January has long been considered a hard time to make money, earning it the monicker, “the rotten month” FILE PHOTO: A house near the Yalu River in Sakju County, North
Rice prices surged across Indonesia during the second half of 2023 as the effects of El Niño led to widespread crop failures. In December, President Joko Widodo ordered military
Director General of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) AHM Shafiquzzaman has alleged that prices of essentials like egg, chicken, rice are controlled
By Joseph Moss, International Banker According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO’s) Rice Price Index (FARPI), the price of rice averaged
Food minister orders authorities to fine rice hoarders Prices of different varieties of rice are still dearer despite drives and the food minister’s warning to bring down the
Illegal hoarding by rice mill owners and middlemen is responsible for the unusual increase in the price of the staple despite ample stocks. Many middlemen and mill owners bought
January 2024 BURU ISLAND, Indonesia – At the beginning of November last year, Tamami’s rice field lay vacant except for a herd of cattle grazing on the land. Like many rice
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said that the government has taken a zero tolerance policy to control rice price. The minister said this while speaking at a divisional
The report reveals that, “Selected Food Price Watch for December 2023 shows that the average price of 1kg Rice local sold loose stands at N917.93. Photo Credit: FAO The National