Sri Lanka inaugurated a Rs.45 million irrigation project in Batticaloa to expand cultivation by 500 acres and support three cropping seasons. Minister...
Bangladesh has issued two tenders, each for 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice, to curb rising domestic prices, up 15% year-on-year despite...
Bangladesh’s rice market remains stable despite India’s new export rules requiring non-basmati rice exporters to register with APEDA. Officials report sufficient stocks...
Japan has begun releasing tax-free imported rice earlier than usual to curb persistently high grain prices. Under its 770,000-ton minimum access commitment,...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a 60-day suspension of milled and polished rice imports from September 1 to October 30,...
Rice imports into Bangladesh surged 2,584% to \$682.4 million in FY25, driven by flood losses of over 1 million tonnes and efforts...
Kenya’s High Court has allowed duty-free rice imports but capped them at 250,000 metric tonnes and limited the window to October 31,...
The Department of Agriculture says ₱1 trillion is needed to upgrade irrigation for over a million hectares, boosting farm output and reducing...
Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha announced that the government will ban the use of locally grown rice in alcohol production and instead...