Source: Asia News Network Local rice millers have been under pressure due to the narrowing gap between the government’s price ceiling, farm gate prices and retail prices for the grain, with many reducing or halting operations as profit margins narrow, leading to supplies tightening and market prices creeping above the cap in recent months. Industry […]
By HT Correspondent, Karnal Despite the assurances, the association members are still reluctant to register under the CMR policy, raising doubts over the smooth procurement process. Even as the Haryana minister of food supplies, civil and consumer affairs Rajesh Nagar on Tuesday assured the rice millers that their demands will be met within 15 days, […]
Finimize Newsroom What’s going on here? Indonesia’s rice prices soared to record highs in August, even as warehouses were overflowing with home-grown rice and global prices kept falling. What does this mean? Despite ramping up rice production by almost 16% in the first seven months of 2025, shoppers in Indonesia still found shelves thinly stocked. […]
An official of Bapanas said public trust depends on maintaining high-quality reserves, adding it is time for the state logistics agency Bulog to speed up rice distribution. Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian National Food Agency (Bapanas) has emphasised the need to maintain both the quality and quantity of the Government Rice Reserves (CBP) to stabilise […]
Punjab and Haryana, which account for around 75% of the country’s total Basmati output, saw crop damage during floods even as overseas demand is expected to rise this year. Vijay C Roy Basmati exporters are looking at other states to make up for the crop lost to floods in Punjab and Haryana, the largest producers […]
By Carah Hart Jarrod Hardke tells Brownfield “it’s most often true that if it’s a pretty good corn year, it’s a pretty good rice year. We normally harvest corn before we start harvesting the first rice so you get a good, early barometer. But this year, even before the combines started to roll you could […]
Broken grain norms, low reimbursements spark protest in Karnal. Parveen Arora – Tribune News Service The state government began early procurement of paddy on Monday, but rice millers have refused to register under the Custom-Milled Rice (CMR) policy, raising doubts over smooth procurement. Under CMR, procurement agencies purchase paddy and allot it to millers, who […]
Short-term price spikes of 8–10% in India and 5–7% abroad are expected, but farmer resilience, government relief, and climate-smart tech keep basmati exports strong. By Vikram Marwaha Basmati rice is not a cereal but a fragrant heritage that represents India’s agricultural past, food pride, and a significant export item. Each year, more than 4 million […]
ANKARA, TURKEY – Earlier today, Presidential Decision 10435 was published in Turkey’s Official Gazette repealing the 2018 decision to impose retaliatory duties on certain imported goods – including rice – from the United States. Effective this week, the repeal comes ahead of President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting at the White House, […]
RANGPUR, Sept 21, 2025 (BSS) – Tender plants of Transplanted Aman rice are growing superbly following recent rainfalls predicting an excellent production of the crop in Rangpur Agricultural Region this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said transplantation of Aman rice seedling was already completed last week, exceeding the fixed farming target […]
