Tribune News Service The government has introduced a significant relaxation in rice export regulations, aimed at streamlining trade to Europe. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Department of Commerce, announced an amendment to the export policy for both basmati and non-basmati rice, effective immediately. Under the revised norms, exporters shipping rice to […]
Almost 40% drop in purchase price of paddy sparks protests from agrarian community. Our Correspondent HYDERABAD: A close to 40% drop in the purchase price of the rice crop has unsettled the farmers, sparking reactions and protests from the agrarian community. The Sindh Abadgar Board, a group which campaigns for farmers’ rights, on Sunday held […]
Mohit Khanna – Tribune News Service In a major respite for the flood-hit farmers in Punjab, the pace of paddy procurement is gradually improving although crop arrival remains slow. Arhtiyas have expressed satisfaction over the ongoing lifting and payment process. Harbans Singh Rosha, president of the Khanna Grain Market Arhtiyas Association, said out of nearly […]
Story by Bangkok Post Thai export prices retreated further this week and hovered near nine-year lows, hurt by ample supplies and meagre demand, while Indian prices edged up from three-year lows, supported by a slight improvement in demand. Thailand’s 5% broken rice was quoted at US$345 per metric tonne on Thursday, its lowest since November […]
Our Correspondent, New Delhi The Indian government has announced that exports of non-basmati rice will now be allowed only after registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an arm of the Commerce Ministry. Bangladesh is one of the main importers of non-basmati rice from India. “The export policy of non-basmati […]
Rice sourced from India and Thailand typically enters the region through Cotonou before being re-exported informally into Nigeria. WEST AFRICA – Rice prices in West Africa have fallen to their lowest levels in a year, weighed down by sluggish demand and excess inventories across key import hubs, according to S&P Commodity Insights. Platts, part of […]
Lifts ban after more than two years, expects higher production. Reuters NEW DELHI: India on Friday lifted its ban on exports of de-oiled rice bran with immediate effect, ending restrictions that had been in place for more than two years, the government said. Before the ban was imposed in July 2023, India exported 500,000 metric […]
Rice stocks held by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have surged to a 10-year high of 36.3 million tonnes (MT), 2.5 times the required buffer, primarily due to robust crop output and high Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement. Written by Sandip Das Rice stocks with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have risen to […]
The Telangana government has urged the Centre to increase the state’s Kharif procurement target for 2025-26 to 53.6 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of rice, equivalent to 80 LMT of paddy, in view of an expected bumper harvest. Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, in a letter to Union food minister Pralhad Joshi yesterday, said […]
TNN Lucknow: Paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in a phased manner across the western and eastern regions during the Kharif marketing year. In western UP, procurement will begin on Oct 1 and continue till Jan 31, 2026, covering the divisions of Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, Aligarh, and Jhansi, along with Hardoi, […]
