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Pakistan-Bangladesh trade surpasses $1bn, set for further expansion: report

First rice shipment in two decades exported as both nations explore broader trade cooperation. By Monitoring Desk. Trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh has crossed the $1 billion mark, with both countries showing interest in expanding commerce across multiple sectors. Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal Hussain Khan, revealed this while speaking to The News […]

Coal power is affecting our rice and wheat crop yields, according to new study.

Research Matters Staff Writer(s), California Rice and wheat are staple foods in India, playing a crucial role in the country’s food security and cultural heritage. Both crops are integral to traditional cuisines and festivals, highlighting their cultural and social importance in Indian society. They are also the primary sources of carbohydrates, providing essential energy to […]

Plummeting rice prices pose a challenge to Thailand’s Pheu Thai-led government.

Since the Pheu Thai Party has been in power for two years, the golden era of high rice prices has ended, and farmers now face a steep decline in prices, dropping to only 6,000-8,000 baht per ton. This has sparked a resurgence in rice farmer protests, demanding that the government address the plummeting rice prices. […]

Headwinds for Thai rice industry

Thai exports to decrease as Indian restrictions ease, while long-term challenges remain, says BMI NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business Thai rice exports for the 2024-25 harvest season are expected to decrease after a positive 2023-24, due to the easing of Indian export restrictions on the grain, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. While we forecast rice […]

Govt to procure 50,000 MTs non-basmati rice, 40,000 MTs fertiliser

The government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice, 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser, and 10,000 metric tonnes of phosphoric acid to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the eighth meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year, held today at […]

Rice millers’ association raises concern over stocking of hybrid seed variety

While the Kharif season is yet to begin, the controversial hybrid short-duration rice variety has once again come under scrutiny, creating a stir in Punjab’s agricultural sector. Tarsem Lal Saini, president of the All-India Rice Millers Association, who had led…Tribune News Service While the Kharif season is yet to begin, the controversial hybrid short-duration rice […]

Thailand launches 1.89 billion baht aid package for off-season rice farmers

A subcommittee of the National Rice Policy and Management Committee launched three measures worth 1.89 billion baht to support off-season rice farmers. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Friday that the subcommittee has approved in principle three measures to be proposed to the committee as follows: Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan There are also parallel measures […]

Indonesia’s rice stock stability exemplary amid global food crises

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman highlighted Indonesia’s rice stock stability as exemplary in the wake of the food crises reported in neighboring countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia. “We will not let (a situation arise wherein) the people (have to) queue up for rice, as has occurred in the Philippines, or […]