Purchases so far in Nov up at 64.69 lakh tonnes against 62.35 a year ago. By Prabhudatta Mishra Over 5 per cent rise in rice procurement this month has helped the government to narrow the 20 per cent gap to 11 per cent so far this season. Rice procurement, which commenced on October 1, was […]
It has offered to sell 50,000 tonnes at $471.60 a tonne CIF to Chattogram and Mongla ports. By Subramani Ra Mancombu New Delhi-based Sael Agri has offered the lowest quote in Bangladesh’s second tender to import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice, trade sources said. At $471.60 a tonne, Sael’s offer was the lowest compared with […]
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter IMPORTERS are cornering much of the value from the lowering of rice tariffs, with prices not falling as much as they should have, a farmers’ federation said. “Right now, the benefit from the lower tariffs is being captured mostly by importers, wholesalers and retailers,” Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National […]
The UKVFTA took effect on May 1, 2021, with a preferential tariff quota granted to Việt Nam at a tax rate of zero per cent, enabling UK buyers to have more choices of rice varieties from Việt Nam. HÀ NỘI — Experts have said there remains scope for Vietnamese rice suppliers to boost exports to […]
Reuters BANGKOK: Thai rice exports were up 20% in the January to October period of 2024 compared to the same period a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Monday. Thailand exported 8.37 million tonnes of rice in the first 10 months of the year and is expected to export more than 9 million tonnes […]
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 Monday was assessed at $471.60 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. Offers are still being considered and no purchase had yet been reported, they said. Bangladesh traditionally considers price […]
By Abdu Abdullahi Sir: The national treasurer of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria ( RIFAN), Sadiq Daware has provided a diagnostic basis for the inevitable rice revolution in Nigeria with his estimation of over 12 million rice farmers cultivating an average of 0.5 hectare for two or three farming cycles annually, with an average output […]
Despite challenges in the global rice market, Vietnam’s is still on a right track to a new export volume record of over 8 million tonnes in 2024, surpassing last year’s result, according to insiders. o Ha Nam, Vice President of the Vietnam Food Association and CEO of Intimex Group, said that 2024 will be another […]
The action follows in the wake of similar reports of rice failing quality test in Nagaland, Karnataka, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.Written by Kanchan Vasdev Days after rice transported to Nagaland and other states from Punjab was found “unfit for human consumption”, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has asked its field staff to double-check rice […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The average mechanization level of the country’s rice farms could hit three horsepower per hectare (hp/ha) by 2031, improving the sector’s productivity while reducing labor costs, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) said. PhilMech said it is “confident” the rice mechanization level […]
