By Leander C. Domingo IN a landmark development that can boost the nation’s food security, the National Food Authority (NFA) broke ground on a cutting-edge, P800-million warehouse facility in Cauayan City, Isabela on Oct. 21, 2025. This state-of-the-art Cauayan City Modern Warehouse project, backed by the Japanese government, promises to revolutionize how the country procures, […]
By Muskan Agarwal In 2024, Cambodian rice exports rose 14% year over year, primarily fueled by a significant rise in paddy exports to Vietnam, which accounted for 89% of total exports, highlighting Cambodia’s reliance on this sector. However, the market dynamics are shifting as Cambodia shifts its focus towards milled rice exports. Countries in Europe […]
By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) is distributing fertilizers to 268 rice farmers in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur. The agency delivered 980 bags of fertilizer – 490 bags of complete and 490 bags of ammonium sulphate – on Tuesday. The assistance targets rice-producing barangays Adlay, Gamuton, Bacolod, […]
Kenya maintained the region’s highest rice price at US$1,264 per metric ton (MT) in both months, reflecting a marginal month-on-month decline of 0.03%. EAST AFRICA – National average rice prices across select East African countries remained relatively stable from July to August 2025, according to the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)’s Food […]
Agronomy As India grapples with groundwater depletion and climate volatility, Dry Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) emerges not as a technical tweak — but as a potential paradigm shift toward climate-smart, resource-efficient grain production For over five decades, India’s Green Revolution has rested on the shoulders of rice — the crop that fed the nation, stabilized […]
By Carah Hart Peter Bachmann tells Brownfield “in prior years, they would buy one or two cargoes of rice and now they’re buying two or three cargoes of rice minimum, if not four per tender, which I think is significant for us.” Over the summer, Japan said it would expand U.S. rice exports by 75 […]
FE REPORT The government has extended the deadline for exporting aromatic rice to international markets by one month, sources said. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) issued an order on Monday formalising the extension. Earlier, the ministry had permitted the export of 18,150 tonnes of aromatic rice on April 8, 2025, with a shipment deadline of […]
From the start of the year through October 15, Vietnam exported more than 7 million tonnes of rice. Despite this significant export volume, domestic paddy and rice prices have seen a decline due to reduced purchases from exporters. Rice Export Data The cumulative rice exports from Vietnam for the mentioned period were 7.02 million tonnes. […]
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Provincial Government of Pangasinan, under the leadership of Governor Ramon V. Guico III, has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Food Authority (NFA) on October 27, 2025 to strengthen local rice production and provide greater support to Pangasinan farmers. The signing ceremony was led by Governor Guico, […]
The BIRC 2025 is scheduled to be held at the Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on 30–31 October 2025. The event, led by industry bodies with government support, aims to boost trade partnerships and expand India’s rice export potential. KJ Staff India is preparing to highlight its growing dominance in the global rice market […]
