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Vietnam leads in global rice prices while importing $1.24 billion worth

While Vietnam’s rice export prices are the highest in the world, local businesses have prioritized exporting premium-quality rice, importing lower-cost varieties for domestic use. According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam exported 700,000 tons of rice in November, earning nearly $445 million. By the end of November, total […]

Without pesticides

Nasira Habib WE don’t need pesticides to grow healthy, nutritious and delicious food. Scientific research has established that healthy plants repel pests. “Insects only feed upon food that is considered unfit, nutritionally poor, dead or dying,” says entomologist Dr Thomas M. Dykstra. They cannot digest fully healthy plants. Their digestive systems cannot process the sugars […]

Govt to cultivate 2.3 mln ha rice fields to reach sufficiency.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has said that his ministry will cultivate a total of 2.3 million hectares of rice fields to achieve the food self-sufficiency target set by President Prabowo Subianto. The rice fields will comprise rice fields developed through the swamp land optimization program, targeted at 851 thousand hectares; new […]

Asia rice: Indian export prices fall; Vietnam, Thailand demand muted.

Reuters BENGALURU /MUMBAI/HANOI/BANGKOK/DHAKA: Prices of parboiled rice exported from India fell this week as the rupee depreciated to a record low even as demand for the staple was steady, while Vietnam and Thailand saw muted activity. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $444-$450 per metric ton this week, versus last week’s […]

PH Ports Authority reports hundreds of overstaying containers filled with imported rice

Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News MANILA – More than 700 shipping containers filled with imported rice continue to languish at Manila ports even after securing customs clearance, said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Friday. According to PPA General Manager Jay Santiago, 736 overstaying containers were recorded as of the end of November. He said these […]