India’s non-basmati rice export pipeline remains largely backloaded, with a significant portion of cargoes yet to be shipped. Of the total 660,550 tonnes (t) tracked, nearly
By Anjana Anil, Reuters Synopsis Rising shipping costs due to Middle East conflict are impacting trade. Buyers are waiting for freight rates to ease. Domestic prices in Bangladesh
Higher shipping rates tied to Middle East tensions are cooling exports from India, Vietnam, and Thailand, while Bangladesh is turning to imports to tame stubbornly high domestic
Shahadat Hossain Researchers for integrating high yield with nutrition-rich traits in future rice breeding. Highlights: Farmer Mizanur Rahman from Dupchanchia upazila in Bogura
BSS The decisions were taken at the 8th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase for 2026. The government today (11 March) approved separate proposals for procuring
Upazila Representative Rice prices at Hili Land Port have risen by Tk 2–3 per kilogram in the past few days, despite an increase in imports from India. Importers have stepped up
Women in 21 villages keep earthen ovens burning from dawn to dusk. Sushanta Ghosh and Sohrab Hossain Traditional puffed rice from the southern districts of Barishal, Jhalakathi
BSS RAJSHAHI, March 8, 2026 (BSS) – Farmers in Rajshahi district have begun transplanting Boro seedlings with a target of producing more than 329,000 tonnes of paddy during
India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $348-$353 per metric ton. Reuters Indian rice export prices edged lower this week on surplus supplies and rupee depreciation,