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Around 16,000 metric tonnes of rice has been imported to Sri Lanka as of 3:30 p.m. today (18), following the relaxing of import restrictions on rice.

The interim government of Bangladesh will procure 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to address the depletion of the country's food stocks

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in the middle of negotiations with both Pakistan and India to provide a stable supply of 2 million metric tons (MT) of rice to the country annually.

Colombo, December 17 (Daily Mirror) - The Sri Lanka Customs announced today that a total of 9,500 metric tons of rice has been imported into the country as of now.

Determined to ensure the stability of the price of rice at the retail level, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel

It is a few weeks to the end of the year, and once again, Nigerian families are set to gather and make merry with sumptuous meals

(VAN) Rice exports from other exporters like Pakistan are projected to decline by 12.3% year over year, according to estimates from S&P Global Commodity Insights analysts, due to India's re-entry into the market.

Stocks of rice imported by private importers have been released into the market.

(VAN) The one million hectares of high-quality rice project in Mekong Delta is both a rice production strategy and an effort to protect and restore rural landscapes.

Eating brown rice isn’t just the healthier option; it may help bring down rice prices and address local production shortfall.

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rice self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) recovered to 78.5 percent last year, following a 24-year low of 77 percent in 2022, as a result of lower imports and higher domestic output.

Hyderabad: The rolling out of the ambitious scheme of supplying superfine rice (Sanna Biyyam) by the beginning of the new year through PDS (Public Distribution System) remains elusive.

A senior lawmaker of the House of Representatives on Monday expressed optimism that rice prices will drop further next year

The rice industry in Sri Lanka is being held hostage by a handful of powerful mill owners who manipulate prices

A Gazette notification has been issued stipulating the maximum wholesale and retail prices for both local and imported rice.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that rice inflation will continue to go down with lower tariffs on imports and the affordable rice programs of the government.

Local rice prices in Nigeria surged 137.32 per cent in October 2024 compared to the same period last year