By Anthony Mwangi – Former CEO – Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Kenya’s recent gazette notice approving the duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes of rice between August and December has ignited a fierce debate, with policymakers claiming it will stabilise local prices. Yet, this assertion collapses under scrutiny. With annual rice imports nearing 1 million […]
The move is a bid to stabilise local prices and ensure that local farmers are not disadvantaged by the influx of cheaper imported rice. Dexter Cabalza – Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA – President Marcos has ordered the suspension of rice importation for two months in a bid to stabilize local palay prices and ensure that […]
LITTLE ROCK — Jarrod Hardke, rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, said producers should be draining their rice fields like it’s never going to rain again. That is to say if rice fields are drained too early, it could damage both crop yield and quality. Hardke said when […]
Story by Mary Rose Sagarino MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 397 sacks of NFA rice provided by the Provincial Government to Mandaue City for the Sugbo Merkado Barato (SMB) Program remain unsold. The SMB P20 rice program was implemented on November 28, 2023, after the province purchased rice from the National Food Authority (NFA). […]
By Vietnam News Agency Vietnam has outranked Thailand as the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025, Thai PBS reported on August 3, citing the Thai Rice Exporters Association. The association noted that from January to June, India exported 11.68 million tons of rice, an increase of 36.5% year-on-year, followed by Vietnam’s […]
Abdul Rasheed Azad ISLAMABAD: Iraq has informed Pakistan that it was ready to welcome a ferry service between Umm Qassar Port of Iraq and Gwadar Port of Pakistan aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and exploring new sea routes. During a meeting between Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and a three-member delegation […]
The Jakarta Globe Jakarta. The Indonesian government will release 1.3 million tons of rice from national reserves into the market to curb rising prices and maintain supply stability, presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said on Thursday. The move comes as rice prices surge across all quality grades in nearly all regions of the country. According to […]
by Carla P. Gomez Negros Occidental will not face a rice shortage with the 60-day suspension of rice importation, which begins on September 1, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said on Thursday, August 7. DA Negros Island Region Director Jose Albert Barrogo said that Negros Occidental is 86 percent rice self-sufficient. The province gets […]
