ASEAN Archives - Page 2 of 3

07
Jul

Cambodia National Day showcases Cambodia’s rice culture and vast potential in Japan

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The Ministry of Commerce, in its capacity as the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Preparation and Participation in World and International Trade Expositions, organised the “Cambodia National Day” Programme at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. This event was presided over by Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and High Representative of Hun Manet, Prime Minister […]

04
Jul

Cambodia exports nearly 400,000 tonnes of milled rice worth $283 million in first half of 2025

ricenews / 7 months
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The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) reported that during the first six months of 2025, Cambodia exported 387,070 tonnes of milled rice, valued at approximately $283 million. The CRF said that 50 exporters exported a total of 387,070 tonnes of milled rice to 63 destinations. This included 182,885 tonnes valued at about $140 million to 26 […]

04
Jun

Jan-May sees Cambodia earn almost $1 billion in paddy, rice exports

ricenews / 8 months
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Reporter : Hin Pisei Cambodia earned nearly 1 billion USD from the sale of paddy rice and milled rice to international markets in the first five months of 2025, an increase of nearly 7% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). Data released by the CRF on June […]

18
May

Abundance Of Rice Stock, Exports Still Need Commodity Balance Approval

ricenews / 9 months
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Minister of Trade Budi Santoso stated that the rice export plan must first be discussed in the commodity balance to ensure domestic food availability is maintained. “If the export is because maybe the consideration is a surplus, that’s enough. But later it must be discussed first in the commodity balance,” Budi said, quoted from ANTARA, […]

15
May

Indonesian farmers help drive down global rice prices: minister

ricenews / 9 months
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that Indonesian farmers play a crucial role in lowering global rice prices by boosting national production without relying on imports, thereby helping keep global supply stable and prices affordable. Sulaiman noted that the international price of rice has recently dropped to around US$390 per ton, down […]

11
Apr

ASEAN Plus Three-led Agency Releases Strategic Reserve Rice To Myanmar.

ricenews / 10 months
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By Vijian Paramasivan PHNOM PENH, April 11 (Bernama) – The ASEAN multilateral emergency rice reserve agency has delivered 3,500 metric tonnes of white rice to support humanitarian food relief efforts in Myanmar following the recent severe earthquake. The ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat General Manager, Dr Choomjet Kanjanakesorn, said the rice would […]

08
Apr

Economists urge gov’t to retain 15% tariff on rice.

ricenews / 10 months
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By: Jordeene B. Lagare MANILA, Philippines — The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is pushing to retain the 15-percent tariff on imported rice, warning that raising duties could drive up retail prices, disrupt local supply and undermine the country’s position in the regional rice market. “Reinstating the 35 percent tariff would likely reverse the consumer […]

10
Mar

Farmers’ group wants 35 percent rice tariff reinstated

ricenews / 11 months
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Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) has filed a petition before the Tariff Commission asking that the 35 percent tariff on imported rice be restored, arguing that Executive Order 62, which lowered the tariff on outsourced staple to 15 percent, did not result in lower […]

13
Feb

Indonesia’s Plan to Stop Rice Import Won’t Last Long, Vietnam Says.

ricenews / 12 months
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3 min read

Jayanty Nada Shofa. Jakarta. A diplomat representing major rice supplier Vietnam recently responded to Indonesia’s plan to stop the import of its staple food, saying that Jakarta might eventually change its mind. Indonesia wants to stop importing rice this year. The country mainly imports rice from fellow ASEAN countries, particularly Vietnam. Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia […]

23
Jan

ASEAN leadership to bend the curve on climate by strengthening food systems.

ricenews / 1 year
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6 min read

Nine out of ten grains of rice are grown in Asia. In the global trade of rice, almost one in every three grains will be exported from either Thailand or Viet Nam. Thailand alone produces approximately 20 million tonnes of rice annually, making it one of the top rice-exporting countries globally. This staple crop, consumed […]

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