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Bappenas Affirms Rice Self-Sufficiency Is The Main Priority Of Development

JAKARTA – The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) emphasized that food self-sufficiency, especially rice commodities, is a top priority for national development. Expert Staff of the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas Frans BM Dabukke emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto is targeting the acceleration of food self-sufficiency, especially rice, in addition […]

Rice prices keep rising despite record harvest, high imports

Yasir Wardad Rice prices continue to rise in Bangladesh despite record local production and high imports, increasing hardship for ordinary consumers. In Dhaka’s retail markets, coarse rice sells at Tk 58-62 per kg, medium quality at Tk 65-72, and fine rice at Tk 75-98, marking a Tk 2-3 increase over the past two weeks, according […]

Philippines optimistic about record-high rice output

By VNA The Philippine Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that the Marcos administration had ramped up agricultural support and expanded the harvest area of paddy to drive the country’s rice production to a record high in the first half of this year. According to newly released data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the […]

Thai rice prices hover near 9-year lows

Story by Bangkok Post Thai export prices retreated further this week and hovered near nine-year lows, hurt by ample supplies and meagre demand, while Indian prices edged up from three-year lows, supported by a slight improvement in demand. Thailand’s 5% broken rice was quoted at US$345 per metric tonne on Thursday, its lowest since November […]

India imposes new condition on non-basmati rice exports

Our Correspondent, New Delhi The Indian government has announced that exports of non-basmati rice will now be allowed only after registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an arm of the Commerce Ministry. Bangladesh is one of the main importers of non-basmati rice from India. “The export policy of non-basmati […]

West African rice prices slump to one-year low amid weak demand, oversupply

Rice sourced from India and Thailand typically enters the region through Cotonou before being re-exported informally into Nigeria. WEST AFRICA – Rice prices in West Africa have fallen to their lowest levels in a year, weighed down by sluggish demand and excess inventories across key import hubs, according to S&P Commodity Insights. Platts, part of […]

Indonesia nears rice self-sufficiency amid production surge

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman reaffirmed his optimism that Indonesia is on the verge of achieving rice self-sufficiency, citing a surge in production that strengthens national food sovereignty. “God willing, within the next three months, if there are no major obstacles, we will be able to declare that Indonesia has achieved […]