By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – India’s rice inventories surged to an all-time high of 29.7 million metric tons in November, sources said on Friday, nearly three times the government’s target, as export curbs imposed over the past two years bumped up local supplies. Higher stocks would allow the […]
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost five decades – last summer was the first time his field dried up, forcing many of his neighbors to swap farm life for street sweeping. “We were not able to harvest any rice. This drought was unlike anything […]
Say they won’t accept paddy with even the slightest deviation from the norms. Ruchika Khanna / Tribune News Service The rejection of rice samples shipped from Punjab to several states has triggered fear psychosis among rice millers over milling of this year’s paddy, thus affecting the procurement once again. “Forced” by the state government to […]
The event was organised by the International Commodity Institute (ICI) and The Rice Trader (TRT) from the US. The Phnom Penh Post Cambodian fragrant rice has been selected once again as the “World’s Best Rice” at the 2024 International World Rice Conference in Manila, Philippines on November 7. This marks the sixth time the country […]
Evidence on the genetically modified crop is overwhelming: it poses no dangers while offering fantastic life-saving potential. William Reville Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), practically unknown in the western world, has been a deadly public health problem in parts of the world for more than 30 years. VAD, causing blindness and death, is common in countries […]
Reuters MUMBAI/ HANOI /BANGKOK/BANGLADESH: Prices of rice exported from top hub India fell for a third straight week, hitting a 15-month low, due to rupee depreciation and increased supply. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $440-$447 per metric ton this week, the lowest since July 2023 and down from last week’s $442-$449. Indian […]
MANILA: The Embassy of Pakistan in Manila is pleased to announce that Pakistani rice exporter Fuad Garib has been awarded the Best Market Achievement Award at the World Rice Conference 2024. This recognition marks the first time a Pakistani rice company has received this award on an international platform, a significant achievement for Pakistan’s rice […]
Chea Vanyuth / Khmer Times Cambodia has earned over $1.5 billion from paddy and milled rice exports in the first ten months of this year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed yesterday. From January to October of this year, the Kingdom exported 502,029 tonnes of milled rice to 66 foreign countries and […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare The Philippines stands to benefit from the Indian government’s move to scrap the floor price on its rice exports as the recent development is expected to stabilize retail prices and supply of rice. Rowena Sadicon, founder of the Philippine Rice Information System, said the removal of the minimum export price (MEP) […]
Govt goes for bulk import as rice prices drop in international market. ANM Mohibub Uz Zaman When consumers are already grappled with soaring commodity prices, retail prices of all varieties of rice have jumped in kitchen markets, thanks to crop losses due to adverse weather conditions, including the recent floods. According to Shahzahan Talukder of […]
