Government unveils new strategy to aid rice supply amidst looming crisis. By Yun Hee-hun With the rice shortage phenomenon emerging in the market ahead of this year’s
By Manolo Serapio Jr Takeaways by Bloomberg AIHide The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept. 1 to support local farmers, a move that could further
Harrison Brooks India’s rice market is at a pivotal inflection point. A confluence of record surpluses, a depreciating rupee, and aggressive export policies has driven
Tariffs may sound patriotic, but they almost always weaken the very industries they’re supposed to protect. Japan eats a lot of rice. And it imposes tariffs on foreign rice to
By Vietnam News Agency Vietnam has outranked Thailand as the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025, Thai PBS reported on August 3, citing the Thai Rice
The Jakarta Globe Jakarta. The Indonesian government will release 1.3 million tons of rice from national reserves into the market to curb rising prices and maintain supply
In a surprising contrast to declining rice exports, Vietnamese companies spent $1 billion importing rice over the past seven months, even as the country’s export revenue from
Agency Report Rice farmers in Abakaliki in Ebonyi State have raised concerns over incessant rainfall, which they say is threatening the 2025 rice production and harvest. The
Finimize Newsroom What’s going on here? South Korean rice exports to Japan soared to a record 416 metric tons in the first half of 2025 – a 26-fold leap over the previous high