Kerala is a land full of natural beauty. That is the main reason why it has been called God’s Own Country. Backwaters, rivers and paddy fields used to enhance the beauty of Kerala. All of them are now deteriorating. The paddy fields that used to look like a sea of green during the sowing phase […]
The five reasons are: rising production costs, disconnect with global market trends, limited impact of cheaper imports, controlled import regime, and weather shocks and supply concerns. The Daily Star DHAKA – Rice prices have seen an abnormal increase recently in Bangladesh, despite higher yields and an adequate supply. Even a sharp drop in international prices […]
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced the implementation of new maximum retail prices for imported rice varieties, effective from yesterday (21). According to the gazette notification, the maximum retail price (MRP) of imported raw rice has been fixed at Rs. 210 per kilogram, while imported Nadu rice will be sold at a maximum of […]
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Colombo, October 22 (Daily Mirror) – The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced revised maximum retail prices (MRPs) for imported rice varieties, effective from Monday (21). The new regulations, issued under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003 (as amended), were published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2459/12 dated October […]
By Giselle P. Jordan MANILA, Philippines — The average retail price of rice slightly increased while that of chicken decreased in early October, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Regular milled rice had a national average retail price of P40.28 per kilogram (kg) during the first phase from Oct. 1 to 5, 2025. This was […]
Traders blame it on cheaper grain from UP, West Asia conflict, US tariffs. Ruchika Khanna Basmati growers are staring at losses for the second consecutive year as the prices have plummeted. With basmati arrivals picking up in mandis, PUSA 1509 variety was fetching between Rs 2,300 and Rs 2,500 per quintal, while PUSA 1718 has […]
The Rice Department will meet with key agencies and rice mills to draft measures preventing paddy prices from falling during the 2025/26 harvest season. The Rice Department will brainstorm measures to prevent a fall in paddy prices during the new harvest season at a meeting on Wednesday, the agriculture minister said. Deputy Prime Minister and […]
“All types of rice have their respective HET levels and regulations that must be followed,” Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government will revoke the business licenses of rice distributors, traders, and retailers who fail to comply with the Highest Retail Price (HET) regulation as part of efforts to control food prices. “We have agreed to urge […]
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, the agriculture ministry has said. The average was down for the fourth straight week, but it remained above ¥4,000 for the sixth week in a row. Ahead […]
Thai prices hit lowest since October 2007, as demand from Asian, African buyers remains weak WRITER: Reuters Thailand’s rice export prices fell for the fifth straight week to an 18-year low, while Indian prices held near their lowest level in more than nine years this week, as top exporters struggled to secure any major deals […]
