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Mills buy export rice at fair rates despite falling prices

Global New Light of Myanmar The international rice price has fallen by 40% compared to last year, leading to a decline in export price of rice such as Ae-ma-hta and Ngasein, but respective mills are buying wet paddy at K 1.1 to 1.2 million kyats and dry paddy at 1.3 to 1.4 million kyats, according […]

Asia rice: India rates rise from over 9-year low

Reuters BENGALURU / HANOI, MUMBAI / BANGKOK / DHAKA: Indian rice exports edged up from a more than nine-year low this week, supported by a stronger rupee despite muted demand, while Thai prices extended declines for a sixth consecutive week, hitting an 18-year low on weak buying activity. Very few export deals were signed in […]

Govt to procure 1 lakh MTs of non-Basmati, Atap rice

BSS DHAKA, Oct 22, 2025 (BSS) – The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase today gave approval for the import of a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of rice including non-Basmati and Atap varieties worth about Tk 446.22 crore alongside several key infrastructure and power sector proposals. The approvals came from the 42nd meeting of […]

Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes of rice from UAE, Myanmar

The non-basmati rice from Dubai will be procured from M/s Credent One FZCO at a rate of $355.99 per tonne. Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The government has approved the purchase of a total of 1 lakh tonnes of rice from international markets at an estimated cost of Tk446.23 crore, the Ministry of Finance said in […]

China leads as top buyer of Myanmar rice with over 1M tonnes in H1 2025-2026

Nyein Nyein China was the largest buyer of Myanmar rice with over one million tonnes of rice and broken rice in the past six months of the current financial year 2025-2026 beginning 1 April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).Indonesia is the second largest importing country of Myanmar rice with over 267,882 tonnes, followed […]

Govt approves 1 lakh tonnes of rice import worth Tk446.22 crore

UNB The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) today (22 October) gave approval for the import of a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of rice, including parboiled and Atap varieties, worth about Tk446.22 crore, alongside several key infrastructure and power sector proposals at its meeting. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed chaired the meeting virtually. […]

MRF targets to reach 1.8MT of rice export in H2 FY 2025-2026

Global New Light of Myanmar The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) aims to meet rice export of 1.8 million tonnes during the second half of the current financial year 2025-2026, with 300,000 tonnes of rice per month.Myanmar’s rice export exceeded 1.2 million in the first half (April-August) this FY, bagging US$408 million. Myanmar mainly exported rice […]

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

India’s ambitious target of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2024–25 faces a setback as cheaper supplies from Myanmar and Pakistan undercut Indian prices in the global market. India’s hopes of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice for 2024–25 seem to be fading, as cheaper rice from Myanmar and Pakistan is hurting […]

China tops Myanmar rice imports over past 5 months

Global New Light of Myanmar China was the largest buyer of Myanmar rice with 498,926 tonnes of rice and broken rice in the past five months of the current financial year 2025-2026 beginning 1 April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).Indonesia is the second largest importing country of Myanmar rice with over 120,161 tonnes, […]

Myanmar targets 3 mnt of rice exports amid rising global demand

The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has set an export target of 3 mnt for the current financial year, building on steady growth from the previous year. China remains the largest buyer of Myanmar rice, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines, while several European and African nations also feature among the top importers. Myanmar’s rice exports […]