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ASIA RICE-Surplus supply, tepid demand push India rates to over two-year low

ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Surplus supply, tepid demand push India rates to over two-year low. Reuters Thai rates widen on increase in production costs Summer-autumn harvest in Mekong Delta peaking, trader says Bangladesh to import rice ahead of upcoming flood season By Ishaan Arora July 17 (Reuters) – Indian rice prices fell to their lowest level in […]

AP minister urges rice millers to supply 10% broken rice under Centre’s new procurement drive

The Centre plans to procure 50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from five States, including Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar has called upon rice millers in the State to be prepared to supply custom milled rice (CMR) with 10% broken rice to the Centre […]

Unmanned harvesters boost rice yield in Guangdong

By Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou Under the scorching heat, multiple unmanned harvesters operate at full capacity to harvest rice at the Wanlyu Intelligent Unmanned Farm in Dongyuan county, located in Heyuan, Guangdong province. As the largest high-tech agricultural demonstration base in Guangdong, the farm has recently welcomed the start of the local summer grain harvest. […]

Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM

Kyoko HASEGAWA Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. Public support for Ishiba’s administration has tumbled to its lowest level since he took office last year, partly because of frustration over the cost of living. […]

Colombia’s biofortified rice has untapped potential to improve nutrition, and consumers want it

by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin An effective measure to fight nutrient deficiency is to increase the nutrient content of food, particularly staples that are cheap to produce and widely consumed. Scientists do this by breeding crop varieties that are […]

“They Made Rice Immune to Disease!”: Scientists Use Genome Editing to Engineer Crops That Could End Agricultural Crises Worldwide

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have made a groundbreaking advancement by using CRISPR-Cas genome editing to develop a new rice variety that exhibits high yields and resistance to the devastating rice blast fungus, offering a promising solution to enhance global food security. Rosemary Potter IN A NUTSHELL In a groundbreaking advancement, researchers from […]