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India exports 200,000 tonnes of rice to Bangladesh.

In a telephonic conversation, the official told ANI, “There is no shortage of rice in Bangladesh at this moment. However, due to recent severe floods, the government has decided to import rice in order to avoid the crisis in the future.” Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 27 (ANI): Bangladesh interim government has started importing rice from India. […]

Hun Sen suggests Saudis invest in Kingdom’s rice industry

Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Senate, has urged Saudi Arabia to purchase rice from Cambodia and encourage Saudi investors to invest in Cambodia’s rice production sector, particularly in processing and exporting rice to Saudi Arabia. During the first 11 months of 2024, Cambodia exported more than 7,000 tonnes of rice to the Gulf nation. […]

Agricultural trade comes to a halt at Pakistan’s ports after FIA arrests nine DPP inspectors over rice exports to the EU 

The issue arose when the Prime Minister gave orders for the arrest of the DPP officials over alleged mismanagement of Basmati exports to the European Union. By Ghulam Abbas ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic development, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) headquarters in Karachi, arresting nine inspectors and effectively halting […]

Bangladeshi traders are unwilling to import rice over fear of losses.

Since rice was declared duty-free, 1,340 tonnes of rice arrived from India through Benapole in nine days. Benapole Correspondent Traders are reluctant to import rice from India due to low wholesale and retail prices of coarse rice in the domestic market. Importers claim that rice being imported at a price of Tk 53 per kg […]