By VNA Vietnam exported over 7 million tons of rice worth US$4.37 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, up 9.2% in volume and 23.5% in value from a year ago. The average export price of rice stood at $624 per ton, up 13.1%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Recently, […]
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured a stable supply of rice and food in the country as agricultural damage looms to breach its annual average with the combined effects of natural calamities. “In terms sa bigas na meron tayo ngayon, in terms of volume na meron tayo, there’s […]
By Mary Judaline Partlow HARVEST SEASON. A farmer attends to some of her family’s yield in this undated photo. Rice prices in the province have slightly dropped due to the continuous importation of rice and local production, an agriculture official said Wednesday (July 31, 2024). (PNA file photo courtesy of NFA-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY – […]
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to fill the gap between domestic supply and demand. Workers unload rice imported from Thailand on Sept. 6, 2023, at Ujung Baru seaport in Medan Belawan, North Sumatra. PHOTO: ANTARA/ […]
