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India’s rice purchase reaches near 50 million tonnes, up 6% from a year ago 

Government may be forced to dipose of the grain via sales to ethanol distilleries and open market. By Prabhudatta Mishra The Indian government’s rice procurement for the official reserves during the October 2025-April 2026 period has reached near More...

Published Date: May 5, 2026

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Heavy rains damage...

DHAKA: Bangladesh is heading for a rice shortfall of more than 200,000 metric tons after heavy pre-monsoon rains and upstream inflows damaged its main crop in the northeastern

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Middle East Confli...

Surging urea prices driven by Hormuz Strait disruptions are squeezing rice farmers across Asia, threatening to cut yields and deepen food insecurity across the region. Rice

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Forecast-based ric...

Niaz Md Farhat Rahman Reliable weather forecasts, delivered on time, can turn uncertainty into opportunity. They can make agriculture more productive, resilient and profitable.

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Vietnam Expands Ri...

Amid heightened volatility in the global rice market, Vietnam is stepping up efforts to diversify export destinations and shift toward higher value segments. Geopolitical

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China-Myanmar B2B ...

Nyein Nyein Myanmar and China will soon establish a Business-to-Business (B2B) pact to boost rice export, said Myanmar’s Commercial Attaché in Kunming, China.Guokee Bio-Tech

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PH agri output dip...

By TED CORDERO, GMA News The Philippines’ agriculture sector saw a slight drop in output in the first quarter of 2026, mainly due to lower rice production, according to the

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Exports disrupted ...

Thai rice exports risk missing the 7m-tonne target as the Iran war halts shipments to Iraq and drives up logistics costs Thailand’s rice exporters say the Iran war has dealt a

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Philippines may ca...

By Dexter Barro II The Department of Agriculture (DA) is evaluating a restriction on monthly rice import volumes of up to 200,000 metric tons (MT) from June to October to ensure

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What it means for ...

Sukanta Halder This year’s Boro paddy harvest in the haor region had raised hopes of a strong yield, with farmers racing against time to harvest, thresh, and dry their crops.

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India has food gra...

C Shikha, Joint Secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, on Monday said that India has an adequate

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Two rice varieties...

By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has urged farmers to consider planting early-maturing and

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Rice tariff collec...

Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star  MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rice tariff collection in the first quarter rose by 13 percent on an annual basis to

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