China will start to build 12 rice-paddy storage facilities and 10 drying silos across Cambodia next year, in a major move to transform the Kingdom into a key food supplier for the region and beyond, according to Ministry of Commerce spokesman Pen Sovicheat.

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena says that there is no shortage of rice in the market Speaking to the media after inspecting the rice warehouses in Pettah on Wednesday (29), the Minister said that an artificial shortage has been created in the country when there is no such shortage of rice.

The South Korean government on Wednesday turned over PHP2.5 million worth of rice and hygiene kits as immediate relief to the communities affected by Typhoon Odette.

The federal government has decided to grant industry status to rice processing mills to boost the commodity’s exports and solve other problems, sources said on Tuesday.

The Centre has conceded the demand of the Telangana government to purchase more rice from the state during the ongoing kharif season. It enhanced the procurement target by 6 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), from 40 LMT to 46 LMT.

Indonesia has not imported rice for meeting domestic demand and government buffer stock needs for three years in a row, according to the government-owned State Logistics Agency (BULOG).

Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said on Monday that surplus stock of rice would be exported and new markets were being explored globally. The

The Civil Supplies-Criminal Investigation Department sleuths seized 23 tonnes of ration rice, meant for supply under the public distribution system and arrested six persons in this connection on December 26 night. They were identified as M. Ranjith, S. Velmurugan, U. Purushothaman, G. Perumal, M. Ramachandiran and M. Ramalingam.

The West African Rice Association (WARA) has commended Labana Rice Mills, Kebbi State for expanding its agribusiness programme to some African countries. 

In a recent meeting with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA Rice members heard an update on export sales reporting – a federal requirement for exporters of specific commodities, including rice.