Rice prices still stay higher despite slashing import duty to 15.25 per cent from 62.5 per cent, while a section of traders are reaping windfalls. Coarse rice like guti swarna and
Food secy hopeful of resolving farmers’ concerns During the last season (2023-24), FCI and associated agencies procured 26 MT of wheat through minimum support price (MSP)
A rice trader serves a customer at a traditional market in East Jakarta, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (B-Universe Photo/Joanito De Saojoao) Jakarta. The Indonesian Traditional Market
India imposed the duty last year in a move to maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check The Indian government has extended a 20 percent duty on export of
In the wake of an abnormal hike in prices, the government has ordered the rice mills to prominently display their name, location, production date, price, and variety on all rice
A vendor sells rice at a market in Quezon City, the Philippines on Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — The Philippines continues to struggle to
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Thursday said rice prices in the country would decrease slightly in one or two weeks, as the country awaits incoming supplies. His
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that the issue of price control on rice will be one of the main agenda to be discussed by the National Action
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reported a slight decrease in the world food commodity prices benchmark in January. This decline was primarily