by Staff Writer COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Trade says that steps are being taken to restore the limited rice sales in retail stores to normalcy. Deputy Minister of Trade, R. M. Jayawardena says that retailers have imposed restrictions on rice sales, citing that the profits they are receiving are insufficient. However, the […]
ASIA-RICE/ (PIX):ASIA RICE-Rupee plunge pulls Indian rice rates to 17-month low. Reuters Thai traders foresee price drop post-New Year due to increased Indian supply Supplies from autumn-winter harvest running low – Vietnam trader Bangladesh imports rice from India through tenders By Ashitha Shivaprasad Dec 26 (Reuters) – Indian rice export prices extended declines to a […]
Moinul Haque The prices of rice continued to rise on the local market in the past two weeks during the harvest of aman, which contributes 40 per cent of the country’s yearly demand for the staple food. Traders said that the prices of rice witnessed a sharp rise in the past 15 days mainly due […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs is encouraging regional governments to optimize rice harvests in their regions to keep the lid on rice prices. One of the steps that are being encouraged is ensuring rice milling machines in the regions are of optimal quality. “It is important to be paid attention to because […]
That the per-acre Aman rice yield this season is notably higher than that of the last season, when the country reportedly had produced an all-time high of 16.7 million tonnes of Aman, is a piece of welcome news. Despite an increase in per-acre yield, it is hard to make assessment of the actual Aman production […]
Potato and onion prices have dropped with the arrival of new harvests. However, Broiler chicken prices have surged by Tk20 per kg. In addition, soybean oil supply has yet to normalise. The overall rice prices have not stabilised despite the recent arrival of Aman rice. In fact, prices have surged by Tk100-Tk300 per sack over […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s raw food exports increased by 19.58 per cent to $3.15 billion during July-November FY25 from $2.64bn mainly owing to increased rice exports. Raw food exports have risen for the past 16 consecutive months despite unprecedented food inflation in the country’s history. As a result, consumers nationwide are paying higher prices for food items […]
Reuters Prices of parboiled rice exported from India fell this week as the rupee depreciated and supplies increased, while Vietnamese rates edged lower on fears of a potential drop in demand from the Philippines. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $440-$446 per metric ton this week, down from last week’s $444-$450. […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. called on lawmakers to restore the powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) to intervene in the rice market and stabilize prices. In a testimony before the “Murang Pagkain Super Committee” of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, spearheaded by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, Secretary Tiu Laurel emphasized […]
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Consumer Affairs Authority says that legal action was taken yesterday against 50 shops for selling rice above the government-imposed controlled price. Its Director, Asela Bandara, stated that operations to arrest individuals selling rice above the controlled price and hoarding stocks will be intensified from today. Bandara stated that the raid was […]
