Author: DA Press Office Lower rice prices and easing costs for meat, poultry, and fruits—tempered by interventions of the Department of Agriculture as directed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.–continued to shield the country’s most vulnerable households from the full impact of rising consumer prices in August, even as headline inflation picked up pace. The Philippine […]
Source: Xinhua, Editor: huaxia YANGON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Myanmar exported 1.04 million tons of rice and broken rice in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) on Friday. The Southeast Asian country earned 355 million U.S. dollars from the exports during the five months, […]
Source: The Independent. Floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have submerged swathes of agricultural land in northern India, threatening to ruin the standing rice crop and undermine the country’s food security. The flooding in Punjab, one of the country’s chief producers of grains like rice and wheat, has killed at least 30 people and affected […]
REUTERS – Indian rice prices fell this week as the rupee hit a record low though demand from African nations remained steady, while Vietnamese prices held steady near a eight-month high. “The rupee has been very volatile over the past few weeks. Exporters adjusted prices this week to factor in its fall,” said a Kolkata-based […]
Ada Pelonia GLOBAL rice supply glut, driven by India’s bumper crop and bulging stockpile, will keep international prices of the staple grain low into 2026, according to a study. A study by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Senior Scientist Alisher Mirzabaev and The Rice Trader CEO Jeremy Zwinger said India’s government-held rice stocks reached 37.9 […]
Reuters BENGALURU, HANOI, MUMBAI, BANGKOK AND DHAKA: Indian rice prices fell this week as the rupee hit a record low though demand from African nations remained steady, while Vietnamese prices held steady near a eight-month high. “The rupee has been very volatile over the past few weeks. Exporters adjusted prices this week to factor in […]
Global New Light of Myanmar Myanmar’s rice and broken rice exports hit over one million tonnes in April-August of the current financial year 2025-2026, bagging US$355 million, according to Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF). Myanmar exported over 142,700 tonnes of rice and broken rice worth $52 million in April, over 529,500 tonnes worth $91 million in […]
Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA) – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman reaffirmed that Indonesia will not import rice until the end of 2025. In an interview held on Friday, Sulaiman stated that over the past two years, the government had regularly imported rice to strengthen national reserves. However, Indonesia has not imported rice this year […]
Explore how perennial rice, with lower irrigation demands and deeper roots, could revolutionise water use in India’s climate-vulnerable farming systems. Author: Amita Bhaduri India’s water crisis is inseparable from its rice fields. As the nation’s most water-intensive crop, rice consumes nearly a quarter of irrigation withdrawals, pushing groundwater reserves to alarming lows in states like […]
Finimize Newsroom What’s going on here? Indian rice prices are sliding as a weaker rupee nudges exporters to trim rates, shaking up trade dynamics across Asia and beyond. What does this mean? India, the world’s top rice exporter, lowered prices for its 5% broken parboiled and white rice to $367-$371 and $361-$366 per tonne, shaving […]
