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The Supreme Administrative Court has ordered fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 10 billion baht in compensation

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference on May 23. (Photo by Nobufumi Yamada) 

However, North Korea cannot fully address its food shortages with imports, so the current drop in grain prices may be temporary

New Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday pledged to make the utmost efforts to stabilize rice prices.

THE government’s rice inventory can feed the nation for almost 11 days, according to the National Food Authority (NFA).

The National Food Authority (NFA) is seeking a budget of P27 billion from the national government for its 15-day rice buffer stock requirement for 2026.

The vast majority of Arkansas’ rice crop has been planted, but some of the acres that were projected for the crop may turn into soybean acres due to floods earlier this spring and subsequent rains since then.

Pakistan has successfully blocked India’s attempt to register Basmati rice under its name.

Vietnam is set to make a groundbreaking entry into the 'low-carbon' rice market in Japan with its first export shipment in May 2025.

Likely to levy ₹10-20/t fee for registration; charges for Basmati shipments may be hiked to ₹50/t

THE National Food Authority (NFA) said it will augment its storage capacity for rice by 200,000 metric tons (MT) within two years to enable more grain purchases from farmers.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - With the government's rice reserves touching 3.8 million tons as of May 18, 2025

Retail rice prices in Japan climbed for the 19th time in 20 weeks, with limited impact from government stockpile releases aimed at easing the surge.

Data from the agriculture ministry show rice prices are up again for the week through May 11, reversing a slight decline the week before.

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Etō has issued an apology after remarks he made about never needing to purchase rice due to gifts

THE Philippine government will expand its subsidized rice program to more provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao starting in July

Global market prospects for U.S. long-grain rice for the upcoming marketing year.