India may relax restrictions on exports of some varieties of rice with a fixed duty to avoid oversupply in the country before the October harvest. India is the world’s largest exporter of rice (Unsplash) India, the world’s top rice shipper, may relax restrictions on exports of some varieties to avoid a glut in the country […]
Cut Basmati minimum export price may be deferred BY BL NEW DELHI BUREAU The committee of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah may decide this week on a proposal to fix a minimum export price (MEP) of $500/tonne on shipments of non-basmati rice, while the proposal to reduce the current MEP of $950/tonne on […]
RAJSHAHI, July 7, 2024 (BSS)- Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said Bangladesh will export rice in future instead of importing. “In the last two consecutive years, our government didn’t import rice and there is also no need of importing rice this year,” he said whileinaugurating a three-day Agriculture Technology Fair-2024 at Sapahar Upazila Parishad […]
Thailand’s rice exports in the first five months of 2024 increased 16.5% year on year to nearly 4.06 million tonnes worth 94.6 billion THB (2.6 billion USD), but exports in the third quarter are expected to drop as compared to the first half of 2024, said President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association (TREA) Charoen […]
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s agricultural and food sector is grappling with significant challenges, particularly in its narrow export base dominated by a limited range of commodities. Among these, rice emerges as the primary export, generating over USD 3.5 billion in foreign exchange in the fiscal year 2024, according to a report published in Dawn. However, the […]
Export prohibition on non-basmati white rice and broken rice and a 20% tariff on the parboiled variety are reasons behind dip Puja Das In the first three months of FY25, the fall in exports of non-basmati white rice has been in the same period the highest, around 78% at nearly 300,000 tonnes followed by another […]
Thai rice exports for the first five months of this year increased 16.5% year on year, to 4,057,711 tonnes, worth 94.6 billion baht, but exports in the third quarter are expected to drop, compared to the first half of 2024, said Charoen Laothamatas, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association. In May, however, he said […]
Farmers harvest rice in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning almost $3 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The figures represent an increase of 10.4% in volume and 32% in value over the same period last […]
Pakistan’s agri-food sector has a very narrow export base, primarily consisting of a limited range of commodities. Rice stands out as the largest export, bringing in over $3.5 billion in foreign exchange in FY24. Nevertheless, rice exporters are facing a growing risk of shipment rejections, particularly by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the […]
Export prohibition on non-basmati white rice and broken rice and a 20% tariff on the parboiled variety are reasons behind dip Puja Das In the first three months of FY25, the fall in exports of non-basmati white rice has been in the same period the highest, around 78% at nearly 300,000 tonnes followed by another […]
