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...
Andhra Pradesh achieved a record 7.4 million tonnes of paddy procurement, with 95% of ₹31,000 crore paid to farmers within 24 hours....
The Philippines' National Price Coordinating Council recommended extending the ₱50/kg price ceiling on imported premium rice by 60 days, citing its success...
Cambodia exported 630,319 tonnes of milled rice in the first half of 2026, up 63% year-on-year, generating US$367.1 million. Strong demand from...
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy urged the Centre to raise Telangana’s rabi 2025/26 rice procurement target beyond 35 lakh metric tonnes to...
Japan's parliament passed a revised Staple Food Law requiring farmers to adopt demand-driven rice production to stabilise supply and prices. The reform...