Delon Porcalla – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — At least one million rice farmers will get P7,000 each next year as earmarked by the Marcos administration in the P6.973-trillion national budget for 2026, Speaker Faustino Dy III said yesterday. “Aid is ensured for our farmers. The P7,000 cash aid will be given to them […]
By Peggy Corlin From the Punjab plains to Brussels — who would have thought that the dispute over basmati’s origin would end up on Europeans’ plates? In the midst of negotiating a long-awaited trade deal with India, European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič is facing a real headache: how to avoid a clash with Pakistan […]
By Amanda Lim Vietnam’s rice sector faces mounting pressure as the Philippines import ban could stay in place until year-end, raising concerns over further price falls for the top exporter. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced a 30-day extension on its rice import ban, a measure to support domestic farmers during its peak harvest […]
Broad decline in the world rice price points to India’s decision to lift rice export ban. Ryan Loy, Alvaro Durand-Morat At a Glance The 2025 planting season was marred by considerable challenges. Farmers in the Midsouth faced historic flooding in April that forced replanting across a significant portion of the Mississippi Delta. As Delta farmers […]
Reuters HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Monday was estimated at USD359.77 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. The offer was believed to have been made by Indian trading house Bagadiya Brothers, they said. Offers are […]
The results of the assessment will later be used to streamline the rice supply policy in the future after the end of the 2025 Subsidized BPT Special Programme on August 31. THE Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) has reiterated its commitment to reassessing the policies and strategies for the supply of local white […]
OSAKA – Police arrested a couple in Osaka Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently import rice, disguising the shipment as mung beans. The Osaka prefectural police department arrested Tran Thi Thu Huyen, 36, chief of a food trading company in the city of Higashiosaka and a Vietnamese citizen, and Tomoyuki Takeshige, 47, […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated that the government will reprocess 29.99 thousand tons of rice that have deteriorated to improve its quality before being distributed to the community. Director of Food Vigilance at Bapanas, Nita Yulianis, stated that the 29.99 thousand tons of rice comprises around 3 thousand tons of locally-produced […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is using drone technology to spray herbicides and manage weeds in rice plantations. According to PhilRice, researchers discovered that drones can effectively control weeds in wet direct-seeded rice, which could transform weed management into a modern farming practice. “This is […]
By GMA Integrated News The Marcos administration will lift the ban on rice importation in January 2026 but will reimpose it again from February to April that same year, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday. Tiu Laurel made the announcement before the House joint committee on agriculture and food as well as ways […]
