Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy fairs. Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy fairs. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the recent dip in rice prices is primarily due to external factors, notably India’s resumption of exports […]
Paddy scientists say saline-alkaline stress has reduced crop productivity by 20 per cent on over one lakh hectares of the total 3.5 lakh hectares that grow paddy in Ballari, Koppal, Raichur and Vijayanagar districts, considered the state’s rice bowl.These districts account for 50 per cent of Karnataka’s total rice production. Vittal Shastri Cultivation of only […]
The average price of Japan’s 2024 rice crop sold to wholesalers surged in January to hit a record high for the fifth straight month, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The January average rose 69% from a year earlier to ¥25,927 per 60 kilograms of brown rice amid intensifying demand. The ministry surveys and releases monthly […]
Reuters MUMBAI: India needs to allow the export of 100% broken rice after inventories of the grain reached a record high at the start of February, nearly nine times the government’s target, exporters told Reuters. Exports of 100% broken rice could help reduce stocks in the world’s biggest exporter and enable poor African countries to […]
Mubarak Zeb Khan. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s raw food exports rose 8.17 per cent to $4.62 billion during the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to $4.26bn in the corresponding period last year, mainly driven by a significant rise in rice shipments. The exports have risen for 18 consecutive months despite unprecedented food inflation […]
By Xinhua News Agency Vietnam plans to export over 7.5 million tons of rice in 2025, mostly from the Mekong Delta region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This year, the region is expected to produce around 24 million tons of rice. In the first half, approximately 4.53 million tons of rice […]
By Business Today Editorial. Thai’s Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy market fairs, export expansion and preparation for a subcommittee meeting on Feb 20. According to a report by Bangkok Post, Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the recent dip in rice prices is primarily due to external factors, […]
Also known as region’s “scented pearl” long-grain rice experiencing growing demand in US and Europe. In a blow to India’s aspirations for claiming the ownership of basmati rice, Australia and New Zealand have recognised the precious long-grain commodity as a Pakistani product. The move comes against the backdrop of New Delhi’s push for basmati rice […]
Việt Nam. 1. At the end of the year, when the reed flowers on both sides of the road from Dien Truong bridge to Thao Long dam (Duong No ward, Thuan Hoa district) are in full bloom, it is also the time when farmers along National Highway 49B stretching from Thuan An ward, Thuan Hoa […]
By Stephanie Sevillano. MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) further lowered its maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for 5 percent broken rice in Metro Manila to PHP52 per kilogram from PHP55. The reduction, effective Feb. 15 under Administrative Circular No. 3, was made due to the declining trend of global rice prices, particularly in […]
