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PM Paetongtarn meets ministers over rice price decline, urges swift action.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra convened a high-level meeting with Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan and Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat at Government House on Thursday (February 20) to address the recent drop in rice prices. The discussions followed mounting pressure from farmers demanding urgent government intervention. After an hour-long meeting, Pichai and Narumon announced that […]

Thailand eagers to improve rice prices.

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy fairs. Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is implementing seven measures to lift rice prices, such as paddy fairs. Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said the recent dip in rice prices is primarily due to external factors, notably India’s resumption of exports […]

Indian industry body calls for broken rice exports as stocks surge.

Reuters MUMBAI: India needs to allow the export of 100% broken rice after inventories of the grain reached a record high at the start of February, nearly nine times the government’s target, exporters told Reuters. Exports of 100% broken rice could help reduce stocks in the world’s biggest exporter and enable poor African countries to […]

Basmati rice gets recognition as Pakistani product.

Also known as region’s “scented pearl” long-grain rice experiencing growing demand in US and Europe. In a blow to India’s aspirations for claiming the ownership of basmati rice, Australia and New Zealand have recognised the precious long-grain commodity as a Pakistani product. The move comes against the backdrop of New Delhi’s push for basmati rice […]

Despite world’s lowest export price, Vietnam’s domestic rice prices remain high.

SGGP Vietnam’s rice export prices are currently the lowest among the world’s top four exporters including India, Thailand, and Pakistan even as the domestic rice prices remain high. As reported by the Vietnam Food Association, on February 17, the export price of rice from Vietnam remained under US$400 per ton. In detail, the price for […]

Vietnam expected to export over 7.5 million tonnes of rice in 2025.

MARD’s supply and demand report sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) projects the Mekong Delta will cultivate 3.78 million hectares of rice, yielding more than 23.96 million tonnes. Of this, 15.08 million tonnes of commercial rice, equivalent to 7.54 million tonnes of husked rice, will be available for export. Hanoi (VNA) – […]

Rice fields of India host valuable, but disappearing, wild edibles

Rice fields across India host a variety of wild, edible plants that Indigenous communities value for their nutritional and medicinal properties. But these “weeds” are rapidly disappearing. To revive them, some individuals and organizations in the country are making efforts to document and preserve their diversity, reports contributor Sharmila Vaidyanathan for Mongabay India. For instance, […]