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Favourable weather over past year has helped lift global stockpiles for a second season, and a further flood of the crop is expected from India, which has scrapped long-running export restrictions

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidate Raul Lambino said on Friday, March 21, that the Philippines must adopt “rice diplomacy” as a strategic approach to international relations to safeguard long-term food security.

The Civil Supplies-Criminal Investigation Department (CS-CID) has stepped up efforts to curb the smuggling of rice meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) across the Tamil Nadu-Kerala borders.

According to the VFA's data, out of 1.1 million tonnes of rice exported in the first two months of the year, high-quality rice accounted for 80%, reinforcing Vietnam’s competitive edge against India and Thailand.

Can Tho (VNA) – The World Bank is committed to mobilising additional non-refundable aid to support Vietnam’s project

MANILA, Philippines — A wet market in Valenzuela is selling imported rice labeled “President” at P62 per kilo, far beyond the maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P49 per kilo.

Chandigarh: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will procure 5 lakh metric tonnes of parboiled rice from rice millers in Punjab

The Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchases (ACCGP) on Tuesday approved several proposals, including the import of rice from India.

Several bags of the government’s rice stockpile were wheeled out of storage on Tuesday after a distributor acquired it at auction.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at bringing down the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice by another P4 per kilo by the end of the month

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Global food commodity prices experienced an increase in February

An elder statesman and politician from the First Republic, Tanko Yakasai, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s reforms

India, one of the world’s largest rice producers, has long imposed strict regulations on the production and procurement of rice. 

When rice prices soared this summer due to a shortage

Colombo, March 13 (Daily Mirror) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) announced today that no changes have been made to the maximum retail prices of raw rice.

The country’s paddy rice output will recover this year on the back of improved weather conditions and the extended rice competitiveness program, according to a research firm.

The gains recorded in the Nigerian rice industry are fast fading as high production costs squeeze local millers, leaving room for foreign varieties to flood the markets across the nation.