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Thai white rice 5% broken, an Asian benchmark, jumps 10% to US$423 a tonne in the week ended Apr 8. [SINGAPORE] Rice prices surged the most in more than two years on concerns
Source: Business Times Rice prices in Asia have seen their steepest rise in more than two years on supply concerns. The main factor has been the rise in fuel and fertilizer
BANGKOK, Thailand (3 April 2026)—The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Thailand Office, represented by Dr. Bjoern Ole Sander, IRRI Thailand Country Representative and
Story by Vijay C Roy India’s total area under summer crops stood at 6.41 million hectares as of 10 April 2026, marginally higher than 6.3 million hectares a year ago,
Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority (NFA) is set to auction more aging palay (unmilled rice) and rice stocks to free up
Makhan Lal Dutta ON A winter morning in Bangladesh’s north, a rice farmer checks his mobile before switching on the irrigation pump. The message that he reads is not from a
Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has urged rice exporters to target $10 billion in exports during a visit to REAP in Karachi. He also highlighted port
The central Indian State has filed a case seeking inclusion of the fragrant rice grown by its farmers in GI tag. By Prabhudatta Mishra At a recent gather of thousands of farmers