Asia Rice: Higher reserve price makes Indian rice exports costlier; Bangladesh rates firmIndia's rice export prices have increased due to higher reserve prices and planting delays. Bangladesh rice prices remain firm as flood fea...
11 Jul, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Vietnam rice prices rise on El Nino concerns; Bangladesh rates stay high amid heatwaveBangladesh is also seeing high prices as a heatwave impacts crops and rains damage existing supplies. India's prices remain steady with goo...
06 Jun, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
India, Vietnam see rise in rice export rates as demand firmsVietnam's prices are up as domestic stocks dwindle. Thailand's export rates have also increased. Pre-arranged sales and internal factors ar...
25 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
India working to develop HSN codes for certain varieties of riceOfficials said that India is in the process of developing new Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) codes for specific rice varieties to ...
14 Feb, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
India likely to cut floor price for basmati rice exports, sources sayThe government is likely to bring down the floor price, or minimum export price (MEP) for basmati rice, to $950 per metric ton from $1,200 ...
24 Oct, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
India's basmati rice growers face losses as floor price dents exportsIndia and Pakistan are the only growers of basmati rice. New Delhi exports more than 4 million metric tons of basmati - the premium long-gr...
16 Oct, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Basmati export floor price may be lowered to counter Pakistan moveIndia will lower the basmati floor price to $850 a metric ton, down from $1,200 a ton, to help millers and traders ship out the rice grade,...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Govt halts basmati rice exports below $1,200/tonneThe commerce and industry ministry on Sunday said that it has directed trade promotion body Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export...
27 Aug, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
Scientists develop high-zinc rice to fight malnutritionScientists here have developed a high zinc-enriched variety of rice that is expected to play a crucial role in fighting malnutrition in tri...
22 May, 2015, 10.01 PM IST
- Consumers pay premium price for the look alike of the regional rice varieties
As few buyers can correctly identify the rice variety they love and go more by the name, the market is overrun by traders passing off looka...
31 Jan, 2012, 02.19 PM IST
- Traders pass off lookalikes to cash in on demand for traditional rice
There is a booming market for traditional regional varieties of rice that command up to 200% premium because they are hardly produced any m...
27 Jan, 2012, 03.16 AM IST
- Basmati exports lose price advantage as Pak removes MEP
Basmati exporters from India are in a spot despite a sharp fall in the value of rupee versus the US dollar.
16 Oct, 2008, 12.17 AM IST
- Prices of non-basmati paddy fall up to 40% in Punjab, Haryana
Prices of non-basmati paddy varieties have dipped by 30 to 40 per cent in Punjab and Haryana during this marketing season due to a ban on e...
07 Oct, 2008, 05.32 PM IST
- Non-basmati prices fall in Punjab and Haryana
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are paying the price for ban on exports of non-basmati rice as rates of this crop have dropped by Rs 200-250 ...
23 Oct, 2007, 06.30 PM IST
- Punjab rice exporters not to buy paddy
Rice exporters in Punjab and Haryana have decided to stay away from purchase of paddy from the 1,522 procurement centres in Punjab.
19 Oct, 2007, 12.45 AM IST
- Exporters fear rice ban may hit farmers
This is because the rice varieties, that earlier fetched a premium in the international markets will now have to be sold in the local marke...
11 Oct, 2007, 03.18 AM IST