By Oh Gwui-hwan The retail price of rice has surged nearly 30% from a year ago, topping 270,000 won per sack. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) on the 4th, the average retail price of rice surpassed 68,000 won per 20 kilograms on the 2nd. At 68,435 won per 20 kilograms, […]
Guyana’s rice industry is entering a new era, with bold government investments driving higher yields, stronger prices for farmers, and expansion into international markets, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. During an interview at the sidelines of an event on Wednesday, Minister Mustapha said the country is on track to produce 810,000 tonnes of rice […]
Press Release SIALKOT: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) successfully concluded its five-seminar series on “Management of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) and Aflatoxin in Rice” on Wednesday at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The seminar addressed critical food safety challenges threatening Pakistan’s rice exports, particularly the rising number of EU interceptions due […]
By BusinessWorld The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering extending the ban on rice imports until the end of the year, as farmgate prices of palay or unmilled rice continue to fall. “I met with the President last week and we decided to extend the import ban by a minimum of 30 days,” Agriculture Secretary […]
By Rangamati Correspondent As in previous years, the indigenous communities across the three hill districts of Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari have once again immersed themselves in the traditional harvest of jhum rice. The golden paddy fields that blanket the hills signal that the peak season for jhum harvesting has arrived. Farmers, elated by an excellent […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. made the announcement Wednesday, […]
India is expected to achieve a record rice harvest this year, with forecasts pointing to strong yields that could further strengthen the country’s position as one of the world’s leading grain producers, as reported by ANI, a partner of TV BRICS. Currently, India is projected to produce more than 145 million metric tonnes of rice […]
Bangladesh is one of the main importers of non-basmati rice from India. The Daily Star NEW DELHI – The Indian government has announced that exports of non-basmati rice will now be allowed only after registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an arm of the Commerce Ministry. Bangladesh is one […]
Japanese retail prices of rice have turned upward again, even as new rice harvested this year has started hitting the shelves. The average price at supermarkets across Japan stood at ¥4,275 per 5 kilograms, up for three consecutive weeks, according to data released by the agriculture ministry last week. Retailers are worried that their profits […]
By Zhou Huiying Rice farmers affiliated with Qixing Farm at Jiansanjiang Company of Beidahuang Group, a large State-owned enterprise in Heilongjiang province, were thrilled when large harvesting machines started working their farmland in recent days. On the vast fields of the farm, intelligent harvesters equipped with the Beidou navigation system move through the golden rice […]
