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P10-B NFA modernization program to boost rice storage, help farmers.

By Marita Moaje MANILA – The National Food Authority (NFA) is implementing a PHP10-billion modernization program to expand rice storage, upgrade processing facilities, and enhance post-harvest efficiency, ultimately reducing losses and increasing farmers’ income. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson on Monday said these long-overdue upgrades would significantly improve rice and palay storage, ensuring better management of […]

Asia Rice: India rates hit lowest since June 2023, Vietnam sees demand pick up

Synopsis Indian rice export prices reach their lowest since June 2023 due to weak demand and abundant supplies, with 5% broken parboiled rice quoted at $409-$415 per tonne. Rice export prices from India extended declines this week to their lowest level since June 2023 due to weak demand and abundant supplies, while Vietnam rice saw […]

Govt achieves 70pc of target

FE REPORT The government has been able to achieve 70 per cent of its rice and paddy procurement target from domestic sources during the Aman season. As of March 9, the Directorate General of Food (DGoF) has collected 0.53 million tonnes of rice. The deadline for the procurement is March 15. In November, the government […]

Agriculture industry group seeks restoration of 35% rice import tariff

AN AGRICULTURE industry association asked the Tariff Commission to restore rice import tariffs to 35% for Southeast Asian grain, while imposing a 50% rate for all other countries of origin. Executive Order No. 62, which reduced the tariffs to 15%, has failed to reduce rice prices, as it had been designed to do, Samahang Industriya […]

India’s Rice Export Policy Sends Shockwaves Through Global Market

India’s decision to lift rice export bans has led to steep price declines worldwide and altered trade dynamics. The global rice market is currently experiencing significant upheaval due to recent policy changes implemented by the Indian government. India, the world’s largest rice exporter, recently lifted two bans on rice exports, prompting sharp fluctuations and price […]

Threat from harvester machines: Delta farmers give rice fallow pulse cultivation a ‘skip’

While such machines can complete harvesting in a day, farmers still need 10 to 15 days to prepare their fields for sowing pulses in the harvested fields, said P Rajarathnam, a farmer. D Vincent Arockiaraj TIRUCHY: The application of modern technology in agriculture could be a means to address the manpower shortage in the sector […]

Why Punjab’s farmers are keen on cultivating hybrid rice varieties.

While concerns regarding hybrid rice quality and yield persist, experts believe it has the potential to ensure sustainable farming, improve farmer income, and conserve water resources. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba. Surinder Singh, a farmer from Kherabad village in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, owns around 25 acres of land where he has been cultivating hybrid rice […]

Kenya reduces Customs valuation for Pak rice by 25pc.

Rizwan Bhatti. KARACHI: In a significant development for rice exports, Kenya has revised the Customs valuation of Pakistani rice downward by 25 percent, a move expected to enhance the export of Pakistani rice to the Kenyan market. This adjustment allows Pakistani exporters to export rice to Kenya at a new price of $460 per metric […]