Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) has ensured that the rice stock rotation period will be kept to a maximum of six months to maintain the freshness and quality of rice distributed to the public. “A maximum six-month rotation period is ideal to ensure that the public receives rice in its best condition,” […]
Abul Kashem & Shaikh Abdullah Import of 1 lakh tonne rice ongoing, more by Nov. Highlights: The government is urgently importing 4 lakh tonnes of rice to maintain food stocks and boost open market sales (OMS), as fresh paddy will not arrive before December while floods have hit the north. Food ministry officials said OMS […]
Rice stocks held by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have surged to a 10-year high of 36.3 million tonnes (MT), 2.5 times the required buffer, primarily due to robust crop output and high Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement. Written by Sandip Das Rice stocks with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have risen to […]
By Mary Judaline Partlow DUMAGUETE CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental assured on Saturday that it has enough rice buffer stocks for the province in case of emergency or disasters. Emily Diputado, NFA-Negros Oriental OIC branch manager, said in an interview that the special rollout for the PHP20 per kg. rice […]
Reuters MUMBAI: India’s rice stocks in government warehouses rose 15% from a year ago to a record high for the start of July, while wheat stocks reached a four-year peak driven by increased farmer procurement, official data showed on Tuesday. Record rice stocks will help the world’s biggest exporter increase shipments, while an improvement in […]
Central rice stocks have reached 37.48 MT, the highest in 20 years—over three times the buffer. Rising procurement under free ration schemes and low OMSS offtake have led to surplus, prompting concerns over rising subsidy costs and storage challenges ahead of the next paddy season. Written by Sandip Das The government’s rice stocks have soared […]
Bloomberg News India’s stash of rice is running at the highest for this time in at least two decades, raising the risk it will run out of room to store it all as another record crop looms. Overflowing reserves—equal to more than one-tenth of the annual global production—are becoming a headache for the world’s second-biggest […]
Reuters MUMBAI: India is allocating record rice volumes for ethanol production as it struggles with unprecedented inventories that are likely to swell further with the arrival of the new season crop, a reversal from earlier shortages that led to export curbs. Turning more rice to ethanol is helping to reduce rice stocks in the world’s […]
India-West News Desk MUMBAI — India’s grain bins are bursting. As of June 1, rice stocks in government warehouses have surged to an all-time high for this time of year — up 18% from 2024 levels — while wheat reserves have climbed to their highest in four years, thanks to a strong procurement drive. The […]
Ruchika Khanna/Tribune News Service The wheat procurement season is over but it is now the busiest time for the Food Corporation of India. Not only is the central food procurement agency involved in receiving the milled rice to avoid a situation like last year, it is also busy dispatching the rice from Punjab’s godowns to […]
