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Cabinet spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa urged large-scale rice millers to release their rice stocks, considering it as an essential duty.

FIVE committees of the House of Representatives will hold an inquiry to find out why the cost of food items

PETALING JAYA: The lower price of imported white rice (BPI) at Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas)

MANILA — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) 

The Department of Agriculture will soon set up Kadiwa stores at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT)

New Delhi: India has hit back at some member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to allow the import of rice without import control permits until 20 December, 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR: Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) will reduce the price of imported white rice (BPI) at its warehouses from RM3,000 to RM2,800 per tonne effective Dec 1, 2024.

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s sale of rice at P42 per kilogram in Kadiwa outlets for vulnerable populations is unsustainable, an agricultural association of farmers said.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at rolling out its Kadiwa Rice-for-All program, where it sells rice at P42 per kilo

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is eyeing to submit its recommendation on the reduced rice

The Philippines needs to spend more than P50 billion a year to bring the price of rice to P29 per kilo on "everybody's plate," the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker noted that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s policy of cutting tariffs on imported rice did not significantly lower the staple’s market price while also causing considerable revenue losses.

Achieving $5 billion in rice export revenues highlights Vietnam’s global standing

Davao City's rice production is insufficient to meet local demand, forcing the city to rely on neighboring provinces

Vietnam's rice prices remain the highest globally even after India lifted its export ban.

THE GOVERNMENT needs to improve the rice industry’s productivity to effectively address the issue of volatile rice prices, analysts said, adding that reducing import tariffs is only a temporary solution.