President of the Thai Rice Exporters AssociatioCharoen Laothammatas predicted that the figure will reach 7.5 million tonnes this year, a 24.2% drop from last year’s 9.94 million tonmes. Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s rice exports are projected to decline by 33% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. […]
WASHINGTON (Mainichi) — Soaring rice prices in Japan triggered by the “rice upheaval” last summer have surprised Japanese expatriates in the United States, as it remains cheaper to buy rice there despite historic inflation. In some cases, it is even more economical to buy rice imported from Japan than to buy the same product in […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN At what price rice? Apparently, the sky’s the limit. Hoarding and speculative trading, coupled with government tardiness, seem to be the primary factors behind the crisis. The government blames the situation on speculative reluctance to sell. But even with its own decision to release stockpiled rice, there is no sign that prices […]
Xinhua BEIJING — China plans to expand its ratoon rice cultivation area by approximately 10 million mu (about 666,666 hectares) by 2030, as part of efforts to bolster food security, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Ratoon rice, which is grown from the seedlings of buds that remain at nodes of rice […]
UNB. A consignment of 10, 500 tonnes of parboiled rice arrived at Chattogram Port from India this morning (27 February). Imdad Islam, senior information officer of the Ministry of Food, said Indian vessel ‘MV VCT OCEAN’ carrying the rice anchored at outer anchorage of the port. After testing the samples of rice kept on the […]
Thailand is set to transform its rice sector through the 118 million euro-funded initiative: Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming Project. Aiming to support 253,400 Thai rice farmers in adopting climate-smart farming practices and to reduce 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent by 2028, this project commitment was reinforced at the national inception event held […]
Vansh Gupta. In a significant development in regional trade, Bangladesh and Pakistan have officially resumed direct government-to-government trade after a prolonged period of strained relations, as reported by The Hindu. On Tuesday, (25 February), Dhaka confirmed the import of 50,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan, marking a major milestone in diplomatic and economic ties between […]
The agriculture ministry has projected the kharif rice production to reach a record 119.93 MT in 2024-25 crop year (July-June), against 113.26 MT in 2023-24 crop year. Written by Sandip Das Close to five months into procurement drive in 2024-25 season (October-September), the government’s paddy purchase in key producing states have crossed 67.91 million tonne […]
NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business WRITER: Phusadee Arunmas Thailand’s rice exports are expected to drop by 33% year-on-year in the first quarter, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Charoen Laothammatas, president of the association, said Thai rice exports are projected to tally 7.5 million tonnes this year, dipping 24.2% from 9.94 million tonnes last year. The […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, said he is optimistic that with domestic rice production projected to reach up to 34 million tons, Indonesia will not need to import rice this year. “We believe, we are optimistic, this year, we will not import rice anymore,” he said at the CNBC Indonesia Economic […]
