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Bags of rice are expected to start filling the shelves of Japan’s supermarkets again soon as farmers harvest their new crop, though the increase in supply will do little to tame higher prices.

Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) - Perum Bulog raised important issues such as climate change, economic disruption and geopolitical tensions that complicate the rice production and distribution landscape at the Indonesia International Rice Conference (IIRC) in Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday.

Vietnamese rice exports are expected to continue their upward climb despite India removing its floor price for basmati rice exports, according to Nguyen Ngoc Nam, chairman of the Vietnam Food Association.

India's kharif rice production is set to exceed last year's levels, according to Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Despite some crop damage from heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, overall yields are expected to be higher. Total rice acreage has increased, and there is optimism about the production of other kharif crops.

Jakarta, The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that Indonesia has imported 3.05 million tons of rice, worth $1.91 billion, from January to August 2024. This represents a 121.34 percent increase in rice imports compared to the same period last year, contributing 1.5 percent to the country's non-oil and gas imports.

NEW DELHI, Sept 19 (Reuters) - India's rice production this year will be higher than last year despite heavy rains and flooding in some states, Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: The ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday announced that the Center has removed the minimum export price (MEP) threshold for basmati rice exports, in order to increase farmers income by with the export of basmati rice, a premier GI-tagged variety from India.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will not be recommending a higher tariff rate for imported rice in the upcoming periodic review of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s Executive Order (EO) 62, which slashed the tariff rate for the grain to 15% from 35%.

RICE imports hit 2.9 million metric tons (MT) in the first week of September, 20 percent higher than the 2.4 million MT in 2023

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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.