TOKYO (Kyodo) — The price of newly harvested rice has surged 48 percent from a year earlier to the highest level in 31 years, reflecting a shortage caused by extreme summer heat that reduced the previous season’s harvest, the farm ministry’s data showed Friday. The average price of unpolished rice sold by the National Federation […]
The first estimate for the coming 2024/25 grains crop in Brazil indicates a total production of some 322,47 million tons, according to Conab, the country’s national supply corporation. If finally confirmed this would represent another record production, with a 8,3% increase over the previous 2023/24 harvest, equivalent to 24,6 million tons. As to the area […]
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual.By AYAKA MCGILL KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their […]
A Korean military contingent stationed in South Sudan has participated in a rice-harvesting event in South Sudan as part of efforts to help the country cope with food shortages, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday. The event, held at Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science in the central region of Bor, came […]
By Collins Agwam For successfully cultivating rice on a 30-hectare land in line with the Federal Government’s agenda to ensure food security across the country, a Nasarawa State farmer has received commendation and recognition for the feat. Arewa PUNCH reports that aside from the FG, the International Fund for Agricultural Development also commended the beneficiary […]
By VNA Vietnam exported over 7 million tons of rice worth US$4.37 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, up 9.2% in volume and 23.5% in value from a year ago. The average export price of rice stood at $624 per ton, up 13.1%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Recently, […]
By Nadeem Shah MULTAN: In a significant agricultural shift, Punjab is poised to increase its cultivation of paddy this year, predominantly due to encouraging incentives for growers and consistent policy towards the sector. The crop is expected to be harvested from October 1 in rice-producing districts across Punjab. The Punjab rice-producing districts demonstrate an unusual […]
In just over a decade, an alarming 6.5 lakh kanal (approximately 33,309 hectares) of paddy fields have been converted, according to official data accessed by Greater Kashmir. GK Photo Desk
By Rastriya Samachar Samiti INARUWA, OCTOBER 1 Dev Naryan Mehata of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality has suffered severe losses in paddy cultivation on two bighas of land due to recent flooding caused by incessant rains. He has already invested around Rs 40,000 per bigha (one bigha is equivalent to 72900.589 Sq.ft) into rice cultivation. According […]
by Staff Report LAHORE – Pakistan lost Rs496.39 billion due to improper handling of five crops last year. As per the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, wheat witnessed 9% post-harvest losses, rice, corn and hot pepper green 15% each, and potato 19%. As such post-harvest loses of wheat were amounting to Rs158.12 billion, rice […]
