Rice

Indian farmers plant more rice than last year

Indian farmers have planted 36.1 million hectares (89.2 million acres) with rice, up 4.3% on… Read More

Nigeria gives $235 mln to states to buy rice, maize

Nigeria has approved a total of 180 billion naira ($235 mln) for its 36 states… Read More

Rice exporters demand higher prices after Indian ban

Vietnamese exporters have renegotiated higher prices for around half a million metric tons of rice,… Read More

China floods hit rice, corn crops

Floods have damaged corn and rice crops in China's key northern grain-producing belt, traders and… Read More

India rice export ban puts market on edge

India's rice export ban has the world market bracing for similar actions by rival suppliers… Read More

Largest basmati rice exporter posts strong profit growth

KRBL, India's largest exporter of branded basmati rice on Thursday said its first-quarter profit rose… Read More

Thailand to benefit from India’s rice export ban

Thailand is benefiting from India's rice export ban and has no reason to halt its… Read More

Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India

Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to… Read More

Rice prices set to climb further globally

Asian rice trade paused on Friday to digest the previous day's ban by India, by… Read More

Top rice exporter bans most shipments

India has banned the export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect, the world's top… Read More

Utility Stores Corporation faces rice, flour shortage

ISLAMABAD: After sugar, Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is facing a shortage of rice, pulses and… Read More

Rice to get costlier and here’s the reason

Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further… Read More

WATCH: Senegal relies on home-grown rice to cut dependence on imports

Senegalese cook Amy Gueye always tries to use imported rice at her family-run restaurant in… Read More

India’s rice export curbs to lift prices

India's decision to curb rice exports is expected to lift world prices of the staple… Read More

As Pakistan bans water-guzzling rice, one farmer has an alternative

Both Pakistan and India regularly forbid rice cultivation to conserve water and prevent land degradation.… Read More

Philippines: Get vaccinated, win huge sacks of rice!

A community in the Philippines has been raffling off huge sacks of rice in exchange… Read More

Steam rises as Pakistan and India take basmati battle to EU

From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, the… Read More

Pakistani agricultural contribution less than its potential, session briefs PM

Wheat, rice, corn, cotton, and sugarcane production per hectare recorded low compared with the region… Read More

Jamshoro police clueless about looted truckload of rice bags

The rice-laden truck was on its way from Punjab to Karachi when it was snatched… Read More

Pakistan to export additional 500,000 tons rice to China

Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, and Industry Abdul Razak Dawood said that Pakistan… Read More