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Vietnam works to expand markets, sustain rice export growth

By mid-January, Vietnam had exported 268,700 tonnes of rice, generating nearly 165.7 million USD, up 38.7% in volume and 23.28% in value year-on-year. To sustain exports, authorities are prioritising trade promotion, with the Ministry of Industry and Trade implementing measures to boost rice exports. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s rice exports hit a record 9.18 million […]

All set to export 50,000 MTs of rice to BD.

Rizwan Bhatti. KARACHI: Pakistan is set to export 50,000 metric tons of rice to Bangladesh under a Government-to-Government (G2G) arrangement, following the Trading Corporation of Pakistan’s decision to award an international tender to two successful bidders. In December, to meet its domestic demand, Bangladesh expressed interest in importing rice from Pakistan on a G2G basis. […]

Food security emergency for rice: The real issues

By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer. MANILA, Philippines—With over 17 million poor households in the Philippines, an economist pointed out that the price of rice has to be brought down after increasing from P38 per kilo in the first months of 2022. Based on data from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the price […]

ASIA RICE – Fresh supplies push India rates to 19-month low; Vietnam prices tumble.

AseanPlus News HANOI/MANILA (Reuters): 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 US$418 to US$428 per metric […]

Indian rice offered at lowest price in Bangladesh tender for 50,000 tons

Synopsis In a recent tender by Bangladesh’s state grains buyer for 50,000 metric tons of rice, the lowest offer was $434.77 per metric ton CIF, quoted by Indian trading house Agrocorp. Although offers are under consideration, no purchase has been finalized yet. Bangladesh typically takes time for decision-making in such tenders. The lowest price offered […]

59 percent of Filipinos affected by surging rice prices, says survey

The survey results also showed that 58 percent believed the solutions provided by the government to control inflation were insufficient. Philippine Daily Inquirer. MANILA – The majority of Filipinos said that of the food items they bought in the last quarter of 2024, rice per kilo posted the highest increase and the government did not […]

Exporters encouraged to trade new rice varieties.

Trichy: Aimed at promoting export opportunities for non basmati rice varieties, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (ADAC&RI) here on Wednesday conducted a workshop for farmers, entrepreneurs, and exporters Participants visited the sample paddy fields where the advantages of cultivating TRY3 and TRYS rice varieties were explained “IRYI variety has superiority over other varieties […]