Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News MANILA — The Department of Agriculture on Saturday said it is coordinating with the National Bureau of Investigation on social media posts claiming that farmers have taken their lives due to low prices of palay, saying these reports are false. In a Saturday news forum, DA Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said […]
According to the VFA’s data, out of 1.1 million tonnes of rice exported in the first two months of the year, high-quality rice accounted for 80%, reinforcing Vietnam’s competitive edge against India and Thailand. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s rice export prices are showing signs of recovery after a prolonged period of decline, according to the […]
Favourable weather over past year has helped lift global stockpiles for a second season, and a further flood of the crop is expected from India, which has scrapped long-running export restrictions. By Pratik Parija, Anuradha Raghu and Katarina Höije From the Philippines to Senegal, billions of people are finding it easier to feed their families […]
Energy subsidies help ease inflation in February, but household pressures remain high amid rising food costs Japan’s core inflation eased to 3.0 percent in February 2025, marking a significant change in the country’s economic landscape. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, this slowdown follows a 3.2 percent increase in January and comes […]
Mushtaq Ghumman. ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFS&R) and Ministry of Industries & Production (MoI&P) to submit reports on stock reserves of wheat, sugar and rice and other essential commodities to the ECC at the beginning of every month. On March 13, […]
Reuters BENGALURU/MUM-BAI/BANGKOK/HANOI AND BANGLADESH: Thai rice export prices fell to a more than two-year low this week, weighed down by weak demand and rising supplies, while India’s rice export prices held steady near a 21-month low. Thailand’s 5% broken rice dropped to $405 per metric ton, hitting its lowest level since late Oct. 2022 and […]
Reuters HAMBURG: The lowest price offered in the tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice which closed on Tuesday was estimated at $424.77 a metric ton CIF liner out, traders said. The offer was believed to have been made by Indian trading house Bagadiya Brothers, they said. Offers are […]
A.T.K. aims to help farmers as rice prices decline, promoting income growth through increased exports. On March 18, 2025, the Agricultural Market Organization (A.T.K.), under the leadership of Executive Director Mr. Panithan Meechaiyo, announced significant moves to aid Thai farmers grappling with declining rice prices. Following directives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, led […]
A leading Indian-American agricultural economist and award-winning global food innovator has highlighted the policy shifts in India and the Philippines in late 2024 as game changers in the global rice market landscape. Samarendu Mohanty, recognized last year by the World Food Prize Foundation as one of the Top Agri-food Pioneers worldwide and a specialist in […]
Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will hold an auction of about 70,000 tons of government-stockpiled rice for three days from March 26. The government has decided to release around 210,000 tons of reserve rice, with an aim to ease the distribution bottlenecks and hold down surging prices of the […]
