India's 2026 kharif basmati acreage is expected to increase as strong prices and export demand encourage farmers to shift from conventional paddy....
Brazil’s 2025/26 rice production fell 13.1% to 11.1 million tonnes as cultivated area declined 13.7%, driven by lower profitability and weaker weather....
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the country has achieved self-sufficiency in eight food commodities, backed by record rice reserves and the highest-ever...
Bangladesh's rice prices rose, especially fine varieties, due to higher paddy prices, flood damage to Aus crops and Aman seedbeds, and uncertainty...
Japan’s Creattura Co. Ltd. is exploring a 10-year partnership with Isabela, Philippines, to introduce climate-smart rice farming. The technology could cut irrigation...
The two-day Desi Rice Mela in Mysuru showcases over 200 indigenous paddy varieties, promoting Karnataka’s traditional and medicinal rice, organic farming and...
Brazil’s rice exports reached a record 1.1 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 83% year-on-year, easing domestic oversupply and...
The Philippines’ National Food Authority will raise its minimum wet palay buying price from P17 to P21 per kg before the September...
A delayed monsoon and prolonged dry spell have disrupted paddy transplantation in Jammu’s RS Pura Basmati-growing region. Dry canals, inadequate irrigation and...