While world rice production is expected to fall next season, Africa could record growth as governments support local production and farmers adopt improved seed varieties. AFRICA
Top rice news today highlights the El Niño threat looming over Asia and weaker Monsoon, crop risks and rising food prices ahead. Rice exports from Cambodia’s earnings surpass
Faced with a staggering $3.5 billion annual import bill and demand that consistently outpaces local harvests, West African nations and global development partners have launched a
BY Olalekan Adigun The retail price of a 50-kilogram bag of rice across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones has shown notable variations in the first week of May 2026, with
Nigeria’s tariff cuts and falling rice prices shift trade flows across West Africa. NIGERIA – The Nigerian government has reduced rice import tariffs to 47.5% from 70% under
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – FOLLOWING reduction on import duty on rice and other commodities by the Tinubu-led administration, rice millers under the Rice Millers Association of
By Megha Bajaj Today’s Top rice news includes the disruption of Rice Exports to Iraq due to the shipping crisis, the Philippines’ plan of a 30-day rice price cap and
By Charles Kingsley The past months have brought succour for Nigerian consumers. After months of sky-high prices, food inflation is starting to ease, contributing to a sharp
NAN Some Farmers’ associations in Lagos State have predicted further drop in the price of the commodity ahead of the yuletide following Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s slash in
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