Rice farming in the Western Division is set to thrive with the opening of a new mill in Ba today. Fiji Rice Pte Limited Chair Raj Sharma says there are 600 registered rice farmers
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Despite record production and ample stocks, the Philippines is expected to import a record volume of rice in the 2024-25 marketing year, according to a
By Yinka Kolawole & Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA—The Federal Government is planning to suspend duties, tariffs, and taxes on some essential food items imported through land and sea
Indonesia’s National Logistics Agency (Bulog) recently said it will prioritize domestically produced rice despite the planned imports of the staple food. Indonesia to prioritize
The federal government has declared the suspension of customs, levies, and taxes on certain critical food commodities imported across land and maritime borders.Minister of
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to
By Eduardo Simões and Leticia Fucuchima SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The Brazilian government will no longer need to buy imported rice, Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro told a local TV
Việt Nam exported 1.44 million tonnes of rice to the Philippines as of May 23, accounting for 72.9 per cent of the total imports of the grain into the country. Rice bags are
During June, continuous torrential rain damaged sections of the Myawaddy-Kawkareik Road, preventing rice from the mainland regions of Myanmar reaching the Thailand-Myanmar border.