Reuters NAKHON PATHOM: Thai farmer Daeng Donsingha was already worried for her family of nine when rice prices in the world’s second-largest exporter of the staple crashed this year after India resumed exports. Now, she’s also fretting over the tariffs unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which could slash demand for Thai rice in its […]
Yasir Wardad Even after the start of a “promising” Boro harvest, the upsurge in rice prices continues in the market, raising concerns among consumers. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), about 10-12 per cent of the total 5.07 million hectares of cultivated land has been harvested, with the haor regions reporting around 50-per […]
Countries face delays and tariffs as Thailand’s rice market struggles to maintain its position. Thailand’s rice exports have taken a significant hit in the first quarter of 2025, plummeting by 30% year-on-year to just 2.1 million tons, as reported by the Thai Rice Exporters Association. This decline, attributed to a combination of delayed purchasing decisions […]
Dhaka is importing the cereal at cheaper rates and exporting aroma rice to undercut New Delhi’s specialty rice, they argue. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The interim government in Bangladesh has allowed exports of aroma rice after a year-and-a-half, leading to a section of Indian exporters demanding that New Delhi hike it rice shipment prices to […]
For over a decade, Punjab witnessed a widespread cultivation of Pusa-44 due to its high yield.Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba. Advancing the date of paddy transplanting this year — from June 10 to June 1 — has raised serious concerns, with farmers and agriculture officials of Punjab fearing this may “unintentionally encourage” the sowing of […]
Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand’s rice exports fell 30% annually in the first quarter of this year to 2.1 million metric tons, an industry association said on Monday. The decline was due to countries delaying buying decisions and India resuming rice exports, Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, told reporters. Full-year exports could […]
According to the study, rising temperatures and CO2 levels could lead to a substantial increase in arsenic levels in rice, potentially causing tens of millions of cancer cases in Asian countries by 2050. PTI. Climate change could be resulting in higher levels of arsenic in rice, potentially increasing lifetime cancer and health risks for people […]
Exports have risen for 20 consecutive months despite unprecedented food inflation. (Web Desk) – Pakistan’s raw food exports increased by 1.62per cent to $5.75 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, up from $4.66 billion during the same period last year, largely due to a notable surge in sugar and basmati […]
(Xinhua) BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have devised a detailed map of wild and cultivated rice genes, providing resources for the development of superior and more productive crop varieties to tackle global food shortages and environmental challenges. Published in Nature this week, the study compiled 145 representative rice samples, most of which were […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: The rice export sector was hit hard by the recently concluded nationwide strike by goods transporters. With export operations at a virtual standstill, rice shipments worth over $20 million (approximately Rs6 billion) failed to leave the country, sparking alarm among exporters and trade bodies. The transporters’ strike, which began earlier this […]
