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SHANGHAI, CHINA — Drought is expected to drop China’s wheat and corn output, which could lead to increased imports from the nation that hasn’t made major purchases recently due to oversupply and declining consumption, Bloomberg reported, citing BOABC, a China-based agriculture consultancy.

The government said it will introduce a co-payment scheme to support fertilisers for over 4 million rice-farming households.

MANILA, Philippines — Industry groups are racing against time to convince President Marcos to reverse his decision to slash rice tariffs to 15 percent, the lowest rate in the country’s history.

Windfall is a boon to country hit by double-digit inflation and anaemic economic growth

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to consider acquiring a rice producer in Cambodia.

The National Food Authority (NFA) said over the weekend it surpassed its revised palay (unmilled rice) procurement target in the first half of 2024 after procuring 3.37 million 50-kilogram bags.

Shippers urge Centre to scrap 20% export duty, remove curbs on white rice shipments

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Increasingly tight competition in absorbing grain farmers' harvests has forced thousands of small-scale rice mills to go out of business. These small mills fell one by one because they lost to companies that had large capital and more sophisticated processing technology.

Federation of Free Farmers chairman Leonardo Montemayor on Tuesday said that the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) did not coordinate with farmers groups in the creation of the Rice Tariffication Act.

The Brazilian administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday canceled a tender whereby some 263,000 tons of rice were to be purchased abroad to make up for the crops lost in the flooded State of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision was made after signs of irregularities were detected in the bidding companies. Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 70% of Brazil's rice production.

The official reserves of wheat, maintained by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), have dropped 4.7 per cent to 29.91 million tonnes (mt) as of June 1 from 31.39 mt in the year-ago period. 

BANGKOK, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's rice exports jumped 32.18 percent in the first five months of 2024 compared to a year earlier due to higher demand for the grain amid concerns over food security and volatile weather conditions, official data showed on Monday.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Monday defended the planned reduction in tariff rates for rice, saying the decision was “not made lightly” and that the government will continue to support farmers moving forward.

SERDANG: The government will finalise the revision of the price ceiling for local white rice by October, says agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu.

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rice imports expanded by over a quarter to more than two million metric tons (MT) from January to May compared to last year’s level, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).

The time period for export of Broken rice to Senegal and Gambia for the quantity has been further extended for 6 months, till 30th November 2024

China's first food security law aimed at achieving "absolute self-sufficiency" in staple grains came into effect on Saturday, reinforcing efforts by the world's biggest agriculture importer to lower its reliance on overseas purchases.