LITTLE ROCK — Jarrod Hardke, rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, said producers should be draining their rice fields like it’s never going to rain again. That is to say if rice fields are drained too early, it could damage both crop yield and quality. Hardke said when […]
Story by Mary Rose Sagarino MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At least 397 sacks of NFA rice provided by the Provincial Government to Mandaue City for the Sugbo Merkado Barato (SMB) Program remain unsold. The SMB P20 rice program was implemented on November 28, 2023, after the province purchased rice from the National Food Authority (NFA). […]
By Vietnam News Agency Vietnam has outranked Thailand as the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025, Thai PBS reported on August 3, citing the Thai Rice Exporters Association. The association noted that from January to June, India exported 11.68 million tons of rice, an increase of 36.5% year-on-year, followed by Vietnam’s […]
Abdul Rasheed Azad ISLAMABAD: Iraq has informed Pakistan that it was ready to welcome a ferry service between Umm Qassar Port of Iraq and Gwadar Port of Pakistan aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and exploring new sea routes. During a meeting between Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and a three-member delegation […]
The Jakarta Globe Jakarta. The Indonesian government will release 1.3 million tons of rice from national reserves into the market to curb rising prices and maintain supply stability, presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said on Thursday. The move comes as rice prices surge across all quality grades in nearly all regions of the country. According to […]
by Carla P. Gomez Negros Occidental will not face a rice shortage with the 60-day suspension of rice importation, which begins on September 1, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said on Thursday, August 7. DA Negros Island Region Director Jose Albert Barrogo said that Negros Occidental is 86 percent rice self-sufficient. The province gets […]
Africa Rice Rice, Liberia’s staple, is a major socio-economic element in the West African coastal country. From everyday dish to the most elegant occasion, rice is part of the menu. This cereal crop, according to reports, makes up nearly half of the calorie intake of adults, and accounts for about 15% of the overall spending […]
Nyein Nyein Myanmar bagged over US$1.129 billion from exporting 2.48 million tonnes of rice and broken rice in the 2024-2025 financial year (1 April–31 March), slightly below the Myanmar Rice Federation’s projected target of 2.5 million tonnes. Myanmar’s rice and broken rice exports reached over 840,000 tonnes in April-July of the current financial year 2025-2026, […]
In a surprising contrast to declining rice exports, Vietnamese companies spent $1 billion importing rice over the past seven months, even as the country’s export revenue from this staple dropped sharply to $2.81 billion. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just released its July and seven-month report on agricultural, forestry, and fisheries production, trade, […]
Agency Report Rice farmers in Abakaliki in Ebonyi State have raised concerns over incessant rainfall, which they say is threatening the 2025 rice production and harvest. The farmers expressed their concerns in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abakaliki. It was amidst persistent downpours that have led to flooding, waterlogging, […]
