The Rice Association The UK Rice Association welcomes the fine detail around rice import tariffs in the United Kingdom’s (UK) trade deal with India, which provides a win-win for Indian rice producers and UK rice millers. Ministers and the negotiation team factored the economic, food security, and food safety contributions of rice milling in the […]
09 April 2025, New Delhi: Basmati rice prices have surged by up to 10% over the past two weeks, halting a six-month decline. This increase comes as a result of rising tensions between India and Pakistan, prompting buyers from West Asia to increase their purchases from India. The wholesale price of popular everyday boiled basmati […]
The increase was also driven by other factors, like changes in government’s rice export policy and weather patterns. Pallavi Nahata India-Pakistan tensions appear to be driving up prices of Basmati rice. Prices of Basmati rice in India have surged by about 18% over the past two months, rising from Rs 55 to Rs 65 per […]
The Ministry of Agriculture aims to address rising rice prices by disclosing regional averages to improve distribution. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced a significant change in its reporting of rice prices across Japan. Beginning this summer, the ministry will publish average prices of rice sold at supermarkets not only on a […]
Not only will paddy production suffer but there may also be a major reduction in pulses and oilseeds, they warn. Vivek Mishra Farmers and traders have expressed concern about the Centre’s intention to reduce the area on which paddy, the main Kharif crop, is sown by 5 million hectares (mha). The Centre wants to promote […]
Lower rice prices will benefit price-sensitive consumers in Africa and other regions. By Channels Television Nigeria is among the top rice-importing countries currently reaping the benefits of a global slum in prices of rice to multi-year lows. Data obtained from a Reuters poll showed that the market slumped in April, a month after Delhi removed […]
India is the world’s biggest and Pakistan the fourth largest exporters of rice to import-reliant Southeast Asian nations. Hadi Azmi. The deepening conflict between India and Pakistan may threaten food security across Asia, officials and analysts warn, with import-dependent countries raising concerns over rice supplies if the crisis disrupts trade and increases global commodity prices. […]
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee. The varieties will take at least 4 to 5 years to reach farmers after they complete the usual cycle of breeder, foundation and certified seeds. In a significant development, India has released two new genome edited varieties of rice for the first time in the world. These varieties promise to boost per […]
Reuters HANOI: Vietnam exported 1.125 million metric tons of rice in April, up 12.3% from the same month last year, government data showed on Tuesday. Rice export revenue in the month fell 9.6% from a year earlier to $560 million, the National Statistics Office said in a report.
Indonesia is projected to have a rice surplus of 1.68 million tonnes through May 2025. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s rice reserves have reached 3.1 million tonnes, the highest level since the country’s independence, providing a solid foundation for food security, according to the National Food Agency (Bapanas). Bapanas head Arief Prasetyo Adi said with low […]
