Việt Nam’s rice industry is facing a steep drop in export prices, even as shipment volumes climb, underscoring the challenges of a volatile global grain market. HCM CITY — Việt Nam’s rice industry is facing a steep drop in export prices, even as shipment volumes climb, underscoring the challenges of a volatile global grain market. […]
THE farmgate price of palay (unmilled rice) fell 28.9% year on year in May to an average of P17.75 per kilogram, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Month on month, the palay farmgate price fell 1.6% in May from P18.04 in April, the PSA said. The May decline widened from the 26.9% year-on-year retreat in […]
Thailand is stepping up efforts to expand agricultural exports to China, with rice and cassava identified as top priorities, according to Thai Minister of Commerce Pichai Naripthaphan. This is reported by VNA, a partner of TV BRICS. Driven by strong bilateral trade and rising Chinese demand for Thai agricultural products, the Thai Ministry of Commerce […]
Source: Feedlot Rice dealers who resell grain from government emergency reserves face fines and prison terms, Japan’s Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on June 13, The Asahi Shimbun reported. “We are taking maximum measures to prevent the potential risk of resale Resale of rice will lead to a further increase in rice prices, which is […]
Controversial proposals are reigniting debate on regulatory overreach and testing the country’s commitment to economic reform. Although Resolutions 66 and 68 firmly call for abandoning the “ban what can’t be managed” mindset and eliminating administrative barriers and discretionary mechanisms, this spirit has not yet been fully embraced in several sectors, including rice exports. General Secretary […]
Paddy guzzles water, depletes soil nutrients, and creates the problem of stubble burning. But Punjab farmers have not moved away from it. Here’s why. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Despite Punjab government’s efforts to diversify the state’s crop mix, the state is once again staring at a near-record area under paddy cultivation. Last year, Punjab […]
Nyein Nyein The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) offers fair market prices for Shwebo Pawsan, Ayeyawady Pawan and Samantha rice varieties, it announced on 13 June.MRF and the Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders Association jointly arrange this affordable rice sale every Wednesday and Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm at Wadan Rice Depot in Lanmadaw […]
Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. Shortages of the grain caused by a supply chain snarl-up have seen […]
By JANDI ESTEBAN, GMA Regional TV News The Department of Labor and Employment-Davao (DOLE-11), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) XI, launched the P20-per-kilo rice program in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur on Thursday, June 13, 2025. A total of 4,000 kilos of rice were repacked and sold to 400 minimum wage workers employed […]
Labourers ‘reluctant’ to work in scorching sun, seek higher wages.Mohit Khanna/ Tribune News Service The soaring mercury has made things difficult for farmers, with labourers “reluctant” to carry out paddy transplantation in the scorching sun. The unfavourable weather since June 5 has also resulted in hike in labour cost. According to farmer bodies, the paddy […]
