Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed 1.1 million tons of agriculture led to rising food prices. Bangladesh is grappling with an agricultural crisis as catastrophic floods have destroyed 1.1 million tons of rice crops. As per the agriculture ministry report, the floods in Bangladesh have devastated tons of rice crop leading to increased imports of grain […]
BR Research Pakistan’s rice export industry is at a crucial juncture as it navigates FY25 following a record-breaking FY24, where exports reached over 6 million metric tons (MMT) and generated $4 billion in foreign exchange earnings. However, the outlook for this year indicates a potential decline due to both external and internal challenges. The beginning […]
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The price of newly harvested rice has surged 48 percent from a year earlier to the highest level in 31 years, reflecting a shortage caused by extreme summer heat that reduced the previous season’s harvest, the farm ministry’s data showed Friday. The average price of unpolished rice sold by the National Federation […]
The Punjab Agricultural University’s short-duration paddy variety is at the centre of controversy in the state for its allegedly low milling out-turn. But the real culprit might be non-certified hybrids that seem to have flooded the marketWritten by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Eight years after it was introduced in 2016, the widely cultivated short-duration paddy variety […]
By Daily Excelsior NEW DELHI, Oct 17 : The food ministry on Thursday said scientific evidence suggests that the consumption of fortified rice is safe for all, including people suffering from haemoglobinopathies like thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia. Earlier this month, the government decided to continue the supply of free fortified rice under the food […]
The Hans India Hyderabad: With the government all set to adopt a new policy on delivery of Custom Milling Rice (CMR), the rice millers opposed the proposal to furnish a ‘bank guarantee’ for CMR as a precondition. The key aspects from the ‘operational guidelines’ for procurement of paddy and delivery of CMR, which were recently […]
The first estimate for the coming 2024/25 grains crop in Brazil indicates a total production of some 322,47 million tons, according to Conab, the country’s national supply corporation. If finally confirmed this would represent another record production, with a 8,3% increase over the previous 2023/24 harvest, equivalent to 24,6 million tons. As to the area […]
Farmer unions start indefinite strike at 25 toll plazas to protest tardy paddy procurement. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba , Raakhi Jagga The refusal of rice shellers in Punjab to mill government-procured paddy has led to a significant glut in the state’s mandis. Despite the sharp increase in paddy arrivals, the grain remains unmoved, causing […]
Purchases for buffer stocks hit by storage and other issues in Punjab and Haryana. By Prabhudatta Mishra Amid a cut in the target of rice procurement this year, the official purchases have been hit by commission agents’ protests and lack of storage space in Punjab. As result, the Centre has bought only 20.7 lakh tonnes […]
Addressing an agriculture workshop here, IRRI scientist Ashok Kumar Yadav said the DSR method reduces water requirement by 40 per cent. BHUBANESWAR : Scientists of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on Wednesday advised farmers to adopt mechanised direct seeded rice (DSR) practice in place of broadcasting and transplantation of paddy. Addressing an agriculture workshop here, […]
