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Ship carrying 24,690 tonnes of rice from India arrives at Ctg Port

The ship, MV Tanais Dream, reached the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port at 7:00pm yesterday (25 December). A cargo vessel has arrived at Chattogram Port from Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh, India, carrying 24,690 tonnes of parboiled rice. The ship, MV Tanais Dream, reached the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port at 7:00pm yesterday (25 December). […]

Amidst strained ties, Bangladesh turns to India for 50,000 tonnes of rice

The rice will reportedly be sourced from the Indian supplier M/s Bagadia Brothers Private Limited at a price of USD 456.67 per tonne. By The Assam Tribune. Guwahati, Dec 23: With political turmoil escalating and economic pressures mounting. Bangladesh’s interim government has decided to secure its food supplies by purchasing 50,000 tonnes of rice from […]

Women in West Bengal’s Jhargram take on patriarchy — by growing their own organic paddy

Thousands of women in West Bengal’s Jhargram district have set up a farmer producer company, Aamon, cultivating indigenous varieties of paddy without using lab-made fertilizsers. The enterprise has made them economically stable, and has given them the power to make decisions on agriculture and on matters at home. Now, Shiv Sahay Singh reports, it has […]

Govt may reduce reserve sale price for rice for ethanol production.

No takers for FCI stocks among grain based distilleries. Written by Sandip Das. Given the high rice stocks, the government is discussing a reduction in the reserve sale prices of broken rice offered to grain-based distilleries for ethanol manufacturing from the central pool held by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Sources told FE that […]

Seeing Beyond the Visible: How Drones are Revolutionizing Rice farming in India and the Philippines

CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation By Shalini Gakhar and Steve Klassen (International Rice Research Institute) The impact of drone technology is growing across various sectors, and agriculture is no exception. Globally, the market for agricultural drones is worth US $32.4 billion, compared to US $127 billion for the total value of drone-powered solutions. For smallholder […]

Asia rice: Rising supplies weigh on India prices

Reuters BENGALURU/MUMBAI/HANOI/BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Prices of parboiled rice exported from India fell this week as the rupee depreciated and supplies increased, while Vietnamese rates edged lower on fears of a potential drop in demand from the Philippines. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $440-$446 per metric ton this week, down from […]

Tea, rice exports to Iran may take a hit on rial devaluation

Synopsis Iran’s currency devaluation threatens Indian tea and basmati rice exports. The increased cost of imports may hinder sales of premium orthodox tea, while basmati rice exporters face insurance and pricing challenges. However, some believe the impact on rice may be mitigated by government subsidies. Kolkata: Exports of premium quality Indian orthodox tea and basmati […]

Asia rice: Rising supplies weigh on India prices, Vietnam sees lower demand

Reuters Prices of parboiled rice exported from India fell this week as the rupee depreciated and supplies increased, while Vietnamese rates edged lower on fears of a potential drop in demand from the Philippines. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $440-$446 per metric ton this week, down from last week’s $444-$450. […]

Govt to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice from India 

News Desk To ensure the country’s food security, the government will import 50,000 metric tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice from India through an international open tender. Indian company M/s Bagadia Brothers Private Limited will supply this rice. The cost of importing 50,000 metric tonnes of rice will be Tk 274 crore 20 thousand, and the […]