Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India’s main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, September 2, 2021. Picture
India recently placed a ban on long grain rice, excluding basmati and parboiled rice, in an effort to fight domestic food inflation. The latest ban on rice exports will likely
The iconic rice variety known for its long grain, aroma and high yield may be ejected by PB 1885 The darling of exporters — Pusa Basmati (PB) 1121 — is in danger of going off
About two weeks ago, the Federal Government took a bold step towards ensuring that hunger in Nigeria is fixed. In this regard, the government recently declared a state of
As global temperatures continue to rise, maintaining the quality and yield of crops adapted to lower temperatures will increasingly become a challenge. One crop known to be
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday the country must boost its rice stocks and that he may seek a supply deal with India, worried about the potential impact
Nepal’s traders hike rice prices as India orders export halt KATHMANDU – Hari Sharan Basnet of Machhegaun, Kirtipur had bought a 25-kg bag of Pearl brand rice from India
“We are assuring buyers that there is no possibility of a ban on basmati rice exports but some buyers are afraid due to the recent decisions,” an exporter said.
Opening of a government-to-government window seen to ease the pressure India has emerged as the largest exporter of rice in the last 15 years, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of
The International Rice Research Institute is developing crops that can resist hot temperatures and survive drought. A top rice research center headquartered in the Philippines, a
Chatter on one of Prabha Rao’s WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering
MANILA, Philippines — A ranking Department of Agriculture (DA) official yesterday gave assurance of enough supply of rice despite the devastation brought by Typhoon Egay in the
Ex-mill sugar prices so far have increased 6.5% since March and at present, prices are in the range of ₹3,600-3,700 per quintal in UP and ₹3,470-3,525 in Maharashtra.
Farmers gather palay to put into sacks after a day of drying in Brgy. San Juan in Morong Rizal on June 17, 2021 during Rural Workers Month. ABS-CBN News MANILA – Agriculture
Rice traders in Lagos State have bemoaned the recent increase in the price of the produce in the state. The traders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Men on
Farmers harvest rice in Hanoi in June 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has forecast that Vietnam’s rice exports will
Farm labourers carry rice saplings for planting in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave NEW DELHI – Indian farmers have
ABU DHABI, July 29 (Xinhua) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed a four-month ban on rice exports and re-exports, the country’s Ministry of Economy said
LAHORE: Despite significant production losses and other major challenges, Pakistan exported a total of 3.717 million tonnes of rice to earn $2.149 billion in FY23. The rice sector
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday the country must boost its rice stocks and that he may seek a supply deal with India, worried about the
India’s new ban on certain rice exports is trickling down to Texas, a flashback of the great toilet paper panic of the COVID-19 pandemic. Driving the news: Last week,
BENGALURU, July 28 (Reuters) – India’s LT Foods (LTOL.NS), which sells Daawat basmati rice, reported a 53% surge in quarterly profit on Friday, helped by robust
India parboiled rice rates jump to 5-1/2 year-high Men load rice bags to a ship for export at a rice processing factory in Vietnam’s southern Mekong delta, Vietnam July 6,
This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows harvesters working in a paddy field in Xinjian District of Nanchang City, east China’s Jiangxi Province. In recent days,
SINGAPORE (Web Desk/Reuters) – As Pakistan has already been witnessing a continuous rise in the prices of all rice prices despite sufficient production locally and being a major
Senegal imposes stock limit on traders; Thailand ups prices by another $20/tonne Domestic white rice prices (common variety) in India have dropped by ₹4,000 a tonne after
The image of IR (left) and OM rice varieties. FB Demand for IR and OM rice varieties for export is soaring across Europe and Asia, leading to an increase in prices, says a local
HYDERABAD: Following India’s ban on export of non-basmati white rice, rice millers from Telangana have asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to buy it from them to
As the rice export ban by India has unleashed another level of panic among NRIs and other people of Asia in the US, there have been long queues for people hoarding rice for next
The rice grower and exporters , Rice Partners (Pvt) Ltd (RPL) has trained around 35,000 farmers to introduce innovation and modern techniques in rice production for increasing
WASHINGTON: India’s move to restrict exports of certain types of rice could help exacerbate food price inflation and should be reversed, International Monetary Fund chief
JAKARTA: Indonesia has increased its social welfare budget by 8 trillion rupiah ($532.41 million) to distribute more rice to lower-income households and help control food prices,
Business with Iran too will benefit Basmati exporters are hopeful of steady returns after the UAE-India currency trade agreement. This will likely give a boost to Iran window via
