Govt move expected to replenish stock, tame prices. The interim government is set to import seven lakh tonnes of rice, the highest in the last seven fiscal years, as it looks to shore up its depleting food grain stock and ease the cost of living crisis for the low- and fixed-income people battered by the […]
Bet on private importers proven costly; govt goes for fast-tracking rice import under G2G arrangement and through int’l open tender. Reaz Ahmad The government rightly anticipated a flood-induced crop loss during the last Aman season. To stabilize a volatile rice market, the food ministry, however, largely relied on private imports of rice instead of expediting […]
By: Ferdinand Patinio. MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday clarified that there is no rice supply shortage amid plans to declare a food security emergency. “We just would like reiterate: There is no shortage in the supply of rice in the country,” DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa stressed at the Saturday […]
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia HANGZHOU, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — A recent study by the China National Rice Research Institute has found that the quality of China’s rice is steadily improving. The study, which analyzed data over a decade, examined changes in rice taste across the country. The study, published in the journal Nature, revealed that […]
The revision comes as paddy production is estimated to reach record levels, prompting the government to ease the price to ensure surplus rice is effectively distributed. Dhirendra Kumar In a move to enhance food security and boost ethanol production, Union food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi announced a revision to the Open Market Sale […]
The new price, set at Rs 2,250 per quintal, will bring a major relief to the ethanol-producing industry. Jitendra Choubey. NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday reduced the price of rice supplied from its buffer stock to grain-based ethanol producers by a significant 20 per cent, within 10 days after it was fixed at […]
