#News Food ministry directed to step up rice consignment inspections NA committee calls for tighter rice export inspections, reviews trade bills, and stresses targeted tax relief to support food sector ricenews / May 31, 2025Comment (0) (25)
#News 41% of Japanese rice farmers expect price drop in 2026 A survey released Friday suggested that 41.0% of large-scale rice farmers in Japan expect retail prices for rice harvested in ricenews / Comment (0) (29)
#News “2,000-Yen” govt-stockpiled rice reaches consumers in Japan Jiji Press. Japanese government-stockpiled rice released under no-bid contracts started to hit store shelves at reasonable prices in some areas ricenews / Comment (0) (27)
#News India’s Food-Grain Production Reaches 354 Million Tonnes; Wheat, Rice & Maize Boom Source: Free Press Journal India’s foodgrain production is estimated to have reached 354 million tonnes in 2024-25, which is 6.6 ricenews / May 30, 2025Comment (0) (29)
#News Iraq continues rice purchases from US By Susan Reidy BAGHDAD, IRAQ — US rice sales to Iraq have reached 220,000 tonnes for 2025, following delays last ricenews / Comment (0) (29)
#News Cabinet approves FY26 minimum support price for Kharif crop; rice MSP increased by 3 percent The government has approved the MSP for 15 crops, which include rice, jowar, bajra, pulses, soybean, and cotton. While the ricenews / Comment (0) (24)
#News Indian rates steady near two-year low; Vietnam, Thailand activity muted Key points: Ample supplies and expectations of another bumper crop in India kept rice export prices near a two-year low ricenews / Comment (0) (30)
#News Japan. “Old-old” rice sold out in an hour Source: IDK. The rice from the state reserves, which Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called “old-old”, using the kanji for “old” ricenews / Comment (0) (31)
#News Philippines’ rice imports drop nearly 21% in five months Despite this downturn, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects that the Philippines will remain the world’s leading rice ricenews / Comment (0) (31)
#News P20 rice opened to minimum wage earners By: Jordeene B. Lagare. Minimum wage earners in the Philippines will be able to purchase cheaper rice a day after ricenews / Comment (0) (29)