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Global rice production forecast for 2024/25 raised to record high

Global rice production for the 2024/25 season has been revised upwards by 3.1 million tonnes to a record 535.8 million tonnes (milled basis), nearly 3% higher than last year. According to the Rice Outlook: April 2025 report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), global ending stocks for 2024/25 have been increased by 1.7 […]

Asia rice: High supply, weak rupee push India rates to near 2-year low.

Source: Business Recorder. India’s rice export prices slid to a near two-year low this week, pressured by a weak rupee and rising supplies amid subdued demand, while export markets in other key Asian hubs remained quiet. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $382-$389 per ton, down from the last week’s $384-$391. Indian 5% […]

DAR trains Quirino farmers on modern rice production, fertilizer use

By Thelma C. Bicarme. CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has capacitated farmers in the province of Quirino on advanced agricultural technologies for rice production and proper fertilizer use through a series of training sessions held recently in the province. The sessions, organized by DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development Division, brought together […]

Farmers lament as local rice capacity dips from 8m to 5.3m metric tonnes

By : Collins Olayinka, Abuja The domestic capacity of rice production has plummeted to 5.3 million from a historic eight million metric tonnes, the Competitive African Rice Forum – Nigeria Chapter (CARF-FSD Nigeria) has revealed. Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Peter Dama, disclosed that local rice farmers had developed their capacity, and were […]

Japan pledges to cut rice price with direct sales to retailers

BSS. TOKYO, May 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Japan’s new farm minister said Monday the country’s embattled government would release reserve rice directly to large retailers in an attempt to bring down prices for consumers after the recent spike. The cost of the staple has soared in recent months, creating a major headache for Japan’s unpopular […]

Warning over rice market instability.

Published by: The Financial Express. The price of rice, the staple food of Bangladesh, has long been an overriding concern for the general public, as it significantly affects living expenses of a majority of the people due to their limited incomes. Unlike other consumer goods, where consumption can be reduced in response to price hikes, […]

Rice industry under threat by selective waivers, others —Stakeholders

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—Stakeholders, under the auspices of Competitive African Rice Forum, Nigerian chapter, CARF-FSD Nigeria, weekend, cried out over threat the country’s rice industry was facing due to selective waivers, smuggling and market distortions. Chairman, Board of Trustees, CARF-FSD Nigeria, Peter Dama, said Nigeria’s rice value chain was not the source of food inflation, […]