Jakarta (ANTARA) – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) stated that Indonesia’s rice production is projected to reach 13.95 million tons from January to April 2025, the highest in the last seven years. Rice production stood at 13.63 million tons in 2019, 11.52 million tons in 2020, 13.58 million tons in 2021, 13.71 million tons in 2022, 12.98 […]
Among the key reasons cited were structural issues concerning padi purchase prices, rising rice production costs, and the existing price ceiling for BPT rice. PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) to expedite efforts aimed at resolving the ongoing shortage of local white rice (BPT) in […]
Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government last month decided to sell 210,000 tons out of its rice stockpiles to relieve distribution bottlenecks. To be put up in the first tender this time are 150,000 tons for […]
Bernama Mohamad Sabu calls for collaboration on agriculture among Asean nations to address potential food shortages. PHNOM PENH: Climate change poses a growing threat to Malaysia’s food security, with erratic weather patterns and rising temperatures disrupting global agriculture. As domestic food production faces increasing risks, agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu cautioned that Malaysia […]
By: Faith Argosino – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives quinta committee has vowed to intensify its efforts to lower rice prices, as it urged the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Enforcement Group to “develop and enforce a framework to dismantle cartels and prevent price-fixing.” To do so, Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga — who heads […]
By Vietnam News Agency Thailand’s rice exports are projected to decline by 33% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. During January-February, the country exported a total of 1.1 million tons of rice, down 32% annually, with white rice exports facing the steepest decline. President of the […]
KYODO NEWS. TOKYO- Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two weeks ago that it would release its stockpiles to curb the surge. On Feb. 14, the government said it would release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, to be handed over […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has ensured that the national rice stocks are safe to meet people’s needs until the end of this year’s Ramadan so that supply stability can be maintained during the period. Operational and Public Services Director of Bulog Mokhamad Suyamto, in his statement here on Sunday, explained that […]
BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU: Subsidised local white rice (BPT) in 10kg bags, priced at RM26 each, is now available in Terengganu, with the first deliveries reaching two retail outlets today. State Padi and Rice Regulatory Department director Ahmad Suffian Zulkipeli said that Q Mart Merbau Patah and Q Mart Bukit Bayas received 50 and 30 bags […]
The Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) does not have clear provisions for prosecuting people involved in the 50-year-old practice of mixing imported white rice and local white rice, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said this situation led to findings from a recent study conducted […]
