Earlier, a consignment of 22,000 tonnes of Atap rice from Myanmar reached the Chattogram port. Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The Mongla port has received 5,750 tonnes of boiled rice from India, transported by the MV Phu Thanh 36. This is the first shipment – among 50,000 tonnes of rice – imported through international tender by […]
Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve will be allocated to seven provinces to support local people during Tet (traditional Lunar New Year) holiday and the lean season in early 2025 under two decisions recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc. Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 3,000 tonnes of rice from the […]
Deepa H. Ramakrishnan. With the prices of paddy going down this year as compared to last year, rice millers say this will augur well for consumers. “Wholesale rice prices should go down by ₹3-4 per kilo by February when the milled rice reaches the markets. This should also reflect in retail prices where the decrease […]
Reuters. HAMBURG: The state purchasing agency in Mauritius has issued an international tender to buy 8,000 metric tons of long grain white rice sourced from optional origins, European traders said on Monday. The rice was sought for delivery between April 1 and June 30. The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is […]
By GMA Integrated News National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Tuesday expressed support over the looming declaration of food security emergency on rice to address the increasing prices of the commodity. In a statement, Año emphasized that the country’s food security is a ”national security interest, adding that it is a major component of the […]
Grain-based ethanol manufacturers across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu currently using maize or rice as main feed stock. Written by Sandip Das The government decision to significantly reduce prices of the rice allocated for ethanol manufacturers from the Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) surplus stocks would bring […]
By Giselle P. Jordan. AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is optimistic the country can surpass its 2023 record of 20.06 million metric tons (MT) of local palay production this year, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to restore the DA’s rice production budget. “We’re now hopeful we could do better than 2023,” Tiu Laurel […]
Agreements signed for importing 4.5 lakh tonnes as domestic producers fail to supply at govt-fixed rate.Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The interim government is planning to import seven lakh tonnes of rice, the highest in about seven years, to build its staple food reserves. The government initially planned to fill its reserves by purchasing from local […]
Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Officials of the Department of Agriculture held a surprise inspection at the Trabajo Market in Manila to further ensure compliance to the ‘maximum SRP’ of imported rice that took effect on Monday. They found out that rice retailers are selling up to P65 per kilo, which is way above […]
Rajpura, the first urban centre as one enters Punjab from Haryana’s Ambala, is just a few kilometres from Shambhu, which has remained one of the epicentres of a farmers’ protest for almost a year now. Being the gateway to Punjab,… Ruchika Khanna, Tribune News Service Rajpura, the first urban centre as one enters Punjab from […]
