Reporter: Alfitria Nefi P TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesia’s National Food Agency (Bapanas), Amran Sulaiman, stated that there are more than one million tons of rice stock allocated for the Supply and Food Price Stabilization (SPHP) program this year. “The President has ordered continuous market operations. Our stock allocation still exceeds 1 […]
Rice jumps 15.9% amid supply shortages; bread, eggs drive core inflation to 2%. By Jung Seok-woo As prices of food items such as rice, bread, coffee, and eggs surged, the consumer price inflation rate last month rose back to the 2% range for the first time in two months. According to the *September Consumer Price […]
Wheat flour prices fell by 9.8% and chicken by 3.2% during the week. ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – After weeks of rising costs, the latest report from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) shows a slight dip in overall inflation this week, but the prices of daily essentials still went through the roof. Weekly inflation eased […]
Unprecedented floods destroy rice, maize, vegetables crops on millions of acre. JAVAID UR RAHMAN ISLAMABAD – As the devastating floods of 2025 continue to wreak havoc by taking lives, dislocating millions of people, and damaging the economy, the cruel floodwaters have submerged vast agricultural lands, threatening to worsen the food crisis with soaring prices and […]
SYED FATTAHUL ALIM Inflation rate in Bangladesh, which was 8.55 per cent in July, marked a 0.07 percentage point increase from that of June. However, the government in its budget for FY2025-26 expressed the hope that the inflation rate could be brought down to 6.5 per cent sometime in FY26. Whatever the future expectations, considering […]
TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru. Overall, Japan’s core inflation rate eased to 3.1 percent from 3.3 percent in June, the data from the internal affairs ministry showed. But […]
WHILE food inflation has put a large number of poor, low- and fixed-income people into difficulty, the persistent increase in rice prices appears to be pushing many into food insecurity. The increase in rice prices, moreover, remains the major contributor to food inflation. Fine rice inflation has stayed in double digits over the past twelve […]
July’s figure was the softest since October 2019, when inflation stood at 0.6 percent. Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral- Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA – Inflation cooled to below 1 percent in July, marking its weakest pace in nearly six years, as rice prices plunged to a record low and gains in utility costs moderated. The consumer […]
In response to soaring rice prices that have strained household budgets, the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has tapped government reserves and indicated plans to review Japan’s rice production policies. Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi has signaled a bold shift in approach, suggesting that Japan may abandon its de facto policy of limiting the cultivation […]
They have urged the government to take immediate action to resolve this pressing public crisis. The Bangladesh Food Security Network (Khani), an organisation working on food security and farmer rights, has called for the introduction of rationing for the nation’s poor and vulnerable population amidst a continuous surge in rice prices. The organisation expressed deep […]
