Rice News in English
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118Kenya : Court orders disclosure of duty-free rice imports amid farmers’ protests
Kenya’s High Court ordered the government to disclose details of its 490,000-tonne duty-free rice import programme within seven days after farmers challenged...
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135Soaring Rice Prices in Japan Led to Massive Spike in Private Imports in 2025
Japan's 2025 private rice imports surged 95-fold to 96,834 tonnes as soaring domestic prices doubled retail rice costs. A government white paper...
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121Malaysia : New Bill seeks tougher controls on padi and rice sector
Malaysia tabled the Padi and Rice Control (Amendment) Bill 2026, empowering authorities to set minimum and maximum rice prices, regulate grades, licensing...
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188AP Records Highest-ever Paddy Procurement: Nadendla Manohar
Andhra Pradesh achieved a record 7.4 million tonnes of paddy procurement, with 95% of ₹31,000 crore paid to farmers within 24 hours....
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135Philippines : Price council to extend P50/kg price cap on imported rice by 60 days
The Philippines' National Price Coordinating Council recommended extending the ₱50/kg price ceiling on imported premium rice by 60 days, citing its success...
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131Cambodia rice exports surge
Cambodia exported 630,319 tonnes of milled rice in the first half of 2026, up 63% year-on-year, generating US$367.1 million. Strong demand from...
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128Telangana :BJP MPs seek higher rabi rice procurement target from Centre
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy urged the Centre to raise Telangana’s rabi 2025/26 rice procurement target beyond 35 lakh metric tonnes to...
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131Japan enacts bill to stabilize rice supply after 2024 shortages
Japan's parliament passed a revised Staple Food Law requiring farmers to adopt demand-driven rice production to stabilise supply and prices. The reform...
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157UPL launches weed management solution for rice
UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions has launched Ricebeaux, a dual-action early post-emergence herbicide for rice. Combining Propanil and Penoxsulam, it controls grasses, sedges...
