By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News. In a move to bring down the retail prices of the Filipino grain staple, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is reducing further the prices of rice varieties being sold under its KADIWA ng Pangulo’s Rice-for-All (RFA) initiative as well as the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice. […]
Sustainable rice production is an essential approach to agriculture that seeks to balance the need for food security with environmental conservation. Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its production critical for global nutrition. However, traditional rice farming practices often lead to environmental degradation, including soil depletion, water […]
By Thi Ha . The export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice price fell by 5.9% from the end of 2024 to US$399 per ton last Friday, the lowest in nine years. It was $32 and $14 per ton lower than similar products sold by Thailand and India, two other top rice exporters, according to […]
Mushtaq Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to sign agreements on Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) for rice with the European Union (EU) to ensure enhanced export of rice from Pakistan to EU including husked brown rice as agreed with the EU, well informed sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder. Recently, Ministry of Commerce apprised […]
Josephine Okojie and Feyishola Jaiyesimi . …Farmers say input prices have risen five times over the period ,,.Millers can’t get enough rice from farmers Nigeria’s rice production has hit the lowest level in four years as high production costs force farmers to reduce their cultivation areas. Rice production declined by 7 percent in the 2024/2025 […]
By bno – Taipei Bureau The rice trade between the Philippines and Vietnam is facing disruption as a sharp decline in prices has led to delays and renegotiations of significant purchases. Importers in the Philippines, one of the world’s largest rice buyers, have put off acquiring approximately 350,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice, as prices have […]
By: Luisa Cabato – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority (NFA) may release rice stocks next week following the declaration of a food security emergency, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. In a Palace briefing on Monday, Laurel said more than 50 local government units from Regions 4, 5, 6, 8, […]
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 […]
