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TOKYO, Aug 22 — Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 per cent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday

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Hundreds of rice farmers in Yauri, Ngaski and Shanga Local Government Areas

Cut in agricultural marketing cess on paddy from 2% to 1% will benefit farmers and boost exports

Benapole, Aug. 22 -- month pause, Bangladesh has resumed rice imports from India through Benapole Land Port.

Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday called for amending the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), warning that it “threatens to kill” the rice industry. 

The agriculture ministry plans to allow retailers to continue selling rice from government reserves beyond the current deadline of the end of August.

Retail prices of rice at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan averaged ¥3,737 per 5-kilogram bag from Aug. 4 to 10

Pulses and coarse cereals showed modest gains, with maize alone increasing by 9.82 lakh hectares from last year.

Vietnam has surpassed Thailand in rice exports. The Prime Minister urges immediate action to strengthen its competitive edge.

The state is set to witness a repeat of the paddy procurement crisis during this kharif marketing season.

The South Korean government, which had encouraged farmers to replace rice with soybeans, is now weighing a reversal by reducing the scale of soybean cultivation.

Farmers stoop over waterlogged paddies beside the NLEX Tabang exit in Guiguinto, Bulacan

A Japanese convenience store chain has suspended the sale of rice balls or onigiri and other deli items at 1,600 stores after it found that their expiry dates were faked.

JAKARTA - The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) highlighted the phenomenon of rising rice prices

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The government has set a record in procuring paddy and rice during the Boro procurement programme-2025.