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Pakistan’s rice exports to China surge 68.5% amid growing demand

Exports reach $44.31 million in the first eight months of 2025, with semi-milled rice driving growth. By News Desk Pakistan’s rice exports to China saw a significant boost in the first eight months of 2025, increasing by nearly 70% compared to the previous year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China. […]

Japan rice prices turn higher despite arrival of new crop

Japanese retail prices of rice have turned upward again, even as new rice harvested this year has started hitting the shelves. The average price at supermarkets across Japan stood at ¥4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks, according to data released by the agriculture ministry last week. Retailers are worried that their profits […]

Intelligent harvesters with Beidou system reap rice in Heilongjiang

By Zhou Huiying Rice farmers affiliated with Qixing Farm at Jiansanjiang Company of Beidahuang Group, a large State-owned enterprise in Heilongjiang province, were thrilled when large harvesting machines started working their farmland in recent days. On the vast fields of the farm, intelligent harvesters equipped with the Beidou navigation system move through the golden rice […]

Philippines to extend rice import moratorium, hike tariff

By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to extend the moratorium on rice importation and raise tariffs on imported grains to help stabilize palay (unmilled rice) prices at the peak of harvest season. President Marcos has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prepare the necessary orders to extend […]

Pakistan’s Punjab Sees Rice Loss as Floods Damage Crops

By Tooba Khan Recent heavy rains and floods have damaged about one-fifth of the rice crop in Pakistan’s Punjab province, which accounts for majority of the production in the world’s fourth-biggest exporter of the staple. Rice yields in the region, which saw the worst flooding in more than three decades, are likely to drop by […]

Floods submerge 16,000 acres along Punjab’s Indo-Pak border, farmers seek BSF support for desilting

Farmers whose land lies beyond the fence have urged the Border Security Force (BSF) to allow them to carry out desilting once the water recedes, as the time available to sow wheat is very limited. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: Approximately 16,000 acres of land out of the total 21,600 acres between the border fence on the […]

TDAP hosts seminar on managing MRL, aflatoxin in rice amid post-flood challenges in Bahawalnagar

PRESS RELEASE Bahawalnagar – The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organised a seminar on the “Management of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) and Aflatoxin in Rice” at Bahawalnagar on Tuesday, as part of a series of initiatives to enhance rice quality and boost exports. The event drew participation from provincial extension department representatives, local growers, […]

Bangladesh tenders to buy 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders say

Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued an international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, European traders said on Tuesday. The deadline to submit price offers is October 6. The tender seeks offers for non-basmati parboiled rice in CIF liner out terms, which involve ship unloading costs, for shipment to the ports […]

Prabowo at UN: Indonesia now rice self-sufficient, ready to export

New York (ANTARA) – President Prabowo Subianto announced that Indonesia’s record-breaking rice production this year has not only secured national food self-sufficiency but also opened opportunities for exports to help countries in need, including Palestine. “This year, we recorded the highest rice production and grain reserves in our history. We are now self-sufficient in rice, […]

Uttar Pradesh to Odisha: Top 5 rice-producing states in India 2025

India produced 1,490.74 lakh tonnes of rice in 2024–25, with Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab, and Odisha leading the list. By CNBCTV18.com India remains one of the world’s largest rice producers, recording a total output of 1,490.74 lakh tonne in the 2024–25 crop year, according to the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW). […]