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Thai farmers fear price drop as India plans to release 20m tonnes of rice

Global rice markets are bracing for turbulence after reports that India, the world’s largest rice exporter, is preparing to release around 20 million tonnes of stockpiled rice in September. The move is aimed at clearing storage space for the new harvest season, with the government planning to purchase fresh crops from local farmers. According to […]

Government moves to stabilise rice market amid early harvest season

Khmer Times The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has outlined urgent measures to address challenges in the rice market during Cambodia’s early harvest season, pledging that no farmer will be left without buyers for their paddy. In a statement released on social media, Secretary of State Yang Saing Koma said the problems faced by […]

After exports resume to Bangladesh, rice price rises in Kolkata markets; households shift to cheaper varieties

Subhro Niyogi & Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay / TNN Following India’s lift on the rice export ban to Bangladesh on August 12, and Dhaka’s subsequent duty-free import announcement, rice prices in Bengal and other Indian regions have surged. The Bangladesh government’s decision to ease inflation by removing import duties triggered a rapid increase in exports from India, […]

India’s unloading of 20m tonnes of rice will plunge Thai prices, exporter warns

Thai rice prices set to plunge as India plans to unload 20m tonnes from stockpiles, undercutting global market rates and hurting Thai farmers, warns exporter. The Thai Rice Exporters Association has warned that Thai rice prices are likely to plunge further next month after the Indian government moves to unload 20 million tonnes of rice […]

Food price, inflation defy reason

SYED FATTAHUL ALIM Inflation rate in Bangladesh, which was 8.55 per cent in July, marked a 0.07 percentage point increase from that of June. However, the government in its budget for FY2025-26 expressed the hope that the inflation rate could be brought down to 6.5 per cent sometime in FY26. Whatever the future expectations, considering […]

Ilocos Norte farmers first in region to buy P20/kilo rice under gov’t program

By Emma Joyce F. Guillermo LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA) – Farmers in Ilocos Norte can now buy rice for only P20 per kilo under the government’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program, marking the first time in the Ilocos Region that farmers became its direct beneficiaries. The program, jointly implemented by the National Food Authority […]

Indonesia Eyes 33.8M Tons of Rice in 2025, Self-Sufficiency Within Reach

Tri Listyarini Jakarta. Indonesia’s rice production is projected to reach 33.8 million tons in 2025, with the potential to climb as high as 35.6 million tons, according to government estimates. If realized, the output would secure the country’s rice self-sufficiency target for the year and remove the need for imports. The Agriculture Ministry cited projections […]