FP Explainers Japan, which recorded its lowest inventory of rice since 1999 in June, last month witnessed panic buying of its staple. Japan’s officials have blamed hot weather for a decline in harvest last year, while local media have blamed tourists for increasing the demand for rice-based dishes. Japan is staring at a rice shortage. […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to have a buffer fund it can use to procure rice and other critical agricultural commodities for stockpiling, which it can later dispose of and sell at lower prices in case of supply shortage or to counter price manipulation, has been approved in […]
News Provided By: TBRC Business Research Pvt Ltd. LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The rice market has experienced robust growth in recent years, expanding from $32.74 billion in 2023 to $35.64 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth in the historic period can […]
In the past, whatever government that secured power, focussed on providing subsidised fertilizer, pesticides and other inputs apart from waiving farmers’ loans and promising better prices for agricultural products If Sri Lanka was self-sufficient in rice, there would be no need to import even a single grain. Yet, in 2023, 28,380 metric tons of rice […]
By India Education Diary Bureau Admin Direct Seeded Rice technology is effective rice production technology for farmers of Eastern India under changing climate: Dr Gary Atlin An interaction meeting of scientists from International organizations International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Phillipines and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Washington, USA with team of scientists from ICAR […]
Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel expressed confidence that the price of rice will go down to P45 per kilo by January 2025. In a press conference following a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on managing food and non-food inflation on Monday, September 23, 2024, Laurel cited various government interventions to arrest the increasing price […]
By Kristina Maralit PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed optimism on Tuesday that the cost of rice would stabilize consistent with current prices in Southeast Asia. “So, I think as the time goes on, that should improve,” the President said during a sectoral meeting on managing food and non-food inflation in Malacañang, noting rice prices seem […]
By Susan Reidy SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US — A delegation led by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) toured the US rice supply chain as part of larger agriculture tour. During the California segment of the trip, the group met with USA Rice members to visit a rice field, mill and the Port […]
byTheodora Stankova Farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta are set to receive nearly $40 million (1,000 billion VND) in carbon credit payments through the country’s 1-million-hectare low-emission rice initiative, Vietnamnet reported on Tuesday. The project, named “One Million Hectares High Quality and Low-Carbon Rice in the MekongDelta” (or 1M Ha Project) and backed by the Transformative […]
By Reuters Synopsis India’s removal of the floor price for basmati rice exports is expected to boost orders from the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. This policy change allows Indian exporters to offer more competitive prices globally, potentially increasing export volumes. India’s basmati rice production is also anticipated to rise by 10-12% this year […]
