Pakistan completed its 2019–2025 rice productivity project, promoting mechanisation, water-efficient farming, smart agriculture and climate-resilient rice varieties through 50% cost-sharing support. The...
Bangladesh’s aromatic rice prices have surged 57% in six months to Tk215-220/kg, following export approvals. Traders blame exports, exporters accuse millers of...
Japan’s domestic rice consumption fell to a record low of 6.83 million tonnes in 2025, driven by higher imports amid earlier domestic...
India’s rice exports rose 5% to 12.27 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, driven by a 9.6% increase in non-basmati...
Asian rice export prices remained firm as India’s prices reached a 10-month high on tight paddy supplies and monsoon concerns. Thailand also...
The Indian government identified 109 districts as very high climate-risk zones and warned that rainfed rice yields could decline 47% by 2080....
Kerala rice prices have risen sharply due to reduced supplies from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, lower production, higher exports...
India’s kharif sowing deficit narrowed to 4.7% by 24 July, with 78.73 million hectares planted, aided by monsoon rains. Gaps across major...
U.S. rice production is forecast at a 40-year low, with output falling to 153.3 million hundredweight and planted area at its smallest...