Rice News in English
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38Pakistan exported rice worth $3.203 bln in FY 2024-25
Pakistan exported 5.544 million metric tons of rice worth \$3.203 billion during July–May FY2024-25, marking an 11.71% decline from last year. While...
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51Pakistan calls for stronger agricultural and food security cooperation with Egypt
Pakistan has called for stronger collaboration with Egypt in agricultural science, biotechnology, and food security, recognizing Egypt’s expertise in arid farming and...
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164Bangladesh : Human chain in Ctg demands urgent action to curb rice price hike
Speakers at a human chain in Chattogram urged urgent government action to curb soaring rice prices, blaming weak monitoring, hoarding, and rising...
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52Early rice harvest in full swing in Qinzhou City, China’s Guangxi
Early rice harvesting is in full swing in Banping Village, Kangxiling Town, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Drone images captured...
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74Central-pool rice stocks hit highest level in two decades
India’s rice stocks have surged to 37.48 million tonnes—over three times the buffer norm—as of July 1, driven by high procurement for...
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84US rice contains most arsenic, Indian basmati among safest, finds study
A new report by Healthy Babies Bright Futures found high levels of toxic inorganic arsenic in U.S.-grown rice, raising health concerns for...
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83India’s rice procurement exceeds 53 million tonnes, up by 1% year-on-year
India procured 531.13 lakh tonnes of rice until June 2025, slightly above last year’s 525.48 lt. With annual PDS needs at 410...
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59Japan farm minister refutes Trump claims on rice imports
Japan's agriculture minister rebutted U.S. President Trump's claims, stating rice imports, including from the U.S., rose 120 times year-on-year and that Japan's...
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86India gets two genome-edited rice varieties
ICAR scientists have developed two climate-resilient, genome-edited rice varieties—Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1—using CRISPR-Cas9. These high-yield strains offer drought and salinity...
