The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port Limited. Hundred tonnes of Atap rice were imported from India through the Banglabandha land port yesterday (26 November), after two years, in Panchagarh. The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port […]
Dhaka: The interim government of Bangladesh will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks. Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital today. The food ministry would import the rice […]
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Government has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Food to import 50,000 tons of non-basmati parboiled rice from India through an open tender process. The total expenditure for the purchase will amount to Tk282.96 crore. The decision was finalized at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchases, chaired by […]
According to sources at the port authority, after the duty withdrawal, 12 companies approved by the Ministry of Food started importing through Bhomra. Bangladesh imported 6,520.21 metric tonnes (MT) of rice from India through Bhomra Land Port in Satkhira over the past eight days that authorities hope would help stabilise the country’s rice market. The […]
The onslaught from six storms caused at least US$131 million of crop losses, with rice bearing the brunt of the damage Bloomberg Six powerful storms late in the season that ravaged crops and drenched vast areas of the Philippines have put the nation on track for record rice imports and raised concerns over elevated food […]
The Government has decided to import up to 70,000 metric tonnes of Nadu Rice as a step to address the shortage of rice in the local market. Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe said the rice will be imported through the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE), also known as Sathosa, and Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation. […]
by Staff Writer COLOMBO (News 1st) – Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe announced that Sri Lanka will import 70,000 metric tonnes of Nadu rice. The decision comes as part of the government’s efforts to address the rice supply gap and ensure affordable access for consumers. Speaking at a media […]
Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders said on Monday. The deadline for submission of price offers is Dec. 2. A previously issued tender from Bangladesh also seeking 50,000 tons of rice closes on Monday. Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 […]
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter IMPORTERS are cornering much of the value from the lowering of rice tariffs, with prices not falling as much as they should have, a farmers’ federation said. “Right now, the benefit from the lower tariffs is being captured mostly by importers, wholesalers and retailers,” Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National […]
Rice imports from India resumed after a two-year hiatus, with the first shipment arriving through Benapole port last night. Three trucks carrying 105 tonnes of non-basmati rice reached the transshipment yard as part of the initial shipment imported by Mahabubul Alam Food Products, a company based in Jashore. The rice is expected to be delivered […]
