The two are more different than they are a like. By Perry Santanachote For many cultures, a meal without rice is, frankly, not a meal at all. In Southeast Asia, jasmine
By Star Business Bangladesh is expected to bag 6.2 crore tonnes of paddy in 2025, a 2.4 percent rise from a year earlier, owing to higher plantings and bumper yields in the Boro
Rains caused repeatedly wetted kernels, followed by fast drying. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Fall rainstorms dampened many rice farmers’ expectations of a good crop this past fall by
By Marita Moaje MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it expects more than 85,000 individuals to benefit from the expansion of the “Benteng Bigas, Meron
Under the project Locality-based rice variety and technology innovation and existing laboratory development (LSTD), an exceptional exhibition of 54 Boro rice varieties developed
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — Rice millers and traders have pledged to maintain the buying price of palay, or unmilled rice, in a bid to help
Vietnam is expected to export around 7.73 million tonnes of rice in 2026, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE). The MAE estimates that the country’s
India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted this week at $351-$356 per ton Reuters Prices of rice exported from India edged lower this week due to currency depreciation and
NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business Rice exports tallied 7.9 million tonnes in 2025, surpassing the initial goal of 7.5 million tonnes, says the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT). The
Lim Hui Jie Key Points: Japan’s headline inflation rate slowed sharply to 2.1%, its lowest level since March 2022, down from 2.9% in November, as easing price pressures collide
A total of 243 tonnes of coarse rice arrives at port By Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon Rice imports from India through Hili land port in Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila resumed
Industry bodies seek equal treatment, question use of exporter-funded pool. By Monitoring Desk Export-oriented industries have raised objections to the government’s decision to
MG News January 23, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan and the Philippines are set to deepen bilateral trade cooperation, with a renewed focus on expanding Pakistan’s rice exports to
Jam Kamal noted that global market dynamics have evolved with the re-entry of major suppliers BR Web Desk Pakistan has reached out to the Philippines for increased rice
Mushtaq Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The country’s export-oriented industries have reportedly reacted strongly to the government’s decision to extend over Rs 15 billion to the Rice