Jakarta (ANTARA) – State logistics agency Bulog has intensified the distribution of rice under the Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) Program and secured cross-agency supervision to ensure it remains on target. Bulog’s director of operations and public services, Mokhamad Suyamto, said that the SPHP rice distribution is a part of the government’s efforts to […]
Farmers began agricultural operations earlier than usual, increasing the cultivated area by 1.51 lakh acres compared to the same period last year. VIJAYAWADA: Crop cultivation is progressing steadily across Andhra Pradesh this Kharif season, aided by timely rainfall and adequate water availability. Farmers began agricultural operations earlier than usual, increasing the cultivated area by 1.51 […]
WRITER: Online Reporters The Thai Ministry of Commerce is trying to boost prices and exports of rice and langon, along with more measures to support famers, commerce minister Jatuporn Buruspat said on Monday. The production of in-season rice is scheduled to be completed in November and December. The Ministry of Agriculture has been informed by […]
Shakib Ahmed The interim government has approved two significant import decisions aimed at bolstering the country’s energy security and food reserves, as authorities brace for potential challenges from the upcoming flood season and rising domestic demand. At separate high-level meetings held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday, officials gave the green light to procure one […]
15 July 2025, Malaysia: BASF (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., in strategic partnership with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), proudly unveils two new Clearfield® rice varieties – MR CL3 and MR CL4. This launch marks a significant milestone in agricultural innovation, reinforcing both organizations’ commitment to empowering Malaysian farmers through sustainable and resilient rice […]
FE REPORT The government is starting its special programme in August to sell rice at Tk 15 a kg to around 5.5 million poor families across Bangladesh. This move comes as rice prices have been increasing sharply over the last five weeks. To keep the rice market stable, the government also plans to import 0.9 […]
Published by: The Financial Express Rice prices in Bangladesh markets do not seem to follow the laws of supply and demand, the fundamental principles of economics. Reports published in this paper on the basis of information from the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the city’s kitchen markets, the prices of this basic staple of […]
The average price of rice at supermarkets in Japan has fallen for a seventh straight week. Yet it remains higher than a year ago. Officials say consumers were buying more lower-priced grain from government stockpiles than before. The agriculture ministry on Monday released its weekly survey on about 1,000 supermarkets nationwide for the period through […]
By Rakshit Sharma, Ludhiana The remaining 10 percent area or so hasn’t been covered yet as it had standing crops like summer maize or moong; it is only after these are harvested that sowing will begin on this chunk of land. Over 90 per cent of the area expected to be under paddy cultivation this […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to conduct ground-level consultations and tackle the recent downturn in rice prices ahead of Congressional deliberations on the Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act. In a statement on Monday, the DA said it would gather inputs or suggestions from […]
