Rizwan Bhatti. KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has received 11 bids for the supply of 50,000 metric tons of long grain white rice to Bangladesh. The procurement is part of an ongoing effort to meet Bangladesh’s rice import requirements, with TCP evaluating the offers. The successful bidder will be responsible for ensuring timely […]
Ministry proposes increasing rice imports allocation from Tk2,898cr to Tk6,270cr. The Ministry of Food has requested an additional Tk4,150 crore in the revised budget for FY2024-25 to cover increased food subsidy and rice import allocations This reflects a 75% rise in food subsidy requirements, driven by heightened demand for rice and flour under government programmes […]
Morocco’s rice production has fallen drastically due to climate change, dropping from 55,000 tons in 2023 to just 7,000 tons this year. Firdaous Naim. Morocco has started importing rice to address the drastic shortfall in domestic production mainly caused by drought. The first shipments are expected to arrive this month as the country turns to […]
By HPJ Staff. Jason Norsworthy’s origin story as a weed scientist began on a truck farm in south Arkansas, and it was told through the unnumbered long, hot hours spent at the end of a gooseneck hoe, chopping weeds from in between sweet potato and purple hull pea plants. “We didn’t have a lot of […]
Thailand’s rice exports will likely drop by 25% in 2025 from last year, an industry group said on Monday, partly due to more shipments from India. The kingdom expects to export about 7.5 million tonnes of rice in 2025, down from 10 million tonnes in 2024, Chookiat Ophaswongse of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, told […]
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is promoting low-carbon rice cultivation to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tackle global warming and boost competitiveness in the global market. Rice production is among the sectors where Thailand is targeting emission reductions to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said on […]
Reuters HANOI: Vietnam exported 590,000 metric tons of rice in December, up 19.9% from the same month a year earlier, government data released on Monday showed. For all of last year, the country exported 9 million tons of rice, up 11% from 2023. Rice export revenue over the year rose 21% to $5.6 billion, the […]
The second shipment of rice from India, under the government’s open tender agreement, is scheduled to arrive at Chattogram Port on 10 January. Approximately 27,000 tonnes of rice will be transported by the bulk carrier MV SDR Universe, currently being loaded at Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh, India. Mohammad Ali Akbar, chief executive officer of […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said rice traders need to set aside a portion of their imports to grain with 25% broken content, citing the need to lower rice prices. “By importing more rice with 25% broken grains, we can significantly increase the availability of affordable rice options for Filipino consumers,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. […]
Ada Pelonia. Vietnamese rice prices rose in 2024, with the average annual quotation of the 5 percent broken variety increasing to over $550 per metric ton (MT), according to the World Bank. Figures from the World Bank showed that the average price of Vietnam’s 5 percent broken rice grew by 6.45 percent to $557.5 per […]
