The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture urged Visayas rice farmers to grow corn after rice planting to boost supply. With only 47,000 hectares...
India now requires prior APEDA registration for non-basmati rice exports, adding minimal cost (₹8/MT) but allowing better government monitoring. The move mirrors...
The India-EU FTA faces delays due to a basmati rice GI dispute with Pakistan, including Kashmir claims. India must protect exports and...
The Odisha government told the Assembly it expects a surplus of 12 lakh tonnes of rice after meeting state needs under PDS...
Haryana rice millers raised concerns over the CMR policy, including reduced permissible broken rice (25% to 10%) and transport verification issues. Nagar...
President Marcos has approved extending the 60-day rice import suspension and raising import tariffs to stabilize palay prices. The exact extension and...
India is set to export a record 23.4 million tonnes of rice in 2025-26, despite floods in Punjab and Haryana. Strong demand...
Heavy rains and floods have damaged roughly 15–16% of Pakistan’s rice crop in Punjab, the country’s main rice-producing region. Over 1 million...
Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued an international tender for 50,000 metric tons of non-basmati parboiled rice, shipment 40 days after contract...