USDA raises India’s 2025-26 rice output estimate to a record 151 million tonnes due to early monsoon, good soil moisture and a hike in minimum support price. Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi India’s rice production in the coming 2025-26 crop marketing season is estimated to touch an all-time high of 151 million tonnes, said the United […]
Indian Basmati rice exporters are increasingly concerned about a slowdown in shipments and payment delays to Iran, a historically significant market, due to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Written by Sandip Das Rice exporters to Iran, one of the biggest destinations for Basmati rice, fear a slowdown in shipments and payment delays following the escalation of […]
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Almost a year after its implementation, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday backed the “gradual” hike of tariffs on 5 percent broken imported rice starting late September. The tariffs on imported rice were reduced to 15 percent from 35 percent in July 2024 to help tame rice retail […]
By Kristianne Andrade. CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) — Farmers in Sariaya, Quezon have welcomed precision farming to enhance rice production using agricultural drones. In a field demonstration held recently, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) introduced the use of agricultural drones to 50 farmer-cooperators during a PalaySikatan caravan in Quezon. According […]
By Pattaya Mail. BANGKOK, Thailand – A new carbon-reduction rice farming initiative has been launched in Suphanburi province through a public-private partnership. WAVE BCG Company Limited, a climate solution provider under WAVE Exponential Public Company Limited (WAVE), has partnered with PTG Energy Public Company Limited to promote low-emission rice farming using the alternate wetting and […]
VOV.VN – The recent successful establishment of the Vietnam Green & Low-Emission Rice brand not only helps elevate the value of Vietnamese rice but also meet the stringent requirements of international markets, offering lasting benefits for both businesses and rice growers. A good sign for Vietnam’s low-emission rice export. A 500-tonne shipment of Vietnam’s green […]
The plan to provide rice aid for Palestine is partly supported by Indonesia’s success in securing more than 4 million tonnes of rice reserves, the highest amount recorded in 57 years. Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Government will send 10,000 tonnes of rice to the people of Palestine as part of a humanitarian aid mission, […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20 per kilogram subsidized rice can now be availed by minimum wage earners as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday launched the nationwide rollout of the initiative for the sector. Late in May, the DA and DOLE announced […]
Kedia Advisory – The 2025/26 U.S. rice outlook points to lower supplies, reduced domestic use, and higher exports, resulting in a slight drop in ending stocks. Long-grain production is set to decline due to excessive rainfall in the Delta region, while California’s medium- and short-grain output rises. Imports hit a record 50.7 million cwt. U.S. […]
Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday decided to prohibit the resale of released government-stockpiled rice at high prices. At a cabinet meeting, the government approved a revision of a cabinet ordinance under the law on emergency measures to stabilize the people’s living conditions, which is designed to tackle soaring price rises and other […]
