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 Tuesday was estimated at $429.55 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. The offer was believed to have been made by trading house Pattabhi Agro Foods, they said. Offers are […]
By Giselle P. Jordan. UNFAVORABLE weather conditions have been cited as reason for British research firm BMI to forecast a 2.6 percent year-on-year decrease in the Philippines’ rice production for crop year (CY) 2024-2025. BMI said it expects 1.2 million metric tons (MT) of domestic rice harvest in CY 2024-2025, lower than the 1.23 million […]
Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia Workers carry bags of rice at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2025. Myanmar’s exports of rice and broken rice in the first 11 months of the 2024-25 fiscal year reached over 2.37 million tons, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe) YANGON, March 11 (Xinhua) […]
Record prices for rice are rippling through society. By Eddy Duan Japan does not have enough rice for sale, but no one can agree on exactly why. Last year’s harvest edged higher, raising hopes that it would ease a tight supply. Instead, consumers are paying record prices this year, sparking frustration, finger-pointing and forcing the […]
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber. The ban led to a buildup of rice stocks and a sharp decline in international prices. Before the ban, India regularly exported 10 to 12 lakh tonnes of broken rice, but with the restriction in place, trade shifted to countries like Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. Chandigarh The Director General of Foreign […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare MANILA, Philippines – Local rice production is projected to decrease this current crop year due to unfavorable weather conditions, which could translate to higher retail prices, according to research firm BMI. In a report, BMI said the domestic output is pegged at 1.2 million metric tons (MT) in the 2024/2025 cycle, […]
By John Perkins. USDA made minimal adjustments to the domestic balance sheet for rice. Rice ending stocks were unchanged from February at 47 million hundredweight, with an increase for imports canceled out by higher exports. The USDA did raise the average estimated farm price $.20 to $15.60. In 2023/24, the average farm price was $17.30 […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The agriculture ministry plans to export 350,000 tons of rice in 2030, nearly eight times the amount in 2024, as part of a new mechanism to prevent future rice shortages in Japan. A steady reduction in rice acreage has led to an over-curbing of production, creating the current rice shortage and the […]
Amin Ahmed. ISLAMABAD: The government is immediately halting the use of methyl bromide for the fumigation of rice consignments in Pakistan, enabling the importing countries to carry out the procedure themselves in line with international standards. The decision came at a meeting held by the ministry of national food security and research on Monday to […]
Cereals such as millets, maize, and sorghum are climate-resistant and stand to be economically viable too, in the long run. By BL Hyderabad Bureau. If you shift from the cultivation of rice to alternative cereals such as millets, maize and sorghum, it could significantly reduce climate-induced production losses, while increasing farmers’ incomes in the country. […]
