copyright Canva Agri-tech startup Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane emissions, while giving their businesses a boost. Rice feeds nearly half the world’s population, but the way we grow it has left a surprisingly high methane footprint. Of the 42 per cent of global methane emissions that agriculture accounts […]
Rice farming in the Western Division is set to thrive with the opening of a new mill in Ba today. Fiji Rice Pte Limited Chair Raj Sharma says there are 600 registered rice farmers across Fiji, with only 100 from the West. Sharma says research shows that some rice variety can be grown in dry […]
By Asmadee Bueheng In the lush landscape of Thailand’s Deep South, a quiet revolution is brewing. A network of farmers and activists is breathing new life into abandoned rice fields – and preserving local culture as they go along. The grassroots movement is encouraging young people to return to their forgotten family fields, build granaries […]
PRICEWATCH Rice prices in this stall at the Marikina City public market on Feb. 15 range from P45 a kilo, the cheapest variety of well-milled rice, to P70 a kilo for the “fancy” red rice. Keeping food, especially rice, affordable to ordinary wage earners is among the major challenges faced by the Marcos administration. —GRIG […]
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Europe Basmati Rice Market by Type, Application, and Distribution Channel: Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022-2031,” the Europe basmati rice market was valued at $551.8 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $866.5 million by 2031, registering a CAGR of 4.2%. The Indian […]
The prices of Vietnamese rice increased strongly in many foreign markets in the first half of this year, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The average rice export price went up by over 18% over the same period last year. The grain was sold at 959 USD per tonne in Brunei, […]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Despite record production and ample stocks, the Philippines is expected to import a record volume of rice in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. The FAS said the projected import total of 4.7 million tonnes, which matches last […]
The USDA’s new crop U.S. cotton and rice ending stocks estimates were up on the month. The rice carryout is now seen at 46 million hundredweight, up 1.5 million from June on expectations for a larger crop and higher imports, along with an increase in rough rice exports. Cotton ending stocks are projected at 5.3 […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy Vietnam prices fall to lowest levels since July 2023 India export prices down on higher freight rates, weaker rupee Thai rates at an over 3-month low Domestic rice prices in Bangladesh high despite ample reserves Indian govt may relax export restrictions […]
LAHORE: Rice exporters warn of a drastic drop in exports if the government sticks to its decision to shift the sector from the Final Tax Regime (FTR) to the Hybrid Tax Regime. “We see distress amongst rice, maize and sesame exporters, and they are just fulfilling past commitments and are not ready to seal future […]
