Legal action will be taken against the hoarders if they try to create any artificial crisis, he warns BSS Under the food-friendly program, the government has started selling rice at Tk15 per kg among people from Sunday. The rice will be sold to among 5.5 million people, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar said on Wednesday […]
The agriculture ministry said Wednesday it has decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released under discretionary contracts. The ministry now believes it is difficult to sell all of the rice by the original deadline set at the end of this month due to slow deliveries to retailers. While a new deadline will […]
AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the Philippines is prepared to turn to other rice suppliers if Vietnam challenges the government’s plan to suspend rice imports for 60 days. Speaking before the House committee on agriculture, Mr. Laurel said: “I would like to openly warn Vietnam: Please do not try to do this […]
By: Keith Clores MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched its P20 per kilo rice program in four more locations across the country on Wednesday. The subsidized rice sale will now be available in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Roxas City, Capiz; Baloy, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, […]
Statistics reveal that in the first seven months of 2025, Vietnam exported 5.5 million tonnes of rice worth 2.81 billion USD – volume up 3.1% but value down nearly 16% compared to the same period last year. Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s recent directive to boost rice exports underscores that Vietnam’s rice […]
By bno – Ho Chi Minh Office Vietnam’s prime minister has ordered a renewed push to safeguard the country’s position as a leading rice exporter, stressing that the industry must focus on quality, sustainability and long-term competitiveness rather than volume alone, Viet Nam News reports. The directive from Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính highlights concerns […]
By Leilanie Adriano LAOAG CITY – Registered farmers and fisherfolk availed of rice at PHP20 per kg. at the National Food Authority’s warehouse here Wednesday, during the formal launch of the national government’s affordable rice expanded program. “Now, it can be said that the PHP20 per kilo rice, as promised by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., […]
Soybean stockpiles hit 88,000 tons, nearly double last year, as imports fall by up to 40,000 tons. By Kang Woo-ryang, Kim Yun-ju, Kim Mi-geon The South Korean government, which had encouraged farmers to replace rice with soybeans, is now weighing a reversal by reducing the scale of soybean cultivation. Officials say the change comes amid […]
Market analysts and consumers call the trend ‘abnormal,’ blaming syndicates, with many seeing the government as helpless. Shafiqul Islam Rice prices in Bangladesh have been climbing for several days across all varieties—coarse, medium, and fine grains—despite repeated government assurances of sufficient production and supply. Currently, coarse rice that was selling at Tk50–54 per kilogram is […]
WHILE food inflation has put a large number of poor, low- and fixed-income people into difficulty, the persistent increase in rice prices appears to be pushing many into food insecurity. The increase in rice prices, moreover, remains the major contributor to food inflation. Fine rice inflation has stayed in double digits over the past twelve […]
