By Jenrie C. Del Rosario It began with what seemed like an ordinary dinner. As rice cooked on the stove one evening, 62-year-old Ricardo Del Rosario of Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, noticed something unusual. The once white grains had turned brown, and the familiar aroma of freshly cooked rice was gone. “Nangyari ito noong Agosto. Nang […]
By Ogaga Ariemu Economists and financial analysts have explained that conflict of interest is the reason why the recent drop in the price of rice attracted mixed feelings from Nigerians and traders. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, and the Executive Officer of SD & D […]
Source: Profit by Pakistan Today Pakistan’s rice exports to China increased 63% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, reaching $45.27 million compared with $27.85 million during the same period last year, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. During the quarter, Pakistan shipped 76.36 million kilograms of semi- or wholly-milled rice (commodity […]
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The upcoming Bharat International Rice Conference 2025 (BIRC 2025) will be a major milestone towards Viksit Bharat 2047 and will go a long way in serving the interest of farmers. As per Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) this MEGA event, scheduled for 30 and 31 October 2025 at the […]
Vietnam had exported more than 7 million tonnes of rice as of October 15, but domestic paddy and rice prices have fallen amid slower purchases by exporters, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The country’s cumulative rice exports reached 7.02 million tonnes, valued at nearly 3.59 billion USD, down 4.4% in volume and 21.9% […]
Pham Long According to statistics from Enterprise Singapore, Vietnam is currently the third largest rice supplier to Singapore, after India and Thailand. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on October 25 signed Prime Ministerial Decision No. 2360/QD-TTg, authorizing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on rice trade cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore. Specifically, […]
The Vietnamese side has confirmed to contribute rice seeds to Cuba’s upcoming national rice cultivation programme. The programme covers 133 municipalities across 14 local provinces, engaging around 23,000 producers and farmers, with the goal of planting 200,000 hectares of rice in 2026. It welcomes the involvement from all economic sectors, both for private consumption and […]
Author: DA Press Office The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving swiftly to consolidate nationwide consultations on the comprehensive revision of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), confident that the reforms will help curb persistently high rice prices while restoring fairness to struggling Filipino farmers. The series of regional consultative meetings, set to conclude next week, […]
Sukanta Halder New automatic rice mills will now need a no-objection certificate as the government seeks to spread them more evenly across the country. Although paddy is grown in nearly all of the 64 districts of Bangladesh, most of the 8,000 to 8,500 auto rice mills are clustered in the northwestern districts of Dinajpur, Bogura, […]
As rains lash the region, farmers who are forced to store their harvest in the open near DPCs face mounting losses. N Ramesh, Mohamed Salahudeen THANJAVUR/NAGAPATTINAM: A bumper paddy crop coupled with poor planning by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) and new union food ministry norms for blending fortified rice has slowed paddy […]
