TBS Report “The Bangladesh govt approved duty-free import of 4.6 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 39,000 tonnes of raw rice under private allotment. This has led to a sudden spike in domestic rice price with Bengal the most affected,” said Suraj Agarwal, a commodity analyst. Rice prices in eastern India rose sharply this week […]
Press Release ACCRA, GHANA: The Pakistan Rice Road Show 2025 launched Monday in Accra, marking the start of a transformative trade initiative across West Africa. Organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), the event brought together 28 of Pakistan’s top rice exporting companies and 200 Ghanaian buyers for an impactful day of B2B […]
Reuters BANGKOK: Thailand is hoping to meet its rice export target of 7.5 million metric tons this year by seeking more deals in markets where demand is strong, commerce ministry official said on Tuesday. Rice shipments dropped by 25% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2025, but those to key markets such as the […]
Global rice markets are bracing for turbulence after reports that India, the world’s largest rice exporter, is preparing to release around 20 million tonnes of stockpiled rice in September. The move is aimed at clearing storage space for the new harvest season, with the government planning to purchase fresh crops from local farmers. According to […]
Khmer Times The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has outlined urgent measures to address challenges in the rice market during Cambodia’s early harvest season, pledging that no farmer will be left without buyers for their paddy. In a statement released on social media, Secretary of State Yang Saing Koma said the problems faced by […]
Subhro Niyogi & Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay / TNN Following India’s lift on the rice export ban to Bangladesh on August 12, and Dhaka’s subsequent duty-free import announcement, rice prices in Bengal and other Indian regions have surged. The Bangladesh government’s decision to ease inflation by removing import duties triggered a rapid increase in exports from India, […]
Thai rice prices set to plunge as India plans to unload 20m tonnes from stockpiles, undercutting global market rates and hurting Thai farmers, warns exporter. The Thai Rice Exporters Association has warned that Thai rice prices are likely to plunge further next month after the Indian government moves to unload 20 million tonnes of rice […]
PBS data shows rice exports down 18.29pc; basmati leads decline with 42.72pc drop. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan’s raw food exports declined by 10.25 per cent in July 2025, ending a 19-month streak of continuous growth, according to official data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The fall was driven largely by rice shipments, which […]
By bno – Phnom Penh Office Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered a 60-day suspension of rice imports, from September 1 to October 30, in an attempt to stabilise prices during the domestic harvest, according to The Nation. The decision, announced after a Cabinet meeting, followed a proposal from Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, […]
Vietnam has surpassed Thailand in rice exports. The Prime Minister urges immediate action to strengthen its competitive edge. Tien Phong Vietnam has surpassed Thailand to become the world’s second-largest rice exporter. To maintain this position, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for the agricultural sector to swiftly address obstacles and seize export opportunities. Accelerating […]