Rice is a staple food for nearly 3 billion people and India accounts for 40 percent of its global production but it banned its exports of non-basmati rice last week amid
Government says the restriction would begin on July 20, and only vessels currently loading would be allowed to export India has prohibited the export of non-basmati white
Crop restructuring: A farmer harvests rice outside Hanoi. Among the challenges facing the industry are problems in post-harvest preservation, which can lead losses, sometimes as
INTRODUCTION The climate phenomenon of El Niño is typically associated with drought and warmer temperatures in Southeast Asia, but also with floods and typhoons globally. It has
TRA VINH, Vietnam — In the heat of Tra Vinh’s dry season, rice farmer Thach Ren stands on a recently harvested field holding a smartphone. The once lush and green field now
Curbs spur traders to cancel contracts to sell grain worth $1 billion on the world market India’s decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will spur traders to cancel
NEW DELHI: Rice prices are set to surge after top exporter India banned a large chunk of shipments, adding to stresses on global food markets that have already been roiled by
India’s ban on non-basmati rice exports will force UAE importers to look elsewhere UAE shoppers and F&B businesses need to keep close watch for signs of food price
MANILA -Amid the perceived impact of El Niño on the domestic food supply, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the weather phenomenon could even increase yield for some
Despite a bright outlook predicted for rice exports in the second half of 2023, the rice sector still needs more support to shift from quantity to quality to seize global market
Days after the government banned exports of non-basmati rice amid growing concern of a shrink in the sown area because of uneven rainfall distribution in the country, the coverage
To prevent any inflationary pressure on households, the central government has banned the export of non-basmati rice. BENGALURU: BPL and APL cardholders are waiting for 10
‘If Bangladesh wants to further enhance bilateral cooperation in this field of food production, we’re ready to extend our cooperation’ Bangladesh can adopt the
CARDI showcases a sample of Champei Sar 70 in April. Hong Menea With fields now abundant with the golden stalks of a new rice variety, Champei Sar 70 (CPS 70), both the
News about the Indian government announcing a ban on rice exports triggers a buying and hoarding frenzy of the staple foodgrain A board at an Indian store in the USA as people
NEW DELHI — A ban imposed by India on exports of several categories of rice due to rising domestic prices and fears of a shortfall in the next crop yield could drive up
Canada geese are gorging themselves on the once-polluted river’s environmental success story. Wild Rice Monitor Katie Marsaa gently paddled towards a flock of geese to
NEW DELHI: India has prohibited the export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect, according to a government notice on Thursday, after a late start to seasonal monsoon
LAHORE: Growers have, so far, brought 3.278 million acres of land under rice cultivation in the Punjab province against the sowing target of five million acres of land. The
MUMBAI/ HANOI/BANGKOK/DHAKA: Prices of rice exported from Vietnam soared to their highest in more than a decade this week, on growing supply concerns due to the El Nino weather
LAHORE:Punjab Agriculture Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said that 3.278 million acres have been brought under rice cultivation against the target of 5 million acres. This year,
Farmers harvest rice in their paddy field at Cisalada Village, Bogor Regency of West Java province in Indonesia, on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) Farmers harvest rice in
The South Asian nation’s curbs come in the wake of Russia’s pullout from the Ukraine grain deal, which has jacked up wheat prices sharply in the past few days. Rice
SINGAPORE: Asian rice trade paused on Friday to digest the previous day’s ban by India, by far the world’s biggest supplier, of a major share of its exports of the staple,
India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. Heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have
India has banned the export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect, the world’s top rice exporter said on Thursday, in a move one export group said could have an impact
The average export price of Vietnam’s rice last year was US$650 per tonne, up 20.8 per cent over the same period last year. Rice bags loaded for export at a Kiên Giang
Only 470 tonnez of rice sold in past three rounds The weekly e-auctions of rice and wheat by the Food Corporation of India under the open market sale scheme continue to get a
PETALING JAYA: Despite ongoing chatter that the labels on locally grown rice have been switched with those of imported grains, authorities say they have found no evidence of such
Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems,
With the onset of the monsoon, the Manipur government has mobilised around 2,000 security personnel, including from the Manipur Rifles and the India Reserve Battalion, in farming
LITTLE ROCK, AR – With their two-year terms ending later this month, the chairs of two USA Rice governing boards handed their gavels to colleagues from other rice growing
In response to persistent food shortages caused by the impacts of climate change in the country and outside, the government is intensifying its efforts to ensure food security.
