Reuters BENGALURU, MUMBAI, BANGKOK, DHAKA AND HANOI: Indian rice export prices fell for a third straight week, pressured by weak demand, a soft rupee and oversupply, while domestic rates in Bangladesh remain high despite a bumper harvest. India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $375-$380 per ton, its lowest since mid-2023. Last week, prices […]
Under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries’ supervision, 178 farming families in Kampong Thom province’s Baray district have switched to planting Sen Kra Ob rice types. This season, they recorded profits of about one million riel per hectare, surpassing those of anyone growing OM rice. Minister Dith Tina attributed the increased earnings to Sen […]
What is causing this stark divide in rice supply, and is there a way to restore balance? HAENAM, South Korea / TOKYO: Japan is grappling with rice shortages and price hikes, forcing it to ramp up imports. Just across the sea, South Korea is facing the opposite problem — an overwhelming surplus that has driven […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Surplus supply, tepid demand push India rates to over two-year low. Reuters Thai rates widen on increase in production costs Summer-autumn harvest in Mekong Delta peaking, trader says Bangladesh to import rice ahead of upcoming flood season By Ishaan Arora July 17 (Reuters) – Indian rice prices fell to their lowest level in […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – State logistics agency Bulog has intensified the distribution of rice under the Food Supply and Price Stabilization (SPHP) Program and secured cross-agency supervision to ensure it remains on target. Bulog’s director of operations and public services, Mokhamad Suyamto, said that the SPHP rice distribution is a part of the government’s efforts to […]
By Chau Anh Vinafood 1, Vietnam’s top rice exporter, has been asked to develop an integrated hub for agricultural trade, logistics, warehousing, exports, customs, banking, irradiation, and research and development activities. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha made the request at a meeting of the state-owned company (Vietnam Northern Food Corp.) in Hanoi last Friday, […]
by Carla P. Gomez Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said P20 per kilo of rice will be sold in Talisay City this week through the federation of irrigators association. In June they also sold P20 per kilo rice in Pulupandan town, Lacson pointed out on Monday, July 7. Lacson said 500 residents in Talisay […]
Large number of registration cases remain pending with regulatory authority. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing growing uncertainty as significant delays in pesticide registrations and import permissions at the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) Karachi threaten the timely availability of critical crop protection products. The Pakistan Crop Protection Association (PCPA) has raised […]
Sukanta Halder Rice prices have increased by Tk 3 to Tk 5 per kilogramme across all categories over the past month, despite the recent Boro harvest and continuing imports of the staple grain. The Boro season, the country’s largest paddy harvest, wrapped up in May. The Boro harvest usually brings down rice prices due to […]
8.30 lakh tonnes of rice, 4.66 lakh tonnes of wheat imported last fiscal. Shaikh Abdullah The government imported a record 12.96 lakh tonnes of food grains in the just concluded 2024–25 fiscal year to stabilise domestic supply amid repeated natural disasters and lower rice production. According to the food ministry’s website, the imports included 8.30 […]
