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Malaysia warns Kashmir tensions may affect rice supplies

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia warned on May 7 that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent South-east Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated with India launching strikes on Pakistan, following April’s deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-administered […]

Nigeria Among Top Beneficiaries as Global Rice Prices Fall to Multi-Year Lows

Opeyemi Owoseni. Nigeria is reaping the benefits of a global slump in rice prices, as international markets adjust to rising supply levels and the removal of export restrictions by India historically the world’s largest rice exporter. According to a Reuters poll, global rice prices plummeted in April 2025, following India’s decision to lift the last […]

Nigeria Among Top Beneficiaries as Global Rice Prices Fall to Multi-Year Lows

Opeyemi Owoseni Nigeria is reaping the benefits of a global slump in rice prices, as international markets adjust to rising supply levels and the removal of export restrictions by India historically the world’s largest rice exporter. According to a Reuters poll, global rice prices plummeted in April 2025, following India’s decision to lift the last […]

Cambodia earns $209 mln from milled rice export in first 4 months

The Cambodia Rice Federation (crf) said in a news release on Monday that Cambodia exported 282,315 tonnes of milled rice in the first four months of 2025, earning a gross revenue of $209 million. The news release said forty-eight companies shipped the kingdom’s milled rice to 59 countries and regions during the January-April period this […]

Thai rice faces tough times amid levies

By YANG WANLI in Bangkok. Thailand needs to further develop high-quality rice varieties and boost production to meet the market demand and maintain the kingdom’s competitiveness in the global rice trade amid emerging challenges partly due to steep US trade tariffs, experts say. “Thai jasmine rice has a high quality and reputation in the international […]

Rice, edible oil imports rise amid economic stabilisation efforts

Source: Daily Sun Rice, edible oil imports rise amid economic stabilisation efforts Rice and edible oil imports to the country have shot up while wheat and sugar import decreased in the first eight months of the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY25). The data, published in the Bangladesh Bank’s Monthly Update on Major Economic Indicators, points to […]

Indonesia’s rice stock hits 57-year high without imports

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s national rice stock in May 2025 reached 3,517,294 tons, the highest level recorded in the past 57 years, and was sourced entirely from local farmers, according to Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman. “It should be noted that the current rice stock of around 3.5 million tons constitutes the highest figure […]

Rice, edible oil imports rise amid economic stabilisation efforts

ANM Mohibub Uz Zaman– Journalist Rice and edible oil imports to the country have shot up while wheat and sugar import decreased in the first eight months of the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY25). The data, published in the Bangladesh Bank’s Monthly Update on Major Economic Indicators, points to policy-driven market adjustments in the country’s food […]

Philippines Plans to Start Subsidized Rice Sales in May

Story by Neil Jerome Morales. (Bloomberg) — The Philippine government plans to sell some of its rice inventories at heavily subsidized prices in May as residents in the Asian archipelago turn out for midterm elections. The state-owned National Food Authority will sell at least 370,000 tons of aging kernels from its warehouses at about 20 […]