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22
May

IRRI identifies the first case of rice yellowing syndrome in the Philippines

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA (21 May 2025) – Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have confirmed the first documented case of yellowing syndrome in the Philippines caused by two different viruses. The IRRI team, led by Dr. Van Schepler-Luu, investigated reports from the Department of Agriculture- Regional Crop Protection […]

22
May

Central pool rice stocks four times the buffer

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India’s central pool rice stocks exceed 59 MT—four times the buffer norm—despite record offloading in FY25 via PDS, ethanol, Bharat rice, and market sales. High procurement and output fuel surplus, raising concerns over storage and rising food subsidy costs. Written by Sandip Das. The government’s central-pool rice stocks continue to surge despite record offloading of […]

22
May

DA expanding P20 rice program pilot to cover 14M Filipinos.

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The Department of Agriculture (DA), under the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to broaden the scope of the pilot test for the P20-per-kilo rice initiative, aiming to reach up to 14 million Filipinos by September. Initially launched on May 1 as a pilot program in select Visayan areas, the initiative is now […]

21
May

India mulls registration of non-Basmati rice with APEDA before exports

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Likely to levy ₹10-20/t fee for registration; charges for Basmati shipments may be hiked to ₹50/t. By Prabhudatta Mishra The government is considering making registration of export contracts mandatory with its agri-export promotion body APEDA for non-Basmati rice before shipments are allowed by the Customs Department. This is on the lines of the current system […]

21
May

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after inappropriate remark on rice

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Eto came under fire earlier this week after saying that he never had to buy rice thanks to his supporters’ gifts. AP Tokyo. Japan’s agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record high prices of the country’s traditional staple food. At a party seminar Sunday in […]

21
May

Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

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Vietnam exported over 3.43 million tonnes of rice in the first four months of this year, raking in nearly 1.77 billion USD, a 8.1% jump in volume but a 13.3% dip in value from the same period last year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export-Import Department introduced a raft of measures to improve […]

20
May

Extreme weather costs EU farmers 28 billion euros a year, EU says

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By Kate Abnett. BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) – The European Union’s agriculture sector loses an average of 28.3 billion euros ($31.9 billion) each year from extreme weather made worse by climate change, EU-backed analysis published on Tuesday showed. Most of these losses – which are equivalent to 6% of annual EU crop and livestock production […]

20
May

KWPF Grant Supports Low-carbon Rice Farming in Viet Nam

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The $1.5 million KPWF grant, “Viet Nam: Facilitating Low-carbon and Green Agriculture Transformation” is providing demand-driven policy and advisory services that contribute to key building blocks of the government of Viet Nam’s overall green transformation program. The grant’s activities focus on enabling a well-designed, high-quality, and national low-carbon rice investment program, addressing knowledge gaps on […]

20
May

World rice market under pressure from record Indian harvests

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Source: Farm Progress. The global rice market is experiencing significant volatility due to export restrictions and record harvests in India, which are putting pressure on prices, said Alvaro Duran-Morat, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. According to the USDA, India set a new rice production record in 2024 of 147 million tons (in […]

20
May

China leads Myanmar rice imports in Apr

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Nyein Nyein. China is the largest importer of Myanmar rice, with over 61,500 tonnes of rice and broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).Belgium is the second largest importer of Myanmar rice with over 20,000 tonnes, followed by 13,300 tonnes to the UK, over 12,000 to Bulgaria, over 8,500 to Spain, […]

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IRRI identifies the first case of rice yellowing syndrome in the Philippines

Central pool rice stocks four times the buffer

DA expanding P20 rice program pilot to cover 14M Filipinos.

India mulls registration of non-Basmati rice with APEDA before exports

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after inappropriate remark on rice

Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

Extreme weather costs EU farmers 28 billion euros a year, EU says

KWPF Grant Supports Low-carbon Rice Farming in Viet Nam

World rice market under pressure from record Indian harvests

China leads Myanmar rice imports in Apr

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