Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and the State Logistics Board (Bulog) are focused on improving rice storage management to prevent rice quality decline in the future, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said. As the harvest season approaches in the next few weeks, Hadi said the government is preparing new warehouses, which will be […]
Tokyo, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s 2025 staple rice harvest is forecast to reach a nine-year high of 7,477,000 tons, up 10 pct from the previous year, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The harvest amount is, thus, expected to exceed 7 million tons for the first time since 2022, the ministry added. This year’s crop estimate […]
Price a Priority A survey, conducted in September by the recipe-sharing website Cookpad, asked 1,037 site users about their attitudes toward shinmai (newly harvested rice). In total, 88.9% in total stated they “want to buy shinmai,” but price proved to be an obstacle. More than 70% of respondents cited “price” as a priority when buying […]
NIIGATA — Rice grown in dry fields in the first year of trial cultivation has been harvested here recently to the joy of the people involved in the project. The “water-saving dry direct seeding” method, which involves sowing rice seeds directly into dry fields without flooding them, has shown promising results in the central Japan […]
California grows mostly medium-grain Calrose with a small amount of long grain. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Organic Center, which supports science-based organic research, wants to spur U.S. organic rice production and has partnered on a recent study on the subject. But the Washington, D.C., group’s goal may be easier said than done. While demand for […]
By Hien Nguyen The Philippines, the top rice importer globally, plans to keep rice imports banned until April to support farmers but allow a one-month window for inbound shipments in January 2026. Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., the country’s Secretary of Agriculture, said Monday that the restriction will remain in effect until the end of […]
Mohit Khanna – Tribune News Service In a major respite for the flood-hit farmers in Punjab, the pace of paddy procurement is gradually improving although crop arrival remains slow. Arhtiyas have expressed satisfaction over the ongoing lifting and payment process. Harbans Singh Rosha, president of the Khanna Grain Market Arhtiyas Association, said out of nearly […]
Yasir Wardad Rice prices continue to rise in Bangladesh despite record local production and high imports, increasing hardship for ordinary consumers. In Dhaka’s retail markets, coarse rice sells at Tk 58-62 per kg, medium quality at Tk 65-72, and fine rice at Tk 75-98, marking a Tk 2-3 increase over the past two weeks, according […]
By VNA The Philippine Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that the Marcos administration had ramped up agricultural support and expanded the harvest area of paddy to drive the country’s rice production to a record high in the first half of this year. According to newly released data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the […]
BSS By Md Mamun Islam RANGPUR, Oct 4, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers in the Rangpur agricultural region have begun harvesting the early varieties of short-duration Aman rice with good yield, creating job opportunities for agricultural labourers. On this occasion, farmers’ families in many villages are celebrating the centuries-old traditional “Nabanna” festival by preparing various types […]
