Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính ordered ministries and localities to boost rice production and exports while ensuring market stability. Measures include...
The LPCC has urged NFA-Zamboanga Peninsula to release buffer rice stocks to stabilize prices during the 60-day rice import ban (Sept 1–Oct...
PhilRice and PhilSA have partnered to advance climate-smart rice farming using ground-based and satellite technologies. An eddy covariance flux tower in Nueva...
The Philippine Department of Agriculture is pushing Congress to restore and expand the National Food Authority’s power to purchase rice and corn...
The Odisha government plans to divert broken rice for ethanol production amid rising paddy cultivation spurred by a Rs. 3,100/quintal procurement price....
Thailand’s rice exports fell 26% to 3.87 million tons by August 17, pushing it to third place behind India and Vietnam, USDA’s...
Heavy rains and flooding in India and Pakistan’s basmati-growing regions have damaged crops, raising supply concerns and pushing prices higher. Punjab regions...
Pakistan’s rice sector faces mixed assessments after Punjab floods. The Pakistan Business Forum reported severe losses—60% of rice and 30% of sugarcane...
Rice-eating stink bugs are spreading rapidly across Japan due to extreme heat and warmer winters, threatening the government’s push to boost rice...