Jane Rickards Domestic rice supply is a great security concern in Taiwan, one that’s been stoked by trade negotiations with the United States. Washington wants more access to Taiwan’s rice market. In Taiwan, the worry is that greater imports would damage the domestic production that it would need for stretching out stocks if China blockaded […]
Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued an international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders said on Monday. The deadline for submission of price offers is November 3. The tender seeks price offers for non-basmati parboiled rice in CIF liner out terms, which involve ship unloading costs for the seller, for […]
Traders blame it on cheaper grain from UP, West Asia conflict, US tariffs. Ruchika Khanna Basmati growers are staring at losses for the second consecutive year as the prices have plummeted. With basmati arrivals picking up in mandis, PUSA 1509 variety was fetching between Rs 2,300 and Rs 2,500 per quintal, while PUSA 1718 has […]
The Osudotu Agriculture Co-operative Society, a group made up primarily of rice farmers in Asutuare, has appealed to the government for urgent intervention to help boost rice production and sustain livelihoods in the area. The farmers say they face numerous challenges that continue to limit their productivity and competitiveness, including inadequate access to funding, the […]
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said. The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the sixth week in a row. Ahead […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Thai prices extend slump to 18-year low as demand falters. Reuters By Anushree Mukherjee Oct 16 (Reuters) – Thailand’s rice export prices fell for the fifth straight week to an eighteen year low, while Indian prices held near their lowest level in more than nine years this week, as top exporters struggled to […]
Vietnamese rice exporters are seeking new export markets after the Philippines signaled the possibility of extending its rice import ban through the end of 2025. The Philippine Department of Agriculture recently announced that it may extend the rice import suspension through the end of 2025, beyond the previously stated period of September and October. This […]
Mom Kunthea / Khmer Times Synopsis: The One-Stop Agricultural Service mechanism helps farmers get everything they need — from planting to selling — through a single, coordinated system, saving time, cost, and effort. The One-Stop Agricultural Service (OSAS) is an important mechanism for reducing production costs towards increasing farmers’ income in rice production, said Yang […]
Abul Kashem & Shaikh Abdullah Import of 1 lakh tonne rice ongoing, more by Nov. Highlights: The government is urgently importing 4 lakh tonnes of rice to maintain food stocks and boost open market sales (OMS), as fresh paddy will not arrive before December while floods have hit the north. Food ministry officials said OMS […]
Staff Correspondent – Dhaka A large portion of Bangladesh’s rice imports come from India. Recently, India imposed new conditions on its rice exports. However, these changes have not yet affected the Bangladesh market. Officials of the food directorate say that in addition to having sufficient stock, global rice prices have fallen and there are alternative […]
