Rice News in English
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51Sri Lanka : 30,000 MT of paddy to be converted into rice for market
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved converting 30,000 tonnes of Paddy Marketing Board stocks into rice to support procurement and ensure adequate supply. CWE...
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84Vietnam, Australia seek to expand investment in rice value chain
During President To Lam's state visit to Australia, Vietnamese Finance Minister Ngo Van Tuan met with SunRice and RMIT leaders in Sydney....
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50Drought scorches Italy’s rice belt as water supplies hit record lows
Severe heatwaves and record-low water levels in Italy’s Po River basin have forced rice farmers into rotational irrigation and crop abandonment. Although...
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53Nepal is growing more rice but losing indigenous varieties
Farmers across Nepal are replacing traditional indigenous rice varieties with imported hybrids to achieve higher yields, faster harvests, and disease resistance. Driven...
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42India’s kharif sowing deficit dips below 2% as overall coverage rises to 88% of normal
India’s kharif sowing reached 967.92 lakh hectares by August 7, covering 87.6% of the normal area and narrowing the year-on-year deficit to...
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74Global rice output may fall by 9 million tonnes in 2026-27 amid El Nino risks: Report
Global rice production is projected to fall by 9 million tonnes to 536.4 million tonnes in 2026-27, amid risks from a potentially...
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83Indonesia says no rice imports planned for 2026 amid El Nino threat
Indonesia does not expect to import rice in 2026 despite potential El Niño-related production risks, with January–September rice output projected at 28.71...
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68Chinese astronauts harvest rice in space for the first time
Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-23 mission have successfully harvested rice grown in space for the first time, marking a significant step toward...
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73Rice imports could hit 5.6-M tons as Philippines demand outpaces output
The Philippines could import a record 5.6 million tonnes of rice in MY 2026-27, according to S&P Global Energy CERA, nearly 49%...
