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.

The country’s rice production in the market year (MY) 2021-2022 will rise slightly to a record-level of 12.5 million metric tons (MMT) on the back of expanded area and improved yields nationwide, according to an international report.

Minister for municipal administration and urban development Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday said that rice millers would be blacklisted if they failed to give bank guarantee for procurement of paddy from farmers by this Saturday.

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) is preparing to initiate second step against the India’s claim on Geographical Indicator (GI) of Basmati and will file a reasoned statement, within 60 days as required. REAP is fighting the battle against India’s claim on geographical indicator of Basmati in EU.

More than 253,300 tonnes of rice aid worth over 2.9 trillion VND (126.35 million USD) had been allocated to help people alleviate the impacts of natural disasters and diseases this year, said the General Department of State Reserves at a press conference held on December 23.

MANILA – More relief packs are on their way to typhoon-hit Visayas and Mindanao after the Chinese government on Wednesday turned over 150,000 sacks of rice to the Philippine government.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a combined 141 billion baht to support an income guarantee scheme for rice and rubber farmers in the 2021-22 season. According to government spokesman Thanakorn

The E.U. and the U.K. have approved the trademark for ST25, the Vietnamese rice variety that was adjudged the world’s best in 2019, within five months of submission.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Agriculture Ministry has ensured adequate stocks of rice ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays until the next harvesting period in 2022.

Two Haryana government agencies involvement in the procurement of fortified rice kernels (FRK) have raised a red flag citing delays by five companies empanelled by the Haryana food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department in supplying the fortified rice kernels