Bulog is advancing rice export agreements with Malaysia and Singapore, focusing on price certainty and farmer protection. Indonesia plans to export 200,000...
Farmers in Bangladesh’s Rangpur region harvested Aush rice with an average yield of 3.24 tonnes/ha, cultivating 55,270 hectares against a 58,300-hectare target....
The Philippines is considering raising tariffs on semi-milled and milled rice imports by at least 13 percentage points from Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan...
Thailand’s rice farmers face falling profitability as lower paddy prices, high production costs and El Niño-related weather risks affect planting decisions. Government...
Japan's average supermarket rice price fell below ¥3,500 per 5 kg for the first time since late 2024, declining to ¥3,458 as...
Rising food prices in Islamabad have increased pressure on consumers, with rice, ghee, oil, vegetables and fruits becoming increasingly unaffordable. Citizens have...
Kenya’s High Court ordered the government to disclose details of its 490,000-tonne duty-free rice import programme within seven days after farmers challenged...
Japan's 2025 private rice imports surged 95-fold to 96,834 tonnes as soaring domestic prices doubled retail rice costs. A government white paper...
Malaysia tabled the Padi and Rice Control (Amendment) Bill 2026, empowering authorities to set minimum and maximum rice prices, regulate grades, licensing...