Cabinet approves agreement on tariff rate quotas post-Brexit. Zafar Bhutta. ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to sign a deal with the European Union (EU) on the apportionment of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) to enhance rice exports following the UK’s departure from the EU. With customs territories now divided, Pakistan aims to formalise an agreement with […]
Reuters BENGALURU/MUMBAI/HANOI/BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Indian rice export prices dropped to an over 19-month low this week, weighed down by rising supplies from the new season crop and a plummeting rupee, while Vietnam’s rates slid to their lowest level since early September 2022. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $418 to $428 per metric […]
Reuters HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Thursday was assessed at $434.77 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. The offer was made for Indian origin rice by trading house Agrocorp, they said. Offers are still being […]
Philippine Daily Inquirer In 2011, former corporate employee Wilmar Ompoc of Bukidnon decided to make farming his source of livelihood, developing a piece of land from his in-laws. Without prior exposure to agriculture, Ompoc initially faced numerous challenges. However, through training sessions, he is now the producer of various commodities including corn, vegetables, rice, coconut […]
The National Board of Revenue announced the decision in a press release on Sunday. UNB The government has imposed a 25% regulatory duty (RD) on the export of rice bran oil, aiming to shore up domestic supplies. A gazette notification was issued in this regard on Sunday. It said as per the power conferred by […]
While the production of rice (wetland) fell by 10.5% in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23, productivity and the area under cultivation fell by 4.9% and 5.9% respectively, according to the Economic Review 2024 tabled in the Assembly. The Hindu Bureau. The declining trend in rice cultivation in Kerala continued in 2023-24, with State-wide production, per-hectare productivity […]
