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 […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam rice export prices continued to drop as the Philippines, its largest market for the grain, extended an import ban by another month, with the possibility of lasting until the end of the year. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) observed that bearishness […]
Mizzima China has emerged as the top importer of Myanmar rice in the first five months of the 2025–26 financial year, purchasing nearly half a million tonnes of rice and broken rice, according to figures released by the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF). Between April 1 and August 31, 2025, China imported 498,926 tonnes, outstripping other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hanoi, September 30 (VNA) – Vietnam exported 6.6 million tonnes of rice, earning nearly 3.4 billion USD as of September 15, up 1.5% in volume, but down 17% in value compared to the same period in 2024, according to customs data. The Vietnam Food Association said that export rice prices are stable, with 5% broken […]
Song Hà The Multilateral Trade Policy Department will promote negotiations with the EU and the UK to amend the list of fragrant rice varieties eligible for tariff quotas under the EVFTA and the UKVFTA. To thoroughly implement the Prime Minister’s directive on strengthening synchronous solutions to promote rice production, export, and market regulation, the Ministry […]
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, […]
