Farmer Protest at Government House, submits rice price guarantee demands to PM. Vows to return in 7 days for escalated action if no progress. More than 300 farmers from Phichit, Nakhon Pathom, Suphan Buri, Ang Thong, Lop Buri, and Ayutthaya gathered at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives on Tuesday, March 4, before marching to […]
The global rice market has shifted rapidly, particularly after India lifted its export ban in September 2024. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s rice export sector has encountered significant turbulence in the first two months of 2025. The global rice market has shifted rapidly, particularly after India lifted its export ban in September 2024. As of […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The cost of the Philippines’ main staple, rice, continued its deceleration streak for the second straight month in February 2025 amid the continuous effects of declining global prices, reduction in rice import tariffs last year as well the impact of the declaration of food emergency security to tame the […]
By Darryl John Esguerra. MANILA – Prices of rice and pork are expected to further go down within the month, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Wednesday. In a press briefing, Castro said Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. reported the anticipated price cut in rice and pork during […]
By: Faith Argosino – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives quinta committee has vowed to intensify its efforts to lower rice prices, as it urged the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Enforcement Group to “develop and enforce a framework to dismantle cartels and prevent price-fixing.” To do so, Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga — who heads […]
By Vietnam News Agency Thailand’s rice exports are projected to decline by 33% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. During January-February, the country exported a total of 1.1 million tons of rice, down 32% annually, with white rice exports facing the steepest decline. President of the […]
KYODO NEWS. TOKYO- Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two weeks ago that it would release its stockpiles to curb the surge. On Feb. 14, the government said it would release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, to be handed over […]
BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU: Subsidised local white rice (BPT) in 10kg bags, priced at RM26 each, is now available in Terengganu, with the first deliveries reaching two retail outlets today. State Padi and Rice Regulatory Department director Ahmad Suffian Zulkipeli said that Q Mart Merbau Patah and Q Mart Bukit Bayas received 50 and 30 bags […]
By ZAKIAH KOYA and KHOO GEK SAN. 400,000 households to benefit from 2.4 million 10kg bags for half a year PUTRAJAYA: For the next six months, the government will ensure that even the hardcore poor will be able to afford good-quality local white rice, says padi and rice regulatory director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Mohd (pic). […]
SGGP. Responsible agencies are engaged in the process of strategic brand development for Vietnamese rice. The sharp decline in Vietnamese rice prices in early 2025, amidst rising global supply, underscores the product’s weak competitiveness and the market’s inherent instability, despite its prior leading position. Exports decrease, prices plummet Vietnamese rice export prices have dropped steadily […]
