By Princess Etuk Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. Peter Dama, Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact […]
Another credible part about his high-yielding rice variety is that it is drought resistant, a problem often witnessed in that region. After about 18 arduous years of research the MMSD variety came into existence. by Sanjana Shenoy. India is a rice-loving nation. Growing drought-resistant rice and high-yielding paddy is a challenge in the nation, amidst […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT, PIX):RPT-ASIA RICE-High supply, weak rupee push India rates to near 2-year low. Reuters By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese May 22 (Reuters) – India’s rice export prices slid to a near two-year low this week, pressured by a weak rupee and rising supplies amid subdued demand, while export markets in other key Asian hubs remained […]
India is likely to export around 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-2026 marketing year, thus cornering around 40 per cent of the market share, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA follows a marketing year, which starts in October and ends in September, unlike the Indian financial year that runs […]
India’s central pool rice stocks exceed 59 MT—four times the buffer norm—despite record offloading in FY25 via PDS, ethanol, Bharat rice, and market sales. High procurement and output fuel surplus, raising concerns over storage and rising food subsidy costs. Written by Sandip Das. The government’s central-pool rice stocks continue to surge despite record offloading of […]
By Chris Lau, Mai Takiguchi and Soyon Nishioka, CNN Tokyo CNN — An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday, telling reporters that he had concluded he was “not the right […]
DINAJPUR, May 20, 2025 (BSS) – Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) has developed chemical and pesticide-free rice aiming to boost rice production in the country. “A research team led by Associate Professor Dr. Azizul Haque of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of HSTU has been able to invent chemical and pesticide-free […]
Source: Farm Progress. The global rice market is experiencing significant volatility due to export restrictions and record harvests in India, which are putting pressure on prices, said Alvaro Duran-Morat, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. According to the USDA, India set a new rice production record in 2024 of 147 million tons (in […]
Rice prices have stabilised in Asia after they spiked over supply concerns resulting from the conflict between India and Pakistan. Biman Mukherji India is looking to increase rice exports following an early start to the monsoon season and de-escalation in tensions with Pakistan, raising hopes that the world’s top rice exporter can help stabilise prices […]
Fall to 43,895 tons primarily due to closure of Iran border SHAHRAM HAQ LAHORE: Pakistan’s Basmati rice exports plummeted to a low of 43,895 tons in April 2025, marking the worst monthly performance in the current fiscal year (July 2024-April 2025), according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The sharp decline […]
