“We are concerned that customers will turn away.” by Jenny Allison As a country whose history has been closely tied to rice cultivation, Japan’s current “Reiwa rice crisis” is worse than just a dietary inconvenience. The staple crop shortage has put farmers, consumers, and politicians on edge as they worry that its entire future is […]
Global New Light of Myanmar The Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders’ Association (MRPTA) notified that consumers can buy rice at fairer prices at the Wahdan Rice Wholesale Centre in Lanmadaw Township from 11 am to 1 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.The sales started in the second week of June last year. Earlier, the […]
India’s exports of agricultural and processed foods got off to a great start in FY26, growing 7 per cent year-on-year to $5.96 billion in the April–June quarter. By IANS NEW DELHI — India’s exports of agricultural and processed foods got off to a great start in FY26, growing 7 per cent year-on-year to $5.96 billion […]
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. Public support for Ishiba’s administration has tumbled to its lowest level since he took office last year, partly because of frustration over the cost of living. One of […]
By Manila Standard The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday denounced reports of rice traders allegedly buying fresh, wet palay at only P5 per kilogram in Nueva Ecija during the tail-end of the harvest season. The report was initially raised by the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), prompting the DA to launch a formal investigation. […]
Rice exports down by 14.7%; Basmati rice exports fall 5.3% to $830 million, non-basmati rice exports drop 17.4%. By News Desk Pakistan’s food exports saw a decline in June 2025, dropping 32% compared to the same month last year and 37% compared to May 2025, according to preliminary figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics […]
Exporters complain Andhra’s move to check smuggling of ration rice delaying shipments. By Subramani Ra Mancombu Andhra Pradesh’s bid to check smuggling of non-basmati rice meant for distribution through ration shops has resulted in export of the cereal from the Kakinada port coming to a halt and being diverted to other ports, exporters and traders […]
Companies join Thai and Vietnamese peers in feeling pain of low prices. SOUMYAJIT SAHA MUMBAI — Rice traders in India, the world’s biggest supplier of the staple, are paring back their forecasts of record exports as buyers struggle to take on the glut of rice unleashed by the lifting of the country’s export curbs. This […]
Source: The Indian Express The central government has increased the reserve prices of wheat and rice to be offloaded to private traders from its strategic reserves by about 11 per cent and 3 per cent respectively over the last fiscal (2024-25). Reserve price is the minimum price at which the Food Corporation of India (FCI) […]
By Society for Experimental Biology What happens when scientists try to reinvent rice for life on the Moon? You get a tiny, 10cm-tall “super-rice” that might one day nourish astronauts living on lunar bases. The Moon-Rice project, a collaboration among top Italian institutions, is on a mission to genetically craft space-ready crops that can grow […]
