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Rice exports to China surge 84% in first half

Higher shipments reflect Pakistan’s role as key supplier, potential for deeper economic integration. China Economic Net BEIJING: Pakistan’s rice exports to China have exhibited significant growth during the first six months of 2025, marking an encouraging development under the framework of China’s economic policies aimed at enhancing trade relationships and diversifying supply chains. According to […]

Sen Kra Ob rice yields lead to higher earnings for Cambodian farmers

Under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries’ supervision, 178 farming families in Kampong Thom province’s Baray district have switched to planting Sen Kra Ob rice types. This season, they recorded profits of about one million riel per hectare, surpassing those of anyone growing OM rice. Minister Dith Tina attributed the increased earnings to Sen […]

Sowing almost over, Punjab eyes bumper paddy yield

By Gurpreet Singh Nibber With water table depleting at alarming rate and pollution from stubble burning on the rise, experts say the future of Punjab’s agricultural model is bleak. Punjab is on track for a record paddy harvest this kharif season, with 30.94 lakh hectares already sown. While farmers are jubilant over the predicted bumper […]

Philippine lawmaker seeks prioritisation of rice tariff law amendments

MANILA: Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos has urged colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritise deliberations on proposed amendments to Republic Act No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), to ensure sustained availability of affordable rice in public markets. In a statement on Monday (July 21), Santos said the benefits promised under […]

Asia Album: Indonesia records historic rice reserves at 4.2 mln tons following production surge

Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia JAKARTA, July 22 (Xinhua) — Indonesia has recorded a 48 percent increase in rice production, with government rice reserves reaching 4.2 million tons, according to President Prabowo Subianto. “Our food production has never before in history reached government rice reserves of more than 4.2 million tons. Corn production has also risen […]

PSA: Domestic rice output grew in Q2

By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – Domestic palay (unmilled rice) output likely rose in the second quarter of this year due to favorable weather conditions, leading to reduced imports of the staple. In its latest report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated palay production at 4.35 million metric tons (MT) in the […]

‘4,000 5,000 litres of water for 1kg of rice’: Punjab is farming itself into a grave, warns Acharya Prashant

The state produces nearly 12 million metric tons of rice annually, using 97% of its extracted groundwater solely for paddy cultivation. This has made Punjab the largest extractor of groundwater in India. Business Today Desk Punjab is staring down a looming ecological disaster, as relentless paddy cultivation pushes the state closer to desertification, warns Acharya […]

UNACA urges immediate halt to rice imports

Santo Domingo.- The National Peasant Union (UNACA), affiliated with the National Confederation of Dominican Workers (CNTD), has issued an urgent appeal to the Dominican government to suspend rice imports, warning that the excessive influx of foreign rice is driving thousands of local producers—particularly in the northeast—into bankruptcy. According to UNACA President Juan Ramón Rondón, over […]