All posts tagged "food security"
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149Wheat News in EnglishRed Sea escalation threatens Bangladesh wheat imports
Bangladesh imported about 7.35 million tonnes of wheat in MY 2025/26 against domestic production of around 1 million tonnes. Bab-el-Mandeb tensions, Black...
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313Wheat News in EnglishBangladesh : Wheat prices rise despite record imports
Bangladesh’s wheat flour prices continued rising in July 2026 despite record 7.4 million-tonne imports in 2025/26. Higher global prices and import costs...
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237Wheat News in EnglishPakistan : Karachi Faces Another Flour Price Hike
Karachi’s wheat and flour prices have risen again, with No. 2.5 flour reaching Rs160/kg retail and fine flour Rs175/kg. Wheat rose to...
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200Maize News in EnglishZambia secures 540,000-metric-ton maize export deal with Kenya
Zambia plans to export 540,000 tonnes of white non-GMO maize to Kenya in six batches, as Kenya faces reduced production. Zambia says...
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224Rice News in EnglishKashmir loses nearly 40,000 hectares of paddy land in four decades
Kashmir’s paddy cultivation area has declined nearly 24% to 1.29 lakh hectares since the early 1980s, despite rice yields rising to 26.78...
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141Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : Rice stocks down 6.3%, corn up 40.4% as of Aug 1
Philippines’ rice stocks fell 6.3% year-on-year and 13.3% month-on-month to 2.18 million tonnes as of August 1, with declines across household, commercial...
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212Wheat News in EnglishGlobal crop outlook raises wheat, edible oil concerns for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s heavy reliance on imported wheat, soybeans and edible oils leaves domestic prices vulnerable to global costs, freight, exchange rates and disruptions....
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145Rice News in EnglishLax rice lifting by FCI hurting paddy purchase: Odisha Minister Krushna Chandra Patra
Odisha has raised concerns over slow FCI lifting of custom-milled rice, which is disrupting paddy procurement despite the state spending around ₹30,000...
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177Rice News in EnglishIndonesia to expand high-yield rice seeds nationwide
Indonesia plans to expand high-yield rice seeds from its Subang BRMP Padi center nationwide, with varieties producing 10–13 tonnes per hectare. The...
