Rice News in English
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175Myanmar: GW-11 rice fetches premium prices as Philippine demand strengthens
Myanmar’s high-quality GW-11 rice is fetching around $580/t in the Philippines, supported by strong buyer demand and a preference for its quality....
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138Odisha :Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan seeks stronger IRRI partnership for climate-resilient rice farming
Odisha is exploring deeper collaboration with IRRI’s South Asia Regional Centre to promote climate-resilient rice, improved varieties, mechanisation and advanced farming technologies....
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251India’s Kharif crop area trails by 16 lakh hectares as uneven monsoon hits rice, maize sowing
India’s kharif sowing reached 1,056.70 lakh hectares, down 1.5% from last year. Rice, maize and ragi acreage declined, while pulses increased and...
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345India govt offers broken rice at ₹2,100/quintal under OMSS policy for July-Sept quarter
The Indian government has fixed a reserve price of ₹2,100 per quintal for broken rice sold under the OMSS-D scheme. The price...
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163Telangana deploys Greyhounds, OCTOPUS soldiers to crack down on defaulting rice millers
Telangana has deployed 28 trained Greyhounds and OCTOPUS personnel to intensify action against defaulting rice millers through surprise inspections and criminal proceedings....
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215Asia rice: India rates climb to 1-year highs on African demand, poor monsoon rains
Indian rice export prices rose to a one-year high, with 5% broken parboiled rice at $364–369/t, supported by African demand and concerns...
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142Despite cases, diversion of CMR paddy continues unabated in Telangana
Telangana officials found 89 rice mills diverted 3.72 lakh tonnes of CMR paddy worth ₹927.16 crore across 2022–25 Kharif seasons. Authorities recovered...
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223Tamil Nadu to prioritise fine-variety paddy procurement for better quality PDS rice
Tamil Nadu will prioritise fine-variety paddy procurement to supply better-quality rice through ration shops. For 2026-27, procurement incentives raised prices to ₹2,750/quintal...
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130India bets on gene-edited rice varieties as yield growth slows
India’s rice productivity growth slowed sharply to just 0.5% in 2025-26, with yields reaching 2,915 kg/ha, highlighting the need for innovation. The...
