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Oversupply Leads to Tens of Thousands of Tons of Rice Going Bad, Says Indonesian Minister

Reporter Alfitria Nefi P TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, stated that around 30,000 government rice reserves stored in Bulog warehouses were damaged. “It used to be undamaged because there was no rice, Sir. Now, it’s damaged because there’s an oversupply of rice,” said Amran during the ‘Town Hall Meeting One Year […]

CAA announces new maximum retail prices for imported rice

CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Colombo, October 22 (Daily Mirror) – The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced revised maximum retail prices (MRPs) for imported rice varieties, effective from Monday (21). The new regulations, issued under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003 (as amended), were published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2459/12 dated October […]

Domestic rice production key as Taiwan negotiates US trade deal

Jane Rickards Domestic rice supply is a great security concern in Taiwan, one that’s been stoked by trade negotiations with the United States. Washington wants more access to Taiwan’s rice market. In Taiwan, the worry is that greater imports would damage the domestic production that it would need for stretching out stocks if China blockaded […]