By Meghan Grebner. Corn and rice planting are nearing completion for Arkansas farmers, while cotton, soybean, and peanut planting are full steam ahead. Corn planting is 96 percent complete with 90 percent emerged, 1 percent silking and 68 percent of the crop rated good to excellent. Rice planting is 91 percent com and 81 percent […]
Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free, provoking the ire of consumers facing soaring prices. Japan’s government has released some of its emergency stockpile of the grain in recent months, with agriculture minister Taku Eto weeks ago […]
Rice prices have stabilised in Asia after they spiked over supply concerns resulting from the conflict between India and Pakistan. Biman Mukherji India is looking to increase rice exports following an early start to the monsoon season and de-escalation in tensions with Pakistan, raising hopes that the world’s top rice exporter can help stabilise prices […]
Fall to 43,895 tons primarily due to closure of Iran border SHAHRAM HAQ LAHORE: Pakistan’s Basmati rice exports plummeted to a low of 43,895 tons in April 2025, marking the worst monthly performance in the current fiscal year (July 2024-April 2025), according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The sharp decline […]
Global market prospects for U.S. long-grain rice for the upcoming marketing year. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Associate Professor The global rice market in the last two years has been a rollercoaster driven mostly by India’s export restrictions and, since October of last year, by its massive rice crop. India’s production performance has been remarkable, breaking a new […]
According to a World Bank report, rice cultivation accounts for 48 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions and more than 75 per cent of methane (CH₄) emissions in the agricultural sector. HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam is accelerating efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice production, said Dr Trần Công Thắng, Director of […]
Small-scale farmers to benefit from cuts The government has relaxed export restrictions to allow small-scale farmers to sell rice to world markets as it seeks to end a monopoly in the sector. The move was announced by government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub, who on Sunday spelt out the government’s achievements after completing three months in office. […]
At over 149 million tonnes, production is estimated higher than China’s 144.62 mt. By Prabhudatta Mishra. This is another new normal from India. It has emerged as the world’s largest producer of rice, with its output in the 2024-25 season to June estimated at over 149 million tonnes (mt). India has been able to achieve […]
By GISELLE OMBAY, GMA Integrated News Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is eyeing an end to the negative perception on the National Food Authority (NFA) rice, as he seeks to guarantee that the government’s P20-per-kilo rice meets high quality standards. According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), Tiu Laurel, who also chairs the NFA […]
The government, led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has lifted restrictions on Thai rice exports, allowing small-scale farmers to export rice to global markets. Government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub explained the administration’s achievements on the occasion of its three-month milestone, highlighting efforts to dismantle monopolies on Sunday. “All forms of monopoly increase costs for the people, […]
