Taiwanese rice prices half of Japan’s, boosting export potential. Carol Yang TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday that Taiwan is expected to export over 10,000 tonnes of rice to Japan this year. Agriculture Deputy Minister Hu Chung-yi (胡忠一) said that from 2020 to last year, Taiwan exported an average of around […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Some 35,000 bags of well-milled National Food Authority (NFA) rice for the pilot test of the government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative had arrived in Cebu province, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday. In a news release, the DA said the NFA on Monday began unloading the rice […]
Rice and other agricultural crops have become one focus of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States, but Japan is already a major importer of US crops. Japan has faced criticism from the United States for high tariffs on rice. However, under its “minimum access” (MA) system, it allows annual tariff-free imports of rice […]
Jiji Press The average price of rice at 1,000 supermarkets across Japan fell for the first time in 18 weeks in the week ended May 4, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The average price dropped 19 yen from the previous week to 4,214 yen per 5 kilograms. The price drop came more than a month […]
Nyein Nyein. A rice map showing rice flow from producing districts to markets of each region and state must be reported, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).Representatives of MRF and Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders Association met owners of rice depots and retail shops, and brokers on 9 May 2025 at the meeting hall […]
Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — As the 10-day ayuda ban distribution ended after the midterm elections, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will roll out rice for P20 per kilo in Kadiwa stores in Metro Manila today. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said around 10 million people or two million families […]
By John Perkins. The USDA is projecting larger cotton and rice stocks in the coming marketing year. New crop rice ending stocks are seen at 47.5 million hundredweight, with increased imports and decreased exports canceling out a decline in production, while old crop stocks were up slightly from April to 45 million hundredweight on demand […]
By Umar Sani The member representing Darazo-Ganjuwa in the House of Representatives, Mansur Soro, has donated a set of Massey Ferguson 375 to support farmers ahead of the rainy season. Soro equally launched the first phase of MMS Young Millionaires in the agriculture programme, empowering 125 selected youths in rice farming. Donating the tractor alongside […]
Ada Pelonia The slide in international prices did not translate into more rice purchases for the Philippines, based on the latest government data which indicated that arrivals as of May 2 declined. Figures from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that rice import arrivals during the period reached 1.32 million metric tons (MMT), 21.33 […]
The reason isn’t assured MSP procurement alone. It is also because of the two cereal crops receiving priority in public breeding and research support, reflected in steady yield increases over time. Written by Harish Damodaran. Farmers, like all businessmen, are rational and risk-averse. Everything else being the same, they will choose to grow crops that […]
