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  293

  Rice News in English

  Malaysia ,Tokai rep: Worker ordered to repackage local white rice

  The Kedah State Assembly has raised concerns over the shortage of local white rice in the domestic market, attributing the issue to...

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  453

  Rice News in English

  Malaysia Govt to discuss proposed rice price ceiling at RM1,500 per tonne

  Malaysia’s Agriculture and Food Security Ministry is considering raising the ceiling price for rice to RM1,500 per tonne, up from the current...

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  Wheat News in English

  Going against the grain: How farmers in Asia, Australia are beating the heat with new crop varieties

  NEW DELHI - Crops have always been at the mercy of the weather. But climate change is making farming even more of...

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  English

  Malaysia faces looming white rice shortage amid uncertain weather and expensive padi seeds

  KEDAH – In five months, Malaysia may face a severe shortage of local white rice because of unpredictable weather and the bloated price of...