Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia HANGZHOU, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) — A recent study by the China National Rice Research Institute has found that the quality of China’s rice is steadily improving. The study, which analyzed data over a decade, examined changes in rice taste across the country. The study, published in the journal Nature, revealed that […]
The revision comes as paddy production is estimated to reach record levels, prompting the government to ease the price to ensure surplus rice is effectively distributed. Dhirendra Kumar In a move to enhance food security and boost ethanol production, Union food and consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi announced a revision to the Open Market Sale […]
The new price, set at Rs 2,250 per quintal, will bring a major relief to the ethanol-producing industry. Jitendra Choubey. NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday reduced the price of rice supplied from its buffer stock to grain-based ethanol producers by a significant 20 per cent, within 10 days after it was fixed at […]
According to the protesting farmers, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), implemented to reduce agricultural subsidies and establish fairer trade systems, is fundamentally biased against developing nations like India. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba, Jalandhar As the farmers’ protests at the Punjab and Haryana borders enter the eleventh month, their demands have […]
Reuters. HANOI, MUMBAI, BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Indian rice export prices fell to their lowest level in 18 months this week, pressured by a depreciation in rupee to a record low and ample supplies. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled rice was quoted at $431-$440 per ton, the lowest since July 20, 2023, down from $436-$442 […]
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan. The government today relaxed a provision of the public procurement rules to speed up the purchase of 3 lakh tonnes of rice through international tenders, as part of an effort to quickly replenish the public food stock and intervene in the market to contain […]
In addition to rice, several other agri-food products also saw significant growth compared to December 2023 India’s agri-food export sector recorded robust growth in December 2024, with rice exports witnessing an impressive rise of 64.03 per cent, climbing from $0.87 billion in December 2023 to $1.43 billion in the same month this year. This remarkable […]
By Our Correspondent. KARACHI: In a bid to bolster Pakistan’s rice export sector and reduce foreign exchange outflows, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) have pledged collaboration. The announcement came during a meeting at the REAP House in Karachi, where the PNSC Chairperson Sultan Ahmed Chawla and […]
The state government has directed all officials concerned to keep a strict vigil on every mandi to make the process transparent. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: A day after Cooperation minister Pradeep Bal Samant urged farmers to lodge FIR in their respective police stations against rice millers who are interfering in the paddy procurement process, the […]
A consignment of 2,450 metric tonnes of rice imported from India has arrived in the country via Chuadanga’s Darshana Land Port. The rice, transported by rail, arrived at the Darshana port yard around 9 pm on Tuesday in 42 wagons from India’s Gede Port, authorities said. Atiar Rahman Habu, General Secretary of the C&F Agents […]
