TBS Report “The Bangladesh govt approved duty-free import of 4.6 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 39,000 tonnes of raw rice under private allotment. This has led to a sudden spike in domestic rice price with Bengal the most affected,” said Suraj Agarwal, a commodity analyst. Rice prices in eastern India rose sharply this week […]
Muhammad Luqman Rice cultivation in Punjab has exceeded the official target for the current season by nearly 20 percent, with over six million acres brought under the crop compared to the five-million-acre target, a senior official told WealthPK. Dr. Usman Saleem, Senior Scientist at the Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, said the final figures […]
Press Release ACCRA, GHANA: The Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 launched Monday in Accra, marking the start of a transformative trade initiative across West Africa. Organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the event brought together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies and 200 Ghanaian buyers for an impactful day of B2B […]
Nuon Pharath, the Governor of Kampong Thom Province, met with the owners of 12 rice mills at the Provincial Hall yesterday to discuss rice prices for farmers. He highlighted that rice pricing is a common issue impacting farmers, middlemen, experts, and the provincial government. Pharath urged all parties to collaborate on practical solutions to reduce […]
Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand is hoping to meet its rice export target of 7.5 million metric tons this year by seeking more deals in markets where demand is strong, commerce ministry official said on Tuesday. Rice shipments dropped by 25% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, but those to key markets such as the […]
Source: Dhaka Tribune. After a four-month pause, Bangladesh has resumed rice imports from India through Benapole Land Port. On Thursday night, nine trucks carrying a total of 315 tons of rice entered yard No-31 of the port at around 9:30pm, Shamim Hossain, director of Benapole Port, said on Friday. According to port sources, the last […]
July rice exports rise to 291,902 tons as non-Basmati drives growth, but steep Basmati slump raises competitiveness concerns. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s rice sector began the new fiscal year on a mixed note, with overall exports showing a modest increase in July 2025, while Basmati rice, the country’s premium grain, recorded a sharp decline. […]
With the scheme supplying more than 60 per cent of the country’s rice, farmers argued that the government should prioritise local rice. KENYA – Rice farmers from the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County are advocating for the establishment of a national rice council to advise the government on policies and enhance farmer welfare. The […]
India and WFP signed a pact to supply 200,000 tonnes of fortified rice over five years from FCI warehouses to meet humanitarian food and nutrition needs globally. Sanjeeb Mukherjee – New Delhi The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian government on Monday signed a definitive agreement to supply up to 200,000 metric […]
Rice stocks with FCI have surged to over 53 MT four times the buffer despite record open market sales, ethanol supply, and welfare allocations. Robust procurement and high output raise storage concerns as fresh paddy arrivals begin from October under the 2025-26 season. Written by Sandip Das The government’s central-pool rice stocks continue to surge […]
