Finimize Newsroom What’s going on here? Indian rice prices are sliding as a weaker rupee nudges exporters to trim rates, shaking up trade dynamics across Asia and beyond. What does this mean? India, the world’s top rice exporter, lowered prices for its 5% broken parboiled and white rice to $367-$371 and $361-$366 per tonne, shaving […]
Jung Min-hee Surge Past 60,000 won for 20kg Bag According to the “August Consumer Price Trends” released by Statistics Korea on Sept. 2, last month’s Consumer Price Index stood at 116.45, with 100 in 2020 as the base year, up 1.7 percent from a year earlier. While overall prices showed signs of stability, agricultural and […]
Source: Зерно Он-Лайн Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the suspension of imports of milled and polished rice for 60 days, Inquirer.net reported. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 93 issued on August 30 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on August 29, rice imports will be suspended from September 1 to October 30, […]
RANGPUR, Sept 1, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers have produced 1,84,603 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,76,905 tonnes in terms of paddy) in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Kharif-1 season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 1,91,460 tonnes of clean Aush rice (2,87,190 tonnes […]
Reuters BENGALURU, HANOI, MUMBAI, BANGKOK AND DHAKA: Vietnam’s rice export prices hit an eight-month high this week as supplies tightened, while Indian prices held steady and Thai prices declined due to surplus stocks, with demand stable across regions. Vietnam’s 5 percent broken rice was offered at USD455-USD460 per metric ton on Thursday, its highest level […]
By Susan Reidy DHAKA, BANGLADESH — With domestic prices for rice at an all-time high, Bangladesh is expected to increase its imports in 2025-26, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Imports are estimated at 1.2 million tonnes, up 100% from the initial estimate and up […]
Author: DA Press Office The National Food Authority (NFA) is preparing to auction off up to 60,000 metric tons of aging rice stocks next month or until October, aiming to prevent spoilage, free up warehouse space, and support rice supply amid an import suspension. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., who chairs the NFA […]
Jiji Press The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan from Aug. 11 to 17 rose 67 yen from the previous week to 3,804 yen per 5 kilograms, up for the second consecutive week, the agriculture ministry said Monday. While sales dropped for cheap government-stockpiled rice offered under discretionary contracts, the […]
SYED FATTAHUL ALIM Inflation rate in Bangladesh, which was 8.55 per cent in July, marked a 0.07 percentage point increase from that of June. However, the government in its budget for FY2025-26 expressed the hope that the inflation rate could be brought down to 6.5 per cent sometime in FY26. Whatever the future expectations, considering […]
By Emma Joyce F. Guillermo LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte (PIA) – Farmers in Ilocos Norte can now buy rice for only P20 per kilo under the government’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program, marking the first time in the Ilocos Region that farmers became its direct beneficiaries. The program, jointly implemented by the National Food Authority […]
