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NEW DELHI: Waking up to the trend of rice prices not moderating despite huge surplus stock with FCI and restrictions on exports in place, government will carry out a comprehensive study to map consumption and production of different non-basmati rice varieties which are not distributed under the free foodgrain scheme, PMGKAY.

Official data showed that at least 24 places in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh recorded maximum temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius or above on Wednesday.

THE National Food Authority (NFA) recorded a higher rice inventory in May following its decision to raise palay (unmilled rice) buying prices.

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) under the Thai Ministry of Health has announced that rice samples taken from the Ministry of Commerce are safe for consumption as they are free from aflatoxin, germs, and chemical contamination.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) defended yesterday the decision of the government to sell rice at P29 per kilo at Kadiwa outlets, saying it aims to benefit the poor.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rolling out Kadiwa Centers through the Kadiwa Program in Metro Manila bannered by its sale of rice at P29 a kilo, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunday.

MANILA, Philippines — Allowing the National Food Authority to import rice is a last option for the government, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday amid opposition from farmers’ groups to return the NFA’s power to source the staple outside the country.

The General Department of Customs (GDC) reported that Vietnam exported more than 1 million tons of rice last April, worth $620 million.

Commerce minister continues to defend plan to auction off grain pledged a decade ago

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on May 13 revealed that the realisation of rice imports through State Logistics Agency (Bulog) was only less than 5% of the total national needs

A party-list lawmaker on Thursday lauded the approval of the proposed amendments to Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food.

The Thai armed forces will purchase the rice stored under the rice-pledging scheme for 10 years if its quality is up to par, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang said.

The House Committee on Agriculture and Food and the House Committee on Ways and Means approved on Tuesday a proposal that seeks to reinstate the price stabilization and supply regulation functions of the National Food Authority (NFA) and increase the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

Indonesia is the third-largest producer of rice in the world but isn’t self-sufficient, having to import the grain every year to make up for the shortfall.

Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas while hampering the shipping of grains to port, jeopardising the nation's exports and wreaking havoc to the economy of Rio Grande do Sul state, a large soy, rice, wheat and meat producer, reported Reuters. 

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said he would certify as urgent the proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), in a bid to lower stubbornly high prices of rice that have stoked inflation and weakened Filipinos’ purchasing power.

MANILA, Philippines – The House committee-approved bill seeking to amend Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) will allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to intervene and sell rice at a lower price during emergencies or when prices spike.