Opeyemi Owoseni Nigeria is reaping the benefits of a global slump in rice prices, as international markets adjust to rising supply levels and the removal of export restrictions by India historically the world’s largest rice exporter. According to a Reuters poll, global rice prices plummeted in April 2025, following India’s decision to lift the last […]
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee. The varieties will take at least 4 to 5 years to reach farmers after they complete the usual cycle of breeder, foundation and certified seeds. In a significant development, India has released two new genome edited varieties of rice for the first time in the world. These varieties promise to boost per […]
The India-UK FTA is poised to boost Indian exports of tea, spices, food, and marine products through tariff concessions, while sensitive sectors like dairy and rice are protected. Written by Sandip Das The tariff concessions under the India-UK FTA for tea, spices, food items and marine products will help Indian exporters increase market access in […]
By Reuters Global rice prices, which have tumbled to multi-year lows, are unlikely to fall further with top exporter India’s currency firming, but bulging Indian stockpiles and a bumper Asian crop will cap any rebound this year, industry executives say. While lower rice prices will benefit price-sensitive consumers in Africa and other regions, they are […]
PUTRAJAYA: The nation’s rice stockpile currently stands at 200,000 metric tonnes, sufficient to meet domestic needs for some 6.66 months. Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup, stated that the total physical stock of rice in the country amounts to 1,331,016 metric tonnes. “This supply is enough to sustain the country’s needs […]
Reuters HANOI: Vietnam exported 1.125 million metric tons of rice in April, up 12.3% from the same month last year, government data showed on Tuesday. Rice export revenue in the month fell 9.6% from a year earlier to $560 million, the National Statistics Office said in a report.
“Valuable resources for improving rice varieties.” by Doric Sam. Scientists in China have uncovered a possibly revolutionary development that can help shape the future of a universally utilized grain. A research team from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published a study in Nature revealing the immense […]
Indonesia is projected to have a rice surplus of 1.68 million tonnes through May 2025. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s rice reserves have reached 3.1 million tonnes, the highest level since the country’s independence, providing a solid foundation for food security, according to the National Food Agency (Bapanas). Bapanas head Arief Prasetyo Adi said with low […]
The Cambodia Rice Federation (crf) said in a news release on Monday that Cambodia exported 282,315 tonnes of milled rice in the first four months of 2025, earning a gross revenue of $209 million. The news release said forty-eight companies shipped the kingdom’s milled rice to 59 countries and regions during the January-April period this […]
By YANG WANLI in Bangkok. Thailand needs to further develop high-quality rice varieties and boost production to meet the market demand and maintain the kingdom’s competitiveness in the global rice trade amid emerging challenges partly due to steep US trade tariffs, experts say. “Thai jasmine rice has a high quality and reputation in the international […]