The Comptroller of Customs, Kwara Area Command, Kehinde Ilesanmi, has said that ban on importation of foreign rice has not been lifted. At a press briefing in Ilorin, yesterday,
To reduce water use, labour cost & GHG emission substantially The country’s first herbicide-tolerant rice varieties will be available for large-scale commercial cultivation
A farmer carries rice saplings in her field on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, India, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave MUMBAI, July 18 (Reuters) –
Traders say price offered under e-auction higher than market rates The government may reduce the prices of rice offered under the open market sale scheme (OMSS) by the Food
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said his administration was doing everything it could to fulfill his campaign promise of decreasing rice prices to P20 per
The government has already requested Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana for assistance, and surplus paddy nursery sown by several farmers will be procured. in Punjab,
With China’s help, the African island nation has ambitions to meet food security needs The long rainy season has finally ended, and the cool, pleasant dry season has arrived
The global decline of the rice supply and the impact of El Nino climate pattern have led to a sharp increase in the price of rice for export. Latest data from General Department
Global prices for rice could soar again as the world’s largest supplier, India, considers banning the export of several varieties. As the cost of the staple reaches an 11-year
Mina Bando, a 45-year-old woman farmer in Dhiria village, nestled in the foothills near the Indo-Bhutan border, has become a beacon of hope for her community. As the
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region has served as the country’s breadbasket for years. Known for fertile soil, the area grows more than half of all rice produced in the country, a
A farmer works in a paddy field at Dala Township in Yangon, Myanmar, July 13, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) YANGON, July 14 (Xinhua) — Farmers are busy working
Rice, a staple food grain in many Asian countries, feeds nearly two-thirds of the human population almost on a daily basis. However, millions of diabetic and pre-diabetic patients
Shortage of paddy, fears of crop being affected by weather factors behind the spike Prices of Indian rice have increased by nearly 10 per cent over the past couple of weeks in the
NEW DELHI: Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier than usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling
BUTUAN CITY – At least 700 rice farmers in the Agusan del Norte town of Las Nieves are set to receive rice seeds under the agriculture development program of the local
Fortified rice which was supplied at ₹34/kg is being made available at ₹31/kg and wheat at ₹21.50/kg instead of ₹22.50/kg The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has
KARACHI – A three-member delegation comprising of quarantine inspectors from the National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA), Mexico is visiting
July 13 (Reuters) – India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is considering banning exports of most rice varieties, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The
NEW DELHI — Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier-than-usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still
JERLUN: The Kedah Malay Rice Millers Association is urging the government to establish a quota system for the purchase of padi from farmers to break the monopoly of large-scale
Q: I read that red yeast rice is a natural substance to lower cholesterol. Is this better than taking a prescribed medication? A: In order for a prescribed
MANILA, Philippines — A local traders’ group has started to sell rice at P38 per kilo in certain areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the upward trend in retail
With heavy showers in July have meant that, India, which was seeing a 30% deficit in rainfall in mid-June, is now at 2% excess rainfall reading. However, the June deficit has had
Verra invites proposals for the development of a new VCS methodology or module under VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.0 for the
MANILA, Philippines — National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Eduardo Guillen over the weekend called on the public to stop wasting rice amid the possible
The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is pleased to announce the release of Version 2.2 of the SRP Chain of Custody (CoC) Policy and Standard, replacing Version 2.0 introduced in
The government and policymakers must adopt a global mindset and address technical, economic and environmental challenges related to the production and export of basmati. The
Farmers are hopeful for better yield this year compared to the previous years given the gaining momentum in monsoon rain. The paddy cultivation has started gaining momentum over
MUMBAI: Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key
Non-basmati rice dispatch rise 6% as Africa, West Asia buy more Indian rice exports were off to a good start in the current financial year with volume of shipments increasing by
SEOUL, July 6 (Reuters) – South Korea is set to sign an agreement next week with eight African nations to help boost rice production and cut their dependence on imports,
Rice prices are already at an 11-year high and are set to rally further after India’s move to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for the crop. In Short By India Today
(06/30/23) CROWLEY, La. — With a heat wave gripping Louisiana, scores of farmers sweated, sipped water and shaded themselves with hats and event programs as they toured the LSU
Under proposed MoU, South Korea to build Korean rice belt in African countries, known as K-Rice Belt, to help these countries ‘cut dependence on rice imports’ ANKARA
Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on “Basmati Rice Market Insights, to 2027” with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and
West Asian country’s share in exports falls India’s basmati rice exports to Iran, which has been the largest importer of aromatic long-grain rice from the country
DAVAO CITY – Some 275 tons of rice will be harvested in the hybrid rice cluster demo project for the wet season in Hagonoy town, Davao del Sur, in September this year, the
Vietnam earned 2.3 billion U.S. dollars from exporting 4.2 million tons of rice in the first half of this year, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of
You do not have to replace the staple you have grown up with because alien alternatives may not help you feel full and you may still tend to overeat. But you do have to practise
Thailand is preparing contingency plans to deal with a potential drought that could last years and squeeze global supplies of sugar and rice. Rainfall across the nation
The development comes amid demand from African countries that look to India for supply of fully broken white rice, other than parboiled rice. New Delhi: India is likely to export
An Indian nutritionist said that giving up rice for a month can help lose weight and stabilize blood sugar levels, but only on condition that the rice is not replaced by calories
Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa on Friday said the government is all set to roll out the ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme. Karnataka Food and Civil