As has been the case for several weeks now, the cash market throughout most of the delta was a bit stagnant this week, showing little signs of activity. It seems that most growers are more preoccupied with planting than marketing as the global grain complex becomes increasingly unstable.

A whopping 1.53 lakh quintals of rice has been seized in vigilance raids in the State since 2019. However, Civil Supplies officials say it cannot be concluded that the seized rice was meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS).

LONG XUYEN, Vietnam, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ –An Giang Import – Export Joint Stock Company (Angimex – HOSE: AGM), a member of Louis Holdings Group – the leading enterprise in the field of agricultural food production & trading business in Vietnam was honored to welcome the President and the high-level delegation of the Republic of Sierra Leone to visit the rice factory in Long Xuyen City, An Giang province.

Ahead of the second agriculture budget, which will be presented in the Assembly on Saturday, the Congress has suggested that the government roll out a new brand of rice, named ‘Kalaignar Rice’. The party’s suggestion seems to have caught the attention of Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam. 

Export prices of rice from Vietnam climbed to a three-and-a-half-month high this week on steady demand and elevated shipping costs, which dissuaded some traders from signing new contracts.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has been upgrading the rice farmers’ methods of doing work by providing free machinery and equipment.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announced a one-year suspension of import tariffs for twenty basic goods, including rice, for the United States and 65 other countries.

Adding animal diversity to rice paddy farms reduces weed pressure, increases food production, and makes fertilizer use more efficient, according to a study published late last month in the journal eLife.

Prices of rice exported from top Asian hubs jumped this week on solid demand, while Vietnamese traders also flagged high shipping costs due to the Ukraine crisis.

Cambodia recorded an increase in this year’s rice exports for January and February compared to the same period in the previous year. This is according to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released to local news in March 14.