English
-
45How Antitrust Shaped Colombia’s Sugar Market and Boosted Downstream Firm Outcomes
A World Bank study led by James Sampi and Ekaterina Vostroknutova analyzes how Colombia’s antitrust actions in the sugar industry impacted downstream...
-
56Pakistan : Forex constraints: ECC puts sugar import plan on ice
ISLAMABAD: The ECC has delayed the sugar import plan due to forex issues, despite earlier approvals to import 500,000 tons. The move...
-
64Rice imports to Japan surge in May
Japan imported 10,605 tons of tariffed rice in May—3.5 times the total for all of fiscal 2024—driven by surging domestic prices and...
-
51Japan : Rising rice prices fueling consumer shift toward noodles, pasta
Japanese consumers are turning away from expensive rice toward cost-effective staples like noodles and pasta. Supermarket chains like Ito-Yokado and Lawson are...
-
65Bangladesh : Prices of rice, vegetables go up, causing concern for consumers
Rice prices have surged by Tk 6–8 per kg over the past two weeks, driven by mill-gate hikes of Tk 250–300 per...
-
47Research institute favours climate-friendly non-puddled rice cultivation for kuruvai crop in delta districts
A five-year study by the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute confirms that non-puddled machine transplanting (NPMTR) can cut water, fuel, energy, and...
-
63Assam : In a 1st, Majuli ships off 267MT red rice to Dubai and Russia
Assam’s Majuli district marked a major milestone by exporting 267 metric tonnes of organic red rice (bao dhan) to Dubai and Russia...
-
66Bangladesh : Decision to import wheat, aircraft from the US
Bangladesh is negotiating a lower reciprocal tariff from the US, which currently stands at 52% after a 37% hike by the Trump...
-
52Russia in talks to supply up to 300,000 tons of wheat to Philippines
Russia is in talks to supply 200,000–300,000 metric tons of wheat to the Philippines in the 2025/26 marketing year starting July 1....
