Ghana is importing rice despite milled rice production being forecasted to reach 900,000 metric tons this season. GHANA – Ghana is projected to import one million metric tons of rice for the 2025/2026 season, accounting for more than half of the country’s total rice demand, according to the latest annual Grain and Feed report from […]
Indian basmati rice faces 50% tariff, while Pakistani rice faces 19% duties; US retailers report increased interest in Pakistani basmati rice. By Monitoring Desk The higher tariff imposed by the US administration on India, including rice exports, has created an opportunity for Pakistan to expand its share in the US aromatic rice market, according to […]
Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The 50 per cent tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods, including basmati rice, has reshaped trade flows in the United States, providing Pakistan an opportunity to expand its share in the American aromatic rice market. Pakistan’s basmati rice exports have witnessed steady growth in recent years. According to the […]
By Carah Hart Rice harvest has started in southern Arkansas, but an assistant agronomy professor at the University of Arkansas says it’s not expected to be a record crop. Justin Chlapecka tells Brownfield it’s a smaller crop than in previous years. “Especially from what we predicted earlier,” he says. “Especially with all the rains, we’ve […]
TBS Report The General Economics Division of the Planning Commission’s July 2025 Economic Update highlights persistent pressure from staple food item. Bangladesh has seen a steady decline in both headline and food inflation since December 2024, bringing the overall inflation rate closer to the government’s target of 7–8% set in the Monetary Policy Statement for […]
Tour participants spoke with industry members and toured mills, warehouses, driers, rice fields, and research facilities. On July 15, 16 and 17, the California Rice Commission (CRC) hosted an industry tour with representatives from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The 5 members of the USEPA were from […]
by Pune Okayama Friendship Garden Rice is one of the most important staple foods consumed globally, forming a crucial part of the diet for more than half of the world’s population. Its role is especially significant in Asia, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. Beyond being a daily dietary staple, rice also […]
Global agencies led by FAO project record production in the 2025-26 season. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The global rice market remains bearish, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s all rice price index near a five-year low. The bear grip on the market is firm as prices of Thailand’s 5 per cent broken white rice have […]
By John Reidy SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Milled rice production in South Korea is forecast to dip to 3.44 million tonnes in marketing year 2025-26 on reduced planted area, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Area planted to rice is projected by the FAS at […]
By Carah Hart Jarrod Hardke with the University of Arkansas tells Brownfield “when it starts raining April 15 and the lucky ones got a day here and there to plant the following eight weeks. That was the train we were on for two solid months.” Hardke says some of the rice acres went to prevent […]
