Iraq is a major rice importer in the Middle East and the only source in the region to receive substantial resources from Asian and Western Hemisphere suppliers.

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said that Sri Lanka is negotiating a 200 million US dollar credit line from Pakistan and the facility will be utilized to import rice, cement and medicinal drugs.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a decision assigning the Finance Ministry to provide more than 989 tonnes of rice sourced from the national reserve for the central province of Quang Ngai on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival and the between-crop period in early 2022.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called increased bilateral trade relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka through the optimal use of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the Pakistan high commission in Colombo said.

On Tuesday around 10 pm, the residents of Lakshmi Nagar in Mudichur noticed three persons, including PDS shop staffer Gomathi loading ration rice bags in a mini lorry.

The exports of Pakistani rice has surged by 10.73 percent during the first half of the current financial year 2021-22 as compared to last year

The Cuddalore police on Monday night arrested a 28-year-old man for attempting to smuggle rice meant for supply under the Public Distribution System. The police seized 30 tonnes of ration rice that the accused and his associates were loading into two lorries.

THE Philippine Statistics Authority said the average retail price of well-milled rice decreased in five trading centers between Dec. 1 and 5, which it calls the first phase of December.

Pakistani rice traders are reportedly unhappy after they found out that Pakistani rice is being sold in the international market with a “made in India” tag.

Tan Long Group, a Vietnamese rice producer, dedicated its new paddy-to-rice Hanh Phuc Rice Mill with a grand opening Jan. 18 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, Vietnam.