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MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday credited the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the significant decline in rice prices, with some varieties selling for as low as PHP42 per kilo, during his visit to three key markets in Metro Manila.

Cambodia is negotiating with some countries in the region on rice trade deals to expand the Cambodian rice market, said Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce on Tuesday.

The Rice Department wants to increase the profile of Thai rice on the global stage, by promoting unique strains with certified, geographical indication (GI) labels to a wider market.

At the country’s capital, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigerians are facing difficulties in finding the sales points for the N40,000 subsidized rice launched by the Federal Government last week. 

BENGALURU: The 16-month rice crisis between the state and the central governments has taken a dramatic turn. After enduring months of public embarrassment for dishing out cash instead of subsidised rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders due to an alleged shortage of the foodgrain, the Union government has unleashed a counterattack.

Jakarta - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir reshuffled the board of directors of Perum Bulog. President Director Bayu Krisnamurthi was replaced by Wahyu Suparyono.
This reshuffle was confirmed by the Corporate Secretary of Perum Bulog, Arwakhudin Widiarsa.

Cambodia exported 412,023 tonnes of milled rice in the first eight months of this year, with a revenue of $305 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Thursday.

The price of rice was even higher in August 2024 compared to January 2024 when 35% tariff for imports was in effect, said agricultural groups on Friday.

The Nigerian government has begun the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians

Vietnam has strengthened its position as a global rice exporter as surging prices and volumes propel the country towards a projected record-breaking eight million tonnes of exports in 2024.

The inflation rate for rice slowed down in August due to the combined base effects and impact of reduced tariff rates for the imported grain during the period, data released by the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday showed.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) is targeting to increase government rice reserves to two million tons by the end of 2024, considering that rice demand is projected to rise ahead of the regional elections in November.

MANILA, Philippines — Rice imports are starting to pick up steam, with arrivals reaching almost half a million metric tons nearly two months after the government reduced tariffs to 15 percent.

For Export of 40,000 MT of 100% broken Non-Basmati White Rice to Senegal upto Dakar Port seaport on CIF (LO) basis

JAKARTA, Aug 30 (Reuters) -Indonesia seeks to import another 900,000 metric tons of rice until the end of this year amid expectations of lower output anddelayed planting season, the country’s food procurement company Bulog said on Friday.

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture said that it would not yet recommend raising tariffs on imported rice since retail prices have not gone down.

This is seen as a big change in the policy as the government had banned the use of rice for making ethanol last year