Bangladesh is set to receive 300,000 tonnes of rice from India under an agreement. By PTI Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at Mongla Port on Saturday, a media report said. […]
IREF VP called for raising the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme from 1 per cent to 3 per rcent and reintroducing the interest equalization scheme to support exporters. Press Trust of India Kolkata The Indian rice industry has urged the government to provide incentives and policy support in the upcoming […]
Reuters. MUMBAI, BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Prices of rice shipped from top exporter India were steady at an 18-month low while Thai rates were also unchanged from last week, amid muted demand and rising supplies. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $429-$435 per metric ton this week, unchanged from last week. Indian 5% broken […]
TBS Report. Unloading commenced after one of the vessels docked at the port’s jetty today. Two ships carrying 36,000 tonnes of rice imported from India and Myanmar reached Chattogram port yesterday night. Unloading commenced after one of the vessels docked at the port’s jetty today (29 January). Ali Akbar, CEO of Seven Seas Shipping Lines, […]
BANGKOK: Thailand’s rice exports reached a six-year high in 2024, with a total volume of 9.95 million tonnes, marking a 13 per cent increase from a year earlier, reported Xinhua, citing official data. The South-East Asian nation’s rice export value last year amounted to 225.66 billion baht (about US$6.43 billion), accounting for a rise of […]
WRITER: Reuters Thailand’s rice exports are seen falling about 24% to 7.5 million metric tonnes this year, the Commerce Ministry reported on Tuesday. The lower forecast was due to the resumption of exports from India and improved volumes from other rice producers, Arada Fuangtong, head of the ministry’s Foreign Trade Department, told a media conference. […]
Rice companies allowed to unload rice worth Rs 150 crore in Congo Ahmedabad Mirror. Domestic rice exporters have received a major reprieve from the Gujarat High Court in a case concerning the deposit of $3 million to its registry. The dispute, which involved the charter hire of vessels between international companies, initially saw the petitioner […]
Paddy farmers of Koppal harness tech tools to market their produce directly, and edge out exploitative middlemen. Raghottam Koppar KOPPAL: For the paddy farmers of Koppal, social media has arrived as the great leveller. It has also opened up many windows of opportunity, helping them break out of the iron grip of middlemen. The farmers […]
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the government has allocated Rs. 5000 million for the purchase of paddy, marking the highest allocation made by any government in recent times for this purpose. Speaking during a friendly gathering in the Pitipana area of Homagama, the President emphasized, “We have already allocated Rs. 5000 million for […]
The application of nano-urea, in the manner prescribed by IFFCO, led to a decrease in the protein content in rice and wheat grains by 35% and 24%, respectively, the study found. Jacob Koshy. One of the largest and most sustained trials analysing the impact of nano-urea on crop yields has concluded that its continued use […]
