India’s agricultural exports to the US, valued at $5 billion, are set to be significantly impacted by President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariff starting August 1. Written by Sandip Das India’s exports of agricultural agriculture products including shrimp, basmati rice, coffee and tobacco to the US are likely to be hit with the US president […]
After Punjab, Haryana may ban harmful pesticides, help Indian Basmati rice clear strict overseas standards Story by Vijay C. Roy New Delhi: Haryana is gearing up to ban hazardous pesticides in Basmati rice in an attempt to make it easier to export the grain to developed and other markets with high food safety standards. Neighbouring […]
BSS GAIBANDHA, JULY 30, 2025 (BSS) – Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target to produce 4,28,616 tonnes of clean rice in the district during the current Aman season. To make the production of Aman paddy a grand success, a plan has been made for the department to bring a total of 1,33,120 […]
NEW DELHI: In FY25, India exported 0.8 MT of rice to Bangladesh, which was 5.5% of the country’s total non-basmati rice exports of 14.13 MT. Bangladesh’s decision to float a tender for import of about 0.9 million tonne (MT) of rice on August 7 has pushed up the prices of non-basmati rice varieties in India. […]
Exporters warn of delays, higher costs, and international credibility loss after sudden ban on private lab testing. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: The rice export industry of Pakistan, a vital pillar of the national economy contributing nearly USD 4 billion annually through the export of approximately 5 million tons of rice, is facing a potential crisis […]
The backlog of around 20-30 LMT rice that is not being moved out of Punjab’s gowdowns every year is worsening the storage issue. Written by Kanchan Vasdev With the paddy season in full swing in Punjab and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asking the Centre to advance the official paddy procurement season by a fortnight this […]
Ada Pelonia THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at recommending the increase in rice tariffs to around 25 percent in the third periodic review to arrest the decline in farmgate prices of palay. Agriculture deputy spokesperson Joycel Panlilio said the proposal tallies with the DA’s bid to gradually hike the duties levied on rice […]
The prices of rice, pulse, edible oil and flour have increased in the city kitchen markets on Friday. Supply crunch caused the scarcity of some grocery items in the capital during ongoing holidays due to coronavirus situation, said traders. Price of loose soybean oil has increased to Tk 98 a litre from Tk 92-94 by […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces a grim future unless the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) is amended to restore stronger government control over rice importation and retail. “I really feel that the RTL, as it is written today, will kill our rice industry. If it […]
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which will support local farmers. This is part of the Marcos administration’s target measure to gradually revert to the original 35 percent tariff on […]
