Rice News in English
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31Sri Lanka : Local rice only for consumption – Minister
Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha announced that the government will ban the use of locally grown rice in alcohol production and instead...
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32Japan rice auction 2025 starts to stabilise surge prices
**TOKYO:** Japan’s government rice auctions, aimed at curbing soaring rice prices, have delivered 30% of auctioned stock to retailers and restaurants so...
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28Philippines : PBBM opens rice processing plant, turns over farm gears in Nueva Ecija
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated a new rice processing system in Nueva Ecija, boosting government efforts to modernize agriculture. The facility, under...
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54Rice imports to Japan surge in May
Japan imported 10,605 tons of tariffed rice in May—3.5 times the total for all of fiscal 2024—driven by surging domestic prices and...
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43Japan : Rising rice prices fueling consumer shift toward noodles, pasta
Japanese consumers are turning away from expensive rice toward cost-effective staples like noodles and pasta. Supermarket chains like Ito-Yokado and Lawson are...
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48Bangladesh : Prices of rice, vegetables go up, causing concern for consumers
Rice prices have surged by Tk 6–8 per kg over the past two weeks, driven by mill-gate hikes of Tk 250–300 per...
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44Research institute favours climate-friendly non-puddled rice cultivation for kuruvai crop in delta districts
A five-year study by the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute confirms that non-puddled machine transplanting (NPMTR) can cut water, fuel, energy, and...
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54Assam : In a 1st, Majuli ships off 267MT red rice to Dubai and Russia
Assam’s Majuli district marked a major milestone by exporting 267 metric tonnes of organic red rice (bao dhan) to Dubai and Russia...
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Indonesia uncovers 6 billion USD rice trade fraud
Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry uncovered massive fraud in rice distribution, estimating consumer losses at $6 billion. Investigations across ten provinces revealed that most...
