October 2, 2025 - Rice News Today

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Oct

Solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe

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By Nazrin Azizli Punjab’s rice farmers are increasingly turning to solar-powered tube wells, boosting irrigation efficiency and cutting energy costs, but the rapid shift is raising concerns over groundwater depletion and Pakistan’s long-term food security. In Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, rice farmers are increasingly using solar panels to power tube wells—motorised groundwater pumps that […]

02
Oct

Paddy procurement in UP to begin from today

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TNN Lucknow: Paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in a phased manner across the western and eastern regions during the Kharif marketing year. In western UP, procurement will begin on Oct 1 and continue till Jan 31, 2026, covering the divisions of Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, and Jhansi, along with Hardoi, […]

02
Oct

MRL and Aflatoxin compliance: TDAP concludes Punjab rice seminar series in Sialkot

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Press Release SIALKOT: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) successfully concluded its five-seminar series on “Management of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) and Aflatoxin in Rice” on Wednesday at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The seminar addressed critical food safety challenges threatening Pakistan’s rice exports, particularly the rising number of EU interceptions due […]

02
Oct

Despair after deluge: Punjab’s famed Basmati not finding many takers after 2025 floods

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Low yield and market rates, coupled with rainfall and floods mean farmers are getting prices lower than last year. Vivek Mishra The floods this year in Punjab have caused a drop in the prices of the state’s famed aromatic Basmati rice, and farmers are in despair. The Pusa 1121 (about 40 per cent) and Pusa […]

02
Oct

117 LMT rice expected in Punjab, storage available for 15 LMT as of now

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Ruchika Khanna / Tribune News Service As much as 117 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of rice is expected to be produced in Punjab from the 180 LMT of paddy projected to arrive in the mandis during the ongoing kharif marketing season. However, storage space to accommodate only 15 LMT produce is currently available in the […]

02
Oct

REAP targets 180,000 metric tons of rice exports to Saudi Arabia

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Zahid Baig LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has pledged to capitalize on the improving bilateral relations of Pakistan with Saudi Arabia and Iran to further boost rice exports to these strategically important markets. “Pakistan exported around 79,000 metric tons of rice to Saudi Arabia in 2023-24, which grew to 110,000 metric tons […]

02
Oct

Fighting Malnutrition in the Philippines with Biofortified Rice

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In the Philippines, where rice is a staple food eaten daily by most households, Vitamin A deficiency continues to affect children’s health. This deficiency can lead to blindness, stunted growth and higher rates of illness. To combat this, researchers and development partners are fighting malnutrition in the Philippines with biofortified rice. Also known as Golden […]

02
Oct

Why rice tariffication law must be replaced

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By: Ted C. Mendoza The decline in the price of palay (unmilled rice) is a serious issue faced by our farmers. Currently, the price of palay is only ₱8/kg, resulting in a massive loss of income for farmers—amounting to over ₱250 billion. This is four times greater than the damage caused by the Super Typhoon […]

02
Oct

S. Korea’s rice production projected to fall for 4th year in 2025: data

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Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s rice output is projected to fall for the fourth consecutive year in 2025 primarily due to a record low cultivation area, data showed Thursday. Rice production is expected to fall 0.3 percent on-year, or 1.1 tons, to 3.57 million tons this year, according to the data […]

02
Oct

Rice, Bread Prices Surge as Inflation Returns to 2.1%

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Rice jumps 15.9% amid supply shortages; bread, eggs drive core inflation to 2%. By Jung Seok-woo As prices of food items such as rice, bread, coffee, and eggs surged, the consumer price inflation rate last month rose back to the 2% range for the first time in two months. According to the *September Consumer Price […]

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Solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe

Paddy procurement in UP to begin from today

MRL and Aflatoxin compliance: TDAP concludes Punjab rice seminar series in Sialkot

Despair after deluge: Punjab’s famed Basmati not finding many takers after 2025 floods

117 LMT rice expected in Punjab, storage available for 15 LMT as of now

REAP targets 180,000 metric tons of rice exports to Saudi Arabia

Fighting Malnutrition in the Philippines with Biofortified Rice

Why rice tariffication law must be replaced

S. Korea’s rice production projected to fall for 4th year in 2025: data

Rice, Bread Prices Surge as Inflation Returns to 2.1%

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