The backlog of around 20-30 LMT rice that is not being moved out of Punjab’s gowdowns every year is worsening the storage issue. Written by Kanchan Vasdev With the paddy season in full swing in Punjab and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asking the Centre to advance the official paddy procurement season by a fortnight this […]
The prices of rice, pulse, edible oil and flour have increased in the city kitchen markets on Friday. Supply crunch caused the scarcity of some grocery items in the capital during ongoing holidays due to coronavirus situation, said traders. Price of loose soybean oil has increased to Tk 98 a litre from Tk 92-94 by […]
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which will support local farmers. This is part of the Marcos administration’s target measure to gradually revert to the original 35 percent tariff on […]
CROSS COUNTY — Some Cross County producers are nearing the finish line on early planted rice, according to Extension Agent – Staff Chair Jenna Martin. Martin said some producers are expected to be draining rice within the next week or two on the earlier planted rice. She said a few farmers are already advancing towards […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces a grim future unless the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) is amended to restore stronger government control over rice importation and retail. “I really feel that the RTL, as it is written today, will kill our rice industry. If it […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20-per-kilo rice initiative, initially for vulnerable sectors, will be opened to farmers registered under the Department of Agriculture’s Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) starting mid-next month. In a news release on Wednesday, the DA said, beginning August 13, RSBA-registered farmers will be allowed to […]
The Newspaper’s Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned of imminent collapse of farming sector due to years of neglect and mismanagement and criticised the agricultural policies of the current government During a press conference at the Multan Press Club on Sunday, PKI President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar painted a bleak picture of […]
By Vincent Obadha Hard working Kenyan rice farmers early this year voiced complaints that the government was facilitating too much rice importation at the cost of their local produce which could not find market due to unfair competition from the imported rice. The farmers alleged that some unscrupulous traders were branding the imported rice to […]
Agricultural sector faces collapse as government policies fail to support farmers; agro-exports drop by over $1 billion for January-June 2025 period. By Monitoring Desk Official data for January-June 2025 shows that Pakistani farmers suffered over Rs1.26 trillion in losses, with rice and maize accounting for nearly Rs1 trillion of the damages. In the same period, […]
This inflationary trend comes despite a bumper Boro crop, the largest in Bangladesh‘s history. BANGLADESH – Rice prices in Bangladesh have increased by up to 16% year-on-year, despite the country recording a bumper harvest this season and large import volumes during the recently ended 2024–25 fiscal year. This sudden surge in prices has sparked major […]
