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MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has revealed that government officials were involved in rice smuggling, something which prevented the sale of the staple at P20 per kilo during the early years of his term.

Vietnam exported over 3.43 million tonnes of rice in the first four months of this year, raking in nearly 1.77 billion USD, a 8.1% jump in volume

China is the largest importer of Myanmar rice, with over 61,500 tonnes of rice and broken rice in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF).

The MoIT seeks public feedback on a draft circular regulating import tariff quotas for dried tobacco leaves and rice originating from Cambodia for the 2025–26 period.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will go after traders who are taking advantage of farmers by buying their palay (unmilled rice)

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has blamed smuggling and “spoiled” government officials

Rice prices have stabilised in Asia after they spiked over supply concerns resulting from the conflict between India and Pakistan

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has apologized for the agriculture minister's controversial comments about rice.

The government has relaxed export restrictions to allow small-scale farmers to sell rice to world markets as it seeks to end a monopoly in the sector.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it instructed the National Food Authority (NFA)

Larger gaps between wholesalers' procurement and selling prices, which represent their costs and profits, may be a factor behind the high retail price of rice in Japan

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez pledged on Sunday the full support of the House of Representatives

The government, led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has lifted restrictions on Thai rice exports, allowing small-scale farmers to export rice to global markets.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage and rein in sky-high prices.

The agriculture ministry Thursday decided to ease a key bidding rule for government-stockpiled rice that requires a buyback within a year

Despite a significant increase in Boro rice production in the haor (marshy) region—thanks to favourable weather this year

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