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Vietnam’s major rice exporter Vinafood 1 tasked with developing mega agri-logistics hub

By Chau Anh Vinafood 1, Vietnam’s top rice exporter, has been asked to develop an integrated hub for agricultural trade, logistics, warehousing, exports, customs, banking, irradiation, and research and development activities. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha made the request at a meeting of the state-owned company (Vietnam Northern Food Corp.) in Hanoi last Friday, […]

Rice prices spike as millers make hay while imports stall

YASIR WARDAD. Rice prices spike to the woes of commoners, even, as millers make hay while private import stalls, sources say.Private imports have come to a halt following the end of government zero-duty facility for importers, they add.Millers are taking advantage of the situation, making high profits, while consumers facing the burden of increased prices, […]

New padi varieties tackle weedy rice

PASIR SALAK: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, through the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), has introduced two new padi varieties to address the weedy rice issue in the country. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the development of the new MR CL3 and MR CL4 varieties was the result of a strategic […]

Japan Average Rice Price Down for 7th Straight Week

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through July 6 stood at 3,602 yen per 5 kilograms, down 70 yen from the previous week, the seventh consecutive weekly fall, the agriculture ministry said Monday. In the reporting week, 11,742 tons of government-stockpiled rice […]

Grain crisis deepens in fertile Madhesh: Only 33.78 pc paddy fields planted

Once known as Nepal’s granary, Madhesh Province is witnessing a steady decline in paddy cultivation. Recent data shows that only 33.78 percent of arable land in the region has been planted with rice this season. Farmers blame the shortage of water and fertilizer as the primary reasons for this worrying trend. By MITHILESH YADAV KATHMANDU, […]

Unjustified methyl bromide imports banned

Govt halts pesticide shipments worth $1m, suspends company licence. ZAFAR BHUTTA ISLAMABAD: The government has uncovered a methyl bromide scandal within the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and suspended a suspicious company’s licence, while halting shipments worth $1 million. Amid a major crackdown on the DPP, the government has reviewed the policy for methyl bromide […]

Senate panel reviews sharp drop in rice export interceptions after SPS reforms

DPP reports decline in pesticide violations as Pakistan strengthens food safety measures under PM’s directives By Monitoring Desk The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research, headed by Senator Syed Masroor Ahsan, conducted an oversight visit to the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) headquarters to assess progress in sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) compliance, […]

Ready to distribute rice aid to 18.27 million recipients: Bulog

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has expressed its readiness to disburse rice aid to 18.27 million beneficiaries (PBP) across Indonesia as part of the government’s push to expand social assistance for low-income communities and check inflation. Director of operations and public services at Bulog, M. Suyamto, said that the aid will be […]