Rice News in English Archives - Page 3 of 384

Fiji : Govt moves cut rice imports as oil prices rise

Fiji is intensifying efforts to reduce rice imports as rising global oil prices increase shipping, fertiliser and food import costs. Agriculture Minister...

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Telangana procured 60 LMT paddy so far, 60% of India’s total procurement: Uttam

Telangana has procured over 60 LMT of paddy during the 2025-26 Yasangi season, accounting for around 60% of India’s procurement so far....

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Bulog: Rice Exports to Malaysia Priced Above Domestic Limit

Bulog plans to export rice to Malaysia at prices above Indonesia’s domestic retail ceiling, potentially exceeding Rp16,000 per kilogram. The move, backed...

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Overestimation, slow response behind rice crisis in Japan: gov’t

Japan admitted that overestimating rice supplies and delaying emergency stockpile releases worsened its 2024-25 rice crisis. Poor harvests, tourism-driven demand and panic...

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Asia rice surges 20% in May as war and weather threaten output

Asian rice prices recorded their biggest monthly rise in nearly two decades during May, driven by higher energy and fertilizer costs, El...

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India’s rice prices extend gains; Thai demand firms

India rice export prices rose on stronger African demand and a firmer rupee, while Thailand prices gained due to buying from the...

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India overtakes China to become world’s largest rice producer with record 154 mn tonne output

India became the world’s largest rice producer in 2025-26, surpassing China with record rice output of 154.02 million tonnes. India also achieved...

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Japan Voices Worry over Rice Imports in White Paper

Japan warned that rising private-sector rice imports, driven by sharply higher domestic rice prices in 2025, could weaken local rice production. The...