VOV.VN – After a period of experiencing a plunge and reaching a bottom, Vietnamese rice has regained its tag as the most expensive rice in the world, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). Currently, Vietnamese 5%, 25%, and 100% broken rice grains are being traded at US$396 and US$368 and US$317 per tonne, respectively. […]
TBS Report The government, on 17 November 2024, allowed 92 importers to bring rice from the neighbouring country to keep the prices of the staple food in the country’s market stable. The interim government has halted rice imports from India through the Benapole Land Port. “Rice import through Benapole Port has been stopped since Tuesday […]
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, India’s rice exports surged by 19.73% to a record $12.47 billion in 2024–25. Exports of meat, dairy, and poultry products increased by 12.57% to $5.09 billion. Ajeet Singh Despite ongoing uncertainties in global trade, India’s agricultural exports recorded strong growth in the financial year 2024–25. Exports […]
They say the most significant reason for the acute depletion of groundwater in Punjab in the past about 40 years is the cultivation of paddy, as has been categorically established by empirical data in various studies.Ruchika Khanna As the Punjab Government goes ahead with its plan to advance paddy sowing by 20 days, raising the […]
By Toru Fujioka / Bloomberg Consumer inflation picked up last month, bolstered in part by surging rice prices, supporting the central bank’s stance on a gradual rate hike path before U.S. tariff measures clouded the economic outlook. Consumer prices, excluding fresh food, rose 3.2% from a year ago in March, accelerating from a 3% increase […]
By John Perkins. The USDA’s reporting good export sales for a few key commodities during the week ending April 10th. Corn and soybean export sales both saw week-to-week improvements, with Mexico the leading buyer for both, and beef was up on the week, with Japan topping the list. Cotton sales were also above a week […]
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), domestic milled rice production is forecasted to go up by 18 percent from last year’s estimated production to reach 900,000 metric tonnes (MT). USDA’s prediction is based on expectations of improved weather conditions and assumes that farmers will give greater consideration to the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s […]
By Dr. Kyle Muller The growth of temperatures and CO2 alters soil chemistry, making rice more subject to absorbing arsenic from the earth, to the detriment of health. Climate change are changing the soil by facilitating Arsenic absorption On the part of the resone, rice in the raw state, still covered with its external parts. […]
Zahid Baig LAHORE: Minister for Agriculture & Livestock Punjab Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani announced on Wednesday that the second phase of ‘Kissan Card’ will commence from May 15th under which interest-free agricultural loans for the Khareef season will be provided to the growers. A budget of Rs75 billion is being allocated for interest-free loans for […]
In a divided subcontinent, this grain still carries the aroma of a common past and perhaps a solution to a common future. Sridhar Radhakrishnan. IN the Asian subcontinent long haunted by the Partition, there are still boundless life forms that resist division. Basmati rice, with its lingering fragrance and centuries-old legacy, is one such wonder. […]
