In MY2024-25, the total harvested area was recorded at 11.4 million hectares, with production at 36.6 million tonnes.ANM Mohibub Uz Zaman The country is poised for a substantial rise in rice production during the upcoming Marketing Year (May-April) 2025-26, as favourable weather conditions, expanded cultivation areas, and robust government support converge to boost output amid […]
Reuters BENGALURU/ MUMBAI/BANGKOK/HANOI AND BANGLADESH: Indian rice prices fell this week to their lowest level since June 2023 on sluggish demand and ample supplies, while Thai rice export prices held steady near an over two-year low. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $395-$401 per tonne, down from the last week’s $403-$410. “Buyers are […]
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka A consignment of 11,500 tonnes of non-basmati or parboiled rice has arrived at the Chattogram port under package-2 from India to meet the country’s domestic demand. The consignment carried on a ship (MV DDS Marina) reached the Chattogram port, said a food ministry release on Monday. The physical test of […]
UNB This delivery is part of a larger import deal under an open tender contract (Package-2), which encompasses the import of 450,000 MT of rice from India in total. A vessel carrying 11,500 metric tonnes of boiled rice from India has arrived at Chittagong Port. This delivery is part of a larger import deal under […]
UNB, Dhaka A cargo vessel arrived at Chittagong Port from Vietnam carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice on Saturday. The vessel, MV OBE Dinares with rice brought under the G2G agreement signed on 3 February, anchored at Chittagong Port, said a Food Ministry press release on Saturday. The testing of samples of rice stored on the […]
Reuters HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Tuesday was estimated at $424.77 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. The offer was believed to have been made by Indian trading house Bagadiya Brothers, they said. Offers are […]
Mohsin Ali Even after the arrival of 18,800 metric tonnes (MT) of rice from India via Benapole land port in the last four months, market prices remain high, causing hardship for consumers, particularly those from low-income groups. Despite government efforts to stabilise the situation, the price surge continues to strain household budgets. The substantial quantity […]
Petrobangla will import one cargo of LNG from the international spot market. UNB The Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchases (ACCGP) on Tuesday approved several proposals, including the import of rice from India. Chaired by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, the meeting took a number of key decisions. As per the approved plan, the Food […]
FE REPORT. The government has met 76 per cent of its FY25 rice-import target so far, thanks to the grain’s sourcing from multiple countries, officials said. The two latest consignments totalling 35,000 tonnes arrived at the Chittagong port from India and Vietnam, according to a food ministry announcement. With those, the Directorate General of Food […]
BSS Farmers are extremely busy tending to their thriving Boro rice plants in all five districts of the region. Enthusiastic farmers are expecting a bumper Boro rice yield after surpassing the fixed farming target in the Rangpur agricultural region during the current Rabi season. Officials and experts from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) stated […]
