COLOMBO (News 1st) – Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said that nearly 8,000 metric tons of imported rice have been released into the market. The rice, that had been imported through open tenders was distributed to meet market demand. The Minister assured that all departments have been instructed to […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded the footprint of its Kadiwa ng Pangulo Rice-for-All program kiosks, where it sells rice at a lower price, in more public markets and metro light rail stations in Metro Manila. In a statement on Friday, the DA said that following the initial […]
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Colombo, December 13 (Daily Mirror) -Even though the required stocks of rice have been imported into the country, releasing these stocks to the local market has been difficult due to an increase in Customs duty charged per kilogram, a rice importer said. An importer from the Pettah market in Colombo mentioned that […]
Global New Light of Myanmar The Consumer Affairs Department under the Ministry of Commerce stated that reasonable market prices of rice for December have been announced, and non-compliance with that is subject to legal action.The Ministry of Commerce issued reasonable prices for all varieties such as non-premium rice (Aemahta, Ngasein, Sinthukha, Ngasein Yakyaw, Kayinma, Yadanatoe, […]
Global New Light of Myanmar The Consumer Affairs Department under the Ministry of Commerce stated that reasonable market prices of rice for December have been announced, and non-compliance with that is subject to legal action.The Ministry of Commerce issued reasonable prices for all varieties such as non-premium rice (Aemahta, Ngasein, Sinthukha, Ngasein Yakyaw, Kayinma, Yadanatoe, […]
Besides, it recommended adding the “condition of approval of the Ministry of Commerce subject to the recommendation of the Commission before exporting all types of rice bran oil” The Trade and Tariff Commission has recently sent letters to the commerce ministry and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) seeking higher regulatory duty on the export […]
Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Senate, has urged Saudi Arabia to purchase rice from Cambodia and encourage Saudi investors to invest in Cambodia’s rice production sector, particularly in processing and exporting rice to Saudi Arabia. During the first 11 months of 2024, Cambodia exported more than 7,000 tonnes of rice to the Gulf nation. […]
Adekunle AgbetiloyeRice is the primary source of dietary energy in West Africa and the third most important staple crop across the entire African continent. Rice is the primary source of dietary energy in West Africa and the third most important staple crop across the entire African continent. It is grown in about 40 of Africa’s […]
Iya Gozum The Philippines continues to grapple with high rice prices despite lower global prices, landed costs, and the tariff reduction the government implemented last July. Is there a rice cartel? MANILA, Philippines – Lower tariffs, among other factors, have not translated to lower rice prices, a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) official said […]
By Jubin Katiraie The sharp criticism by Majlis (parliament) members of the Iranian regime regarding the importation of rice contaminated with arsenic and zoonotic diseases has once again brought the issue of food security in Iran to the forefront. During a public session of the Majlis on Sunday, December 8, MP Ali Asghar Bagherzadeh criticized […]
