By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20 per kilogram subsidized rice can now be availed by minimum wage earners as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday launched the nationwide rollout of the initiative for the sector. Late in May, the DA and DOLE announced […]
Kedia Advisory – The 2025/26 U.S. rice outlook points to lower supplies, reduced domestic use, and higher exports, resulting in a slight drop in ending stocks. Long-grain production is set to decline due to excessive rainfall in the Delta region, while California’s medium- and short-grain output rises. Imports hit a record 50.7 million cwt. U.S. […]
Tokyo, June 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Friday decided to prohibit the resale of released government-stockpiled rice at high prices. At a cabinet meeting, the government approved a revision of a cabinet ordinance under the law on emergency measures to stabilize the people’s living conditions, which is designed to tackle soaring price rises and other […]
Synopsis India’s rice reserves hit a record high in June. Wheat stocks also reached a four-year peak. Increased procurement from farmers boosted wheat inventories. Ample rice supplies could increase exports. The government can now manage wheat prices through open market sales. Ample stocks ensure India meets domestic demand without imports. Food Corporation of India data […]
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tho, president of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment, and Jun Okita, CEO of Green Carbon, spoke to VIR‘s Song Oanh about the role of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation technology in rice cultivation. When applied to rice farming, AWD promotes efficient water use and significantly reduces […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is seeking for the gradual return of rice import tariff rate from the current 15% back to 35% as an abrupt increase could undermine efforts to bring down the staple’s price. In a statement issued Thursday, Tiu Laurel, citing his testimony at the […]
Under the project implemented since 2003, Vietnam sent its experts to Cuba to directly guide Cuban people to change their farming methods, provided training, and donated some specialised agricultural machinery. Havana (VNA) – A rice production cooperation project between Vietnam and Cuba launched more than two decades ago has generated positive results, becoming a model […]
Falling output pushes up prices as government dips into emergency stocks.. WRITER: AFP SANJO, Japan – All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. […]
By Rajendra Jadhav. MUMBAI, June 11 (Reuters) – India’s rice stocks in government warehouses rose 18% from a year ago to a record high for the start of June, while wheat stocks have hit their highest level in four years on higher procurement from farmers, official data showed on Wednesday. Record rice stocks will help […]
Sanjō (Japan) (AFP) – All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki’s rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box. Shortages of the grain caused by a supply chain snarl-up have seen […]
