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Import duties on rice withdrawn to ensure adequate supply

To bolster food security and ensure that rice remains accessible to the general population, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced withdrawal of import duty and regulatory duty on rice. The announcement was made from the NBR’s headquarters. This initiative aims to increase the supply of rice in the market, thereby keeping prices within […]

Pakistani rice offered lowest in Indonesia’s tender for 500,000 metric tonnes

The lowest price offered in the international tender from Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog to buy about 500,000 metric tonnes of rice was estimated at $479 a tonne cost and freight (c&f) for rice expected to be sourced from Pakistan, European traders said on Friday. The lowest offer was said to have been made for […]

Indonesia considers importing 1 million tonnes of rice from India

Indonesia is considering the import of 1 million tonnes of rice from India next year to ensure supply until its main harvest, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan has said. Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia is considering the import of 1 million tonnes of rice from India next year to ensure supply until its main […]

Bangladesh’s revenue authority lifts duties on rice import

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka The National Board of Revenue has lifted all import and regulatory duties on rice to ensure food security and control prices for the common people. To this end, the revenue authority issued a Statutory Regulatory Order on Thursday. Earlier, the Directorate of Food submitted a report on the country’s overall […]

Big boost to rice procurement in second fortnight of October, Central purchase reaches 84 lakh tonnes 

The purchases were 48 per cent lower at 20.7 lt in until October 15, whereas in the second fortnight over 63 lt rice was procured by the Centre. By Prabhudatta Mishra A big jump in procurement in Punjab and Haryana during second half of October in 2024-25 season (October-September) has helped the government narrow the […]