As the government pins hope on the next supply, which is expected in-country anytime soon to make the country’s staple food more accessible to all. The Ministry of Commerce and

Worst Thai Flood in Years Damage Crops, Risk Tourism Revival (Bloomberg) — Thailand is battling the worst flooding in years with a large swathe of its crop land inundated by

While the humanitarian fallout from the floods is truly devastating, the serious concerns being raised on social media—the national rice crop—risk painting a far more dire picture than might be

Thai researchers develop flood-resistant rice strain As heavy rains continue to plunder Thailand, researchers have developed a new flood-resistant rice strain. The new strain, called Hom Le Noi, can grow in all climates, according

Kasikorn Research Center estimated the damage of the first crop of rice caused by flooding at 2.9-3.1 billion baht. The center said that flooding in regions had negative impacts on

The authorities is contemplating the demand to permit the export of damaged and non-basmati white (uncooked) rice duty-free for which letters of credit score (LCs) had been “transmitted on the

India, the largest exporter of rice, introduced a policy to limit its exports on September 9. The government has imposed a ban on exports of 100 percent broken rice (HS

It appears that the importers’ abrupt increase in the price of long-grain parboiled rice is still far from being handled.  On September 22, hundreds of people, including wholesalers, were spotted

New Delhi: The recent changes in India’s rice exports policy have been done keeping in mind the need to support the ethanol-blending programme that saves costly oil imports and to help

India, the world’s largest rice exporter, has recently tightened its supply to the world market. Accordingly, this country banned the export of broken rice and imposed an export tax of