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Pakistan’s Rice Exports To China Surge 63% In Q3 2025

Sumaira FH BEIJING, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 23rd Oct, 2025) Pakistan’s rice exports to China reached $45.27 million in the third quarter of 2025, up 63% year-on-year from $27.85 million in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). During […]

Gbedembilsi rice farmers cry for help as prices drop and buyers disappear

By Abdulai Abdul-Kadir || Upper East Region Farmers in Gbedembilsi, a major rice-producing community in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region, are in distress as they struggle to find buyers for their harvested rice. Despite investing heavily in production, many farmers say they are unable to sell their crops, leaving them on […]

Bangladesh tenders again to buy 50,000 tons of rice, traders say

Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders said on Wednesday. The deadline for submission of price offers is November 6. Bangladesh has also issued a separate tender seeking 50,000 tons of rice with price offers to be submitted on November 3. Bangladesh’s government […]

South Korea will buy a total of 78,744 tons of rice from traders, according to a South Korean tender.

Posted to Maritime Reporter Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a state-owned company in South Korea, has announced international tenders for the purchase of 78,744 tons of rice from China, Thailand, as well as from other countries. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 5 November. The tender is seeking 56,944 tonnes of […]

Govt to procure 1 lakh MTs of non-Basmati, Atap rice

BSS DHAKA, Oct 22, 2025 (BSS) – The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase today gave approval for the import of a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of rice including non-Basmati and Atap varieties worth about Tk 446.22 crore alongside several key infrastructure and power sector proposals. The approvals came from the 42nd meeting of […]

Japan to Resume Rice Purchases for Stockpiling

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese agriculture ministry plans to resume purchases of rice for the government’s stockpiling, starting with next year’s harvest, following a pause prompted by the shortage of rice in the country since summer 2024, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The ministry intends to buy 210,000 tons of unpolished rice.The government […]

Odisha’s rice millers to meet in Bargarh on October 26 to discuss issues

Bansal further said OSCSC, the paddy procurement agency for the state, has not paid the custody and maintenance charges to the millers for KMS 2023-24 and 24-25. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: Members of the All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) have decided to convene a meeting in Bargarh on October 26 to discuss various issues […]

Odisha to take part in upcoming Int’l Rice Conference in New Delhi

The Odisha government has collaborated with the Indian Rice Exporters Federation for Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC)-2025, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 30-31. by Priya Ranjan Swain Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has collaborated with the Indian Rice Exporters Federation for Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC)-2025, scheduled to be held in New […]

MRPs issued for imported rice

Raw Rice Rs. 210/kg, Nadu Rs. 220/kg, Samba Rs. 230/kg, Ponni Samba Rs. 240/kg, Kiri Ponni/Paal Ponni Rs. 255/kg The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued a gazette notification announcing the maximum retail prices (MRPs) for imported rice varieties, effective from Tuesday (21). Accordingly, the MRP for Raw Rice is Rs. 210 per kilogram (kg), Nadu […]