TBS Report Vegetable prices, while slightly elevated, have remained mostly stable. Highlights Rice prices have dropped further by Tk4-12 per kg over the past three weeks, owing to Boro season harvests coming to the markets. However, the prices of eggs and beef have increased in Dhaka’s kitchen markets. According to sellers, the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha has […]
cubanew/acn ENCRUCIJADA, VILLA CLARA, Cuba, May 13 (ACN) During the first months of 2025, in the municipality of Encrucijada, in the central province of Villa Clara, more than 40 hectares dedicated to rice cultivation were planted and a harvest of nearly 100 tons is expected, as a result of the implementation of modern agricultural techniques […]
The total cost of oil procurement is Tk177.1 crore, with each litre priced at Tk161. UNB. The government has approved the procurement of 110 million litres of rice bran oil for its Open Market Sale (OMS) program. The approval came at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Tuesday, chaired by […]
To strengthen its clean energy agenda, the Indian government has approved an extra 2.8 million tonnes of FCI rice for ethanol production during the 2024–25 ethanol supply year. This brings the cumulative rice allocation under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) scheme to 5.2 million tonnes. Posted by Shivam In a significant move to accelerate its […]
TBS Report Vendors attribute the fall in rice prices to the arrival of Boro season paddy in the market. On the other hand, the price of vegetables remains high due to low seasonal supply. Retail prices of rice have started to decline, with a drop of Tk8-10 per kg for fine rice over the past […]
Jasim Uddin Haroon. Bangladesh’s rice imports soared further during the first nine months of the current fiscal year as the government scrambled to replenish food reserves and stabilise markets in the wake of higher inflationary pressure on the economy. Rice imports jumped over 2,900 per cent year-on-year to US$492.4 million in the July-March period of […]
Lower rice prices will benefit price-sensitive consumers in Africa and other regions. By Channels Television Nigeria is among the top rice-importing countries currently reaping the benefits of a global slum in prices of rice to multi-year lows. Data obtained from a Reuters poll showed that the market slumped in April, a month after Delhi removed […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia warned on May 7 that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent South-east Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated with India launching strikes on Pakistan, following April’s deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-administered […]
By The Manila Times. THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has begun scaling up the production of two zinc-rich rice varieties, with the aim of addressing zinc deficiency among Filipinos. Intended to provide seeds for expanding production across the Visayas, the PhilRice office in Murcia, Negros Occidental, planted NSIC Rc 460 and NSIC Rc 648, […]
By Reuters Global rice prices, which have tumbled to multi-year lows, are unlikely to fall further with top exporter India’s currency firming, but bulging Indian stockpiles and a bumper Asian crop will cap any rebound this year, industry executives say. While lower rice prices will benefit price-sensitive consumers in Africa and other regions, they are […]
