The Philippines is considering allowing rice imports only by traders investing in rice mills and processing facilities under the proposed RICE Act...
Tamil Nadu rice prices have risen ₹5–15 per kg due to shortages of fine-quality paddy from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, lower...
The Central government has increased Telangana’s Rabi 2025-26 rice procurement target from 35 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) to 43 LMT, benefiting farmers....
A Nature Food study found that greenhouse gas emissions from global paddy fields nearly doubled since the 1960s, reaching 1.1 billion tonnes...
Security risks in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz have disrupted India’s rice exports, leaving 0.5 million tonnes stranded at Kandla...
India’s rice freight market remained stable in the week ended 22 July, supported by firm African demand despite port congestion and weather...
Indonesia said its food reserves are sufficient to face potential El Niño impacts, with 5.24 million tonnes of government rice stocks, supported...
PhilRice urged Filipino farmers to prepare for a possible Super El Niño by adopting climate-smart practices, including drought-tolerant rice varieties, water-saving technologies...
The Centre said 20% ethanol blending has not affected food security, with only surplus FCI rice (3.9 million tonnes) and maize (6.8...