Pakistan’s National Assembly panel probed sugar price hikes as FBR reported a 56% tax rise from sugar mills and offered full disclosure...
Nigeria’s sugar industry imports over 96% of its needs despite decades of planning. Local output is just 3% of demand, costing trillions...
Pakistan attributes the sugar price surge to climate-driven yield losses, not profiteering. Haroon Akhtar cites a 20% crop decline causing a 1.4...
Sugar prices rose slightly Tuesday but face bearish pressure from rising supply. Brazil’s mills prioritize sugar over ethanol, India may allow exports...
India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme hit its 20% target early, driven by sugarcane and now maize. Maize ethanol output rose ninefold to...
The government says genome-edited rice will boost sustainable farming. Minister Bhagirath Choudhary told Parliament that DRR Dhan 100 yields 20–25% more grain,...
Many Punjab paddy farmers face trouble as rice millers refuse to mill hybrid paddy despite a court lifting the state ban. Millers...
Retail rice prices in Japan averaged 3,737 yen per 5 kg from Aug. 4–10, up 195 yen weekly and 1.4 times higher...
Vietnam has overtaken Thailand as the world’s second-largest rice exporter, shifting from volume to value-driven growth. Despite climate risks and tough global...
Sugar prices in India rose 3–3.5% in two months, but mills remain under stress as MSP stays ₹31/kg versus FRP ₹35.50/kg. Industry...