The global rice market has shifted rapidly, particularly after India lifted its export ban in September 2024. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s rice export sector has encountered significant turbulence in the first two months of 2025. The global rice market has shifted rapidly, particularly after India lifted its export ban in September 2024. As of […]
Due to the effects of global supply and demand developments, Vietnam’s rice exports in the first two months showed a declining trend as export prices continuously fell. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch featuring the management to ensure a rice supply-demand balance in light of developments in the global and domestic markets. […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The cost of the Philippines’ main staple, rice, continued its deceleration streak for the second straight month in February 2025 amid the continuous effects of declining global prices, reduction in rice import tariffs last year as well the impact of the declaration of food emergency security to tame the […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare. MANILA, Philippines – The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this year but remain large enough to drive down the selling prices of local rice farmers despite the continuing shortfall in domestic production. “It might level off but still [reach] over 4 million [metric] tons, mainly due to the drop […]
By Darryl John Esguerra. MANILA – Prices of rice and pork are expected to further go down within the month, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Wednesday. In a press briefing, Castro said Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. reported the anticipated price cut in rice and pork during […]
WRITER: Post Reporters About 1,000 rice farmers gathered at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and outside Government House on Tuesday seeking financial assistance amid low rice prices. Farmers’ representatives from the central plains and eastern provinces arrived at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives at 10.26am. There they demanded the government guarantee […]
In recent years, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has repeatedly issued directives advising farmers against dry-season rice farming, adjusting its recommendations based on the water availability in different regions. Depending on local conditions, the ministry has, at times, restricted rice cultivation in certain areas to prevent water shortages and financial losses for farmers. […]
Article By: Fatou Dem Project 2 of the Programme to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) recently concluded a consultative stakeholder engagement with representatives of farmer organisations in the Central River Region – North and South aimed at boosting rice production in the dry season. The engagements, both held in […]
By Saptakee S. Verra recently introduced the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Methodology VM0051 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice farming. Under this guideline, farmers will practice improved water and crop management practices in flooded rice systems. Verra began developing this methodology in late 2023. They held a public consultation in 2024 with ATOA Carbon […]
Jayanty Nada Shofa. Jakarta. Indonesia’s rice production will hit a record high of 13.95 million tons in the first four months of 2025, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Rice is a staple food in the populous Indonesia. There is even a saying that Indonesians will not feel full if they have not eaten […]
