Punjab’s basmati output may fall 20–25% this year as heavy rains and floods damage crops across 6 lakh acres. Eight key districts...
India set a 46.34 million tonne rice procurement target for 2025-26, 4.45 percent lower than last year’s goal, though 2024-25 procurement reached...
Japan’s agriculture ministry reports rice prices fell 0.7% in late August to 3,776 yen (\$26) per 5 kg bag, marking the first...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a 60-day suspension of milled and polished rice imports from September 1 to October 30,...
Andhra Pradesh’s Kharif 2025 crop sowing has reached 22.12 lakh ha—71% of the target and nearly 99% of normal progress. Paddy leads...
European buyers chose Indian basmati over Pakistan’s as it was \$250/tonne cheaper, said Ebro India MD Graham Carter. India exported 1.73 mt...
India is boosting rice exports to the Philippines, the world’s largest rice importer. Despite exporting USD 11.83 billion of rice globally in...
The U.S.-Japan rice dispute reveals tensions over trade policy, protectionism, and market access despite a July 2025 deal expanding U.S. rice exports....
Uzbekistan imported 6,500 tons of rice worth $2.9 million from January to July 2025, according to the State Statistics Committee.