by Pune Okayama Friendship Garden Rice is one of the most important staple foods consumed globally, forming a crucial part of the diet for more than half of the world’s population. Its role is especially significant in Asia, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. Beyond being a daily dietary staple, rice also […]
By Zahra Awan The share of renewable and recycled materials in Continental’s tire production averaged 26% in 2024, a figure that the tire manufacturer aims to increase by 2-3% in 2025. By 2030, Continental’s target is to use over 40% of renewable and recycled materials. As carbon black and silica make up a large proportion […]
Meetings will culminate in the Rice Experiment Station’s annual field day on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in Biggs. Farm Progress staff, Farm Progress A pair of workshops for the rice industry this summer will cover such topics as production practices, innovative varieties and efforts to combat a key pest. Weedy Rice The UCCE’s Weedy Rice Meeting […]
By: Salma The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in its latest Food Outlook Biannual Report on Global Food Markets in June 2025, projects that Indonesia’s rice production will reach 35.6 million tons during the 2025/2026 planting season. Responding to this prediction, Professor Subejo of the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada views this achievement […]
OMSS policy for 2025-26 announced; price of rice for ethanol hiked by ₹0.70/kg By BL New Delhi Bureau The Centre on Thursday notified the policy on selling foodgrains from official reserves under the open market sales scheme (OMSS). Under the scheme, the reserve price of wheat has been fixed at ₹2,550/quintal for all categories, up […]
Retailers accuse millers while millers blame farmers. Our Correspondent Rice prices have registered a sharp rise in Magura district in recent time causing extreme sufferings to the common consumers. During a visit to different markets in the district town, different varieties of rice were seen to be sold at hiked prices. Premium quality Miniket rice […]
By Elyssa Ludher Southeast Asia’s food production has faced mounting challenges in recent years from increasingly severe climate events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and storms. However, the looming threat of extreme heat is poised to overshadow these other impacts, based on climate modelling in Singapore’s Third Climate Change Study (V3). As the region […]
Global agencies led by FAO project record production in the 2025-26 season. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The global rice market remains bearish, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s all rice price index near a five-year low. The bear grip on the market is firm as prices of Thailand’s 5 per cent broken white rice have […]
DAILY NEWS Reporter MOROGORO: The Rice Council of Tanzania (RCT) has called for strategic reforms to boost rice production countywide. Despite the country’s vast fertile land and abundant water resources, rice production continues to face several challenges including low productivity, poor infrastructure, limited access to competitive markets, and unstable prices. Rice is among the most […]
By John Reidy SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Milled rice production in South Korea is forecast to dip to 3.44 million tonnes in marketing year 2025-26 on reduced planted area, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Area planted to rice is projected by the FAS at […]
