By Dexter Barro II The Philippines will import a record-high five million metric tons (MT) this year, as it turns to foreign supplies to offset a projected shortfall in domestic
Like Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand also export rice to the Philippines. Most orders from Myanmar are for GW-11 rice because of the variety’s high quality, not the country’s
The Nation Editorial Team The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has placed the Philippine-market price of Myanmar’s GW-11 rice at around US$580 per tonne, compared with
By Chirag Aggarwal, Editor: Shashwat Pradhan HIGHLIGHTS Myanmar’s 5% white rice price rose to its highest level in nearly two years on Aug. 14, driven by tight supply
MYANMAR has over 33 million acres of agricultural land, including farmlands, highland farms, and croplands. This area is sufficient to meet the country’s needs, so there is no
Open Bureau Global rice production could drop to 536.4 million tonnes in 2026-27 as a potentially powerful El Niño collides with rising fertiliser, fuel and transport costs,
Myanmar aims to achieve export targets of 1.8 million tonnes of rice and 1.2 million tonnes of broken rice through sea and border trade routes this FY, totalling three million
Top rice news today highlights Myanmar’s upcoming power technology seminar for rice mills, Bangladesh’s rising food prices due to relentless heavy rainfall, and
By Dexter Barro II The Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the imposition of higher tariffs by at least 13 percentage points (ppt) on certain rice imports from four of