West Bengal is the highest producer of rice in India. Rice is eaten with most daily meals. Learn about West Bengal’s strong farming traditions, its natural advantages, and how it became India’s top rice producer. By Jasreet Kaur. Top Producer of Rice: India is considered one of the largest rice-producing countries in the world, and […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT, PIX):RPT-ASIA RICE-Currency moves buoy Indian, Thai prices but demand still lags. Reuters By Anjana Anil April 25 (Reuters) – Prices of rice shipped from India and Thailand edged higher this week, aided by currency fluctuations, although gains were capped by subdued demand, while Vietnamese rates were little changed. Indian rice prices recovered from […]
Neel Kamal Bathinda: Despite opposition from agricultural scientists and petition filed in the National Green Tribunal, the Punjab govt has issued a notification advancing the paddy transplantation schedule. The transplantation will now begin in a staggered manner from June 1, while direct seeding of rice (DSR) is permitted across the state from May 15 to […]
Reuters. Prices of rice shipped from India and Thailand edged higher this week, aided by currency fluctuations, although gains were capped by subdued demand, while Vietnamese rates were little changed. Indian rice prices recovered from a 22-month-low, with the 5% broken parboiled variety being quoted at $389-$396 per metric ton, up from the last week’s […]
Total Thai rice exports for the first quarter of this year have dropped by 30%, and by 53% for 15% white rice year-on-year, raising concerns among Thai rice exporters that the country may lose its position as the world’s second largest rice exporter, after India, to Vietnam. Chukiat Opaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice […]
Overall rice exports rise by 21.78%, set to surpass 773,000 tonnes in FY25; Basmati exports dominate EU and UK markets, capturing 67% share. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan’s rice exports surged by 21.78% in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024-25 (July-March), with total exports surpassing 773,000 tonnes from the previous year, according to the […]
Traders say quality-first approach helped exports; aim for annual exports to surpass 773,000 tonnes. SHAHRAM HAQ LAHORE: Despite global market turbulence and intense competition, Pakistan’s rice sector has emerged as an unlikely success story, defying predictions of a downturn after India lifted its rice export ban in September 2024. Rice exporters and commodities analysts said […]
Dhaka is importing the cereal at cheaper rates and exporting aroma rice to undercut New Delhi’s specialty rice, they argue. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The interim government in Bangladesh has allowed exports of aroma rice after a year-and-a-half, leading to a section of Indian exporters demanding that New Delhi hike it rice shipment prices to […]
For over a decade, Punjab witnessed a widespread cultivation of Pusa-44 due to its high yield.Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba. Advancing the date of paddy transplanting this year — from June 10 to June 1 — has raised serious concerns, with farmers and agriculture officials of Punjab fearing this may “unintentionally encourage” the sowing of […]
TBS Report The government, on 17 November 2024, allowed 92 importers to bring rice from the neighbouring country to keep the prices of the staple food in the country’s market stable. The interim government has halted rice imports from India through the Benapole Land Port. “Rice import through Benapole Port has been stopped since Tuesday […]
