Farmers from 13 provinces rallied at Parliament, demanding a rice price guarantee or pledging scheme at 11,000 baht per tonne to ease their financial burden. A group of farmers from 13 central provinces rallied outside Parliament on Monday, demanding that the government either guarantee rice prices or reinstate the rice pledging scheme. The protest was […]
It has the highest gross production value of any agricultural product worldwide. by Simon Sage. Vietnamese rice production is facing uphill challenges, according to reports made to The Pinnacle Gazette. What’s happening? Human-made pollution has been exacerbating destructive weather patterns, which in turn has upended rice production in Vietnam. This is reportedly causing a surge […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. As an agrarian nation, Cambodia has made remarkable progress in the last decade in propelling its agriculture industry with exports now representing 22 percent of the nation’s GDP. Rice and paddy remain among the most significant agricultural exports, with annual production exceeding 11 million tonnes. But there’s more than meets […]
Reporter : Phak Seangly Nearly all of the 93,583 hectares of drought-affected rice fields across 17 provinces and the capital, have been irrigated since December last year, announced the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. On Sunday, March 23, the ministry noted that the total planned area for dry-season rice cultivation nationwide in 2024-2025 was […]
Chin Hui Shan SINGAPORE – To mitigate the effects of rice cultivation on climate change and meet rising demand for rice, researchers in Singapore have come up with a way to grow it more sustainably. An initiative by Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) called Decarbonising Rice aims to reduce methane emissions, conserve water and increase […]
Due to the falling price and difficulty in selling, export companies will purchase 1.5 million bushels of unripe rice for about 140 billion kyats. Eleven Media NAYPYIDAW – Due to the falling price and difficulty in selling, export companies will purchase 1.5 million bushels of unripe rice for about 140 billion kyats, according to the […]
Kengo Tabe and Fumiko Kai Bad weather and stockpiling are among the difficulties encountered. TOKYO – Rice prices have not stopped surging. The average price for a five-kilogram bag of rice at supermarkets nationwide has exceeded ¥4,000, almost doubled from a year ago. This is at least partially being caused by a shortage of rice […]
UNB This delivery is part of a larger import deal under an open tender contract (Package-2), which encompasses the import of 450,000 MT of rice from India in total. A vessel carrying 11,500 metric tonnes of boiled rice from India has arrived at Chittagong Port. This delivery is part of a larger import deal under […]
ADM Rice sells 88,000 more tons of U.S. long grain rice to Iraq, totaling 220,000 tons in 2024-25. Iraq exceeds annual purchase agreement, boosting U.S. rice exports. Forrest Laws ADM Rice has sold 88,000 more metric tons of U.S. long grain milled rice to Iraq, bringing to 220,000 metric tons the amount purchased by Al […]
TOKYO The amount of rice a household in Japan bought in 2024 rose 6.3 percent from a year earlier despite soaring prices, government data showed Saturday, as fears of a shortage of the main staple likely prompted consumers to purchase more. The growth in the volume of rice bought by households with two or more […]
