All posts tagged "Rice"

• 

  282

  Rice News in English

  Bangladesh : Rice prices continue to rise despite record harvest, ample reserves

  Rice prices in Bangladesh are rising sharply, affecting coarse, medium, and fine grains despite record production and strong government stockpiles. Coarse rice...

• 

  161

  Rice News in English

  Bangladesh : Rice import duty cut to near zero as local prices surge

  Bangladesh has cut rice import duty from 63.25% to 2% to curb rising prices. The food ministry approved 242 traders to import...

• 

  109

  Rice News in English

  Philippine : DA pushes for more rice mills, downplays over capacity risk

  Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. supports building more Rice Processing System units while prioritizing efficient mill usage. He targets 80–85%...

• 

  159

  Rice News in English

  Kharif Sowing Crosses 1,039 Lakh Hectares in 2025; Rice, Maize Up, Oilseeds and Cotton Down

  The total area under Kharif crops in India reached 1,039.81 lakh hectares as of August 15, 2025, up 37.39 lakh hectares from...

• 

  199

  Rice News in English

  Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests

  Kenya will import 500,000 tonnes of duty-free rice by December to ease prices, mainly from India and Pakistan. Farmers oppose the plan,...

• 

  423

  Rice News in English

  Decades of failed rice policies haunt Nigeria’s self-sufficiency push

  Nigeria remains Africa’s top rice producer but faces a supply gap. USDA data shows 2024 output at 5.23 million tonnes versus 7.6...

• 

  173

  Rice News in English

  Bangladesh Govt sets record in procuring Boro paddy, rice

  The Bangladesh government has achieved record procurement in the Boro 2025 programme, surpassing targets with 376,942 MT of paddy, 1,406,533 MT of...

• 

  275

  Rice News in English

  Bangladesh’s duty-free rice import prompts 14% surge in Indian prices

  Rice prices in India surged up to 14% within two days after Bangladesh scrapped a 20% import duty, enabling duty-free imports of...

• 

  144

  Rice News in English

  Bangladesh Rice traders refuse to unload consignments due to high duty at Hili port

  Importers at Hili land port have halted clearing rice consignments despite government approval, citing the 62.5% duty that raises costs to Tk95–100...