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...
The Philippines imported 1.7 million tons of rice in the first five months of 2025, down 20.9% from last year due to...