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Global rice production forecast for 2024/25 raised to record high

Global rice production for the 2024/25 season has been revised upwards by 3.1 million tonnes to a record 535.8 million tonnes (milled basis), nearly 3% higher than last year. According to the Rice Outlook: April 2025 report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), global ending stocks for 2024/25 have been increased by 1.7 […]

DAR trains Quirino farmers on modern rice production, fertilizer use

By Thelma C. Bicarme. CABARROGUIS, Quirino (PIA) — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has capacitated farmers in the province of Quirino on advanced agricultural technologies for rice production and proper fertilizer use through a series of training sessions held recently in the province. The sessions, organized by DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development Division, brought together […]

Farmers lament as local rice capacity dips from 8m to 5.3m metric tonnes

By : Collins Olayinka, Abuja The domestic capacity of rice production has plummeted to 5.3 million from a historic eight million metric tonnes, the Competitive African Rice Forum – Nigeria Chapter (CARF-FSD Nigeria) has revealed. Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Peter Dama, disclosed that local rice farmers had developed their capacity, and were […]

Warning over rice market instability.

Published by: The Financial Express. The price of rice, the staple food of Bangladesh, has long been an overriding concern for the general public, as it significantly affects living expenses of a majority of the people due to their limited incomes. Unlike other consumer goods, where consumption can be reduced in response to price hikes, […]

India Launches Made-In-Philippines Rice Variety In Eastern Regions To Boost Productivity 

Another credible part about his high-yielding rice variety is that it is drought resistant, a problem often witnessed in that region. After about 18 arduous years of research the MMSD variety came into existence. by Sanjana Shenoy. India is a rice-loving nation. Growing drought-resistant rice and high-yielding paddy is a challenge in the nation, amidst […]

Pakistan rice exports in trouble on internal, external conflicts 

Unrest in Sindh provice flares up again, adding to the existing shipping woes. By Subramani Ra Mancombu. Pakistan rice exports in trouble as the unrest in Sindh has added the problems it is facing in shipping its consignments, after its bilateral relations with India deteriorated. In April, Pakistan rice exports declined to a little less […]

Aichi Rice Production Under Siege from Warming Climate; Record Heat Stunts Crop Growth, Causes Greater Pest Activity

By Keisuke Kono / Yomiuri Shimbun NAGOYA — Amid nationwide high rice prices, Aichi Prefecture is striving to increase rice production. The prefecture, though, faces a formidable threat from pests, whose damage is intensified by global warming, making it more difficult to combat them. The prefecture has set its production target for this year at […]

Việt Nam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

Authorities are set to expand negotiations and trade deals with international partners while dismantling the logistical and regulatory snarls that have plagued the sector. TIỀN GIANG — To enhance rice exports through 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rolled out a series of new measures focused on stricter oversight, faster implementation of […]

India May Export 24 Mn Tonnes Rice

India is likely to export around 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-2026 marketing year, thus cornering around 40 per cent of the market share, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA follows a marketing year, which starts in October and ends in September, unlike the Indian financial year that runs […]

IRRI identifies the first case of rice yellowing syndrome in the Philippines

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA (21 May 2025) – Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have confirmed the first documented case of yellowing syndrome in the Philippines caused by two different viruses. The IRRI team, led by Dr. Van Schepler-Luu, investigated reports from the Department of Agriculture- Regional Crop Protection […]