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 […]
Zahid Baig LAHORE: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has pledged to capitalize on the improving bilateral relations of Pakistan with Saudi Arabia and Iran to further boost rice exports to these strategically important markets. “Pakistan exported around 79,000 metric tons of rice to Saudi Arabia in 2023-24, which grew to 110,000 metric tons […]
Japanese retail prices of rice have turned upward again, even as new rice harvested this year has started hitting the shelves. The average price at supermarkets across Japan stood at ¥4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks, according to data released by the agriculture ministry last week. Retailers are worried that their profits […]
By Tooba Khan Recent heavy rains and floods have damaged about one-fifth of the rice crop in Pakistan’s Punjab province, which accounts for majority of the production in the world’s fourth-biggest exporter of the staple. Rice yields in the region, which saw the worst flooding in more than three decades, are likely to drop by […]
Reuters MUMBAI: India’s rice stocks in government warehouses climbed over 14% from a year earlier to a record high for early September, while wheat inventories reached a four-year peak on stronger buying from farmers, official data showed on Wednesday. Record rice stocks will support higher exports by the world’s biggest supplier, while improved wheat inventories […]
Yield in areas not affected by floods and rain likely to be higher, say State official. By Prabhudatta Mishra Punjab may see only a fall in rice production after the floods destroyed the paddy crop in about 2 lakh hectares, said a senior state official. The yield in non-affected areas is likely to be higher, […]
Abid Mahmood NAROWAL: Losses of more than Rs10 billion have been reported by farmers as rice and other crops cultivated on 140,250 acres of agricultural land have been lost due to the recent flooding in the Narowal district. As per details, the high-level floods in the river Ravi and rainwater drains Auj, Baein, Basantar and […]
Aurangzeb stresses need for strict monitoring and vigilance against market speculation to prevent any artificial price increases. Imran Ali Kundi Second meeting of Steering Committee for Assessment of Inflationary Trends in Pakistan held. ISLAMABAD – The government has noted that sufficient wheat stocks, excluding strategic reserves, are currently available and the initial assessments suggested that […]
Sreekanth Ravindran / Khmer Times Synopsis: Cambodia exports nearly half of their rice production and is ranked fifth among the global rice exporters, the US report says. The Kingdom’s rice production has increased by 400 percent since the mid-1990s, owing to the exploration of advanced technologies, better infrastructure, scientific cropping methods and the use of […]
