Staff Correspondent. The cabinet committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved two separate food ministry proposals to import total one lakh tonnes of rice from India and Pakistan. Presided over by finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed at the secretariat in the capital Dhaka, the meeting approved a proposal from the food ministry to […]
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos. MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. on Thursday said he would propose the imposition of “hybrid” tariff on rice, as part of the efforts to lower the price of the staple in the country. “I might recommend the hybrid [tariff], na (that on a) certain type of rice, 15 [percent] […]
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan. The government today relaxed a provision of the public procurement rules to speed up the purchase of 3 lakh tonnes of rice through international tenders, as part of an effort to quickly replenish the public food stock and intervene in the market to contain […]
In addition to rice, several other agri-food products also saw significant growth compared to December 2023 India’s agri-food export sector recorded robust growth in December 2024, with rice exports witnessing an impressive rise of 64.03 per cent, climbing from $0.87 billion in December 2023 to $1.43 billion in the same month this year. This remarkable […]
Reuters. HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports are forecast at 7.5 million metric tons this year, the chairman of the Vietnam Food Association said on Wednesday, down from a record high of 9.04 million tons last year. Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice exporter, after India and Thailand, and its key markets are the Philippines and Indonesia. […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: In a bid to bolster Pakistan’s rice export sector and reduce foreign exchange outflows, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have pledged collaboration. The announcement came during a meeting at the REAP House in Karachi, where the PNSC Chairperson Sultan Ahmed Chawla and […]
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is eyeing implementing maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for all rice varieties. That’s according to DA Undersecretary Asis Perez after he was asked by Iloilo Rep. Ferjenel Biron if the P58 per kilo MSRP for premium imported rice can be applied […]
Khmer Times. Ms. Khy Muny, general manager of Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., confirmed that on January 15, the company took a truck to farmers’ fields to collect and purchase OM rice from farmers at a price of 880 riel per kilogramme, depending on location, because the farmers had left the ripe and wet rice […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) yesterday urged rice farmers to join the modern agricultural community aiming to transition from family-owned businesses to strong and competitive enterprises focused on reducing costs while enhancing both quantity and quality. The request was made during a press meet organised by […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reducing further the price of the grain staple being sold at Kadiwa stores under its “Rice-for-All” initiative. In a statement Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the price of the 25% broken rice variety sold at Kadiwa stores will be reduced […]
