Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi resetFor decades, China has used the powerful symbolism of food during landmark official events and when receiving distinguished foreign visitor...
15 May, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Asia Rice: India rates at 3-month high; demand fears grip Thai, Vietnam tradersIndia's rice export prices have climbed to a near three-month high due to increased local paddy costs, despite weak global demand. Traders ...
04 Jan, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Asia Rice: Thai rates hit seven-month high on China purchase dealThai rice prices surged to a seven-month high following a significant deal with China. Meanwhile, Indian and Vietnamese rice rates strength...
20 Dec, 2025, 09.52 AM IST
Indian exporter secures interim Bangladesh government's first 50,000 ton rice import tenderAn Indian firm, Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd, has won a significant international rice import tender from Bangladesh. The company will supply ...
07 Oct, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
Indian millers, exporters optimistic as Bangladesh plans to import 9 lakh tonne rice: StakeholdersIndian rice millers and exporters are optimistic as Bangladesh plans to import 9 lakh tonnes of rice due to potential crop losses. India, h...
20 Jul, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
UN bars Indian rice exporters from participating in World Food Programme due to export banHowever, it has been shipping rice to friendly and neighbouring nations such as Indonesia, Senegal, Gambia, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldi...
17 Jan, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
IMF sees legal, economic issues with El Salvador Bitcoin moveEl Salvador's law means bitcoin will have equal footing with the dollar, which became its official currency 20 years ago.
10 Jun, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Bangladesh issues first rice import tender in three yearsThe deadline to submit offers is Nov. 26, with validity up to Dec. 10. The rice is to be shipped within 40 days of signing a contract, acco...
16 Nov, 2020, 11.45 AM IST
Chicken Biryani & Masala Dosa are most-ordered dishes in India; Chinese, Italian favourite cuisinesIndians' favourite breakfast options include poha, idli, poori.
19 Dec, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Egypt unlikely to buy Indian rice after it fails cooking testAll Chinese rice samples were accepted, while one Vietnamese rice sample was accepted and the other rejected, sources said.
22 Nov, 2018, 11.31 PM IST
- Thailand confirms India rice imports in g-t-g deals
India, gearing up to import rice for the first time in 21 years, will be one of the recipients of Thailand rice, to be imported through g-t...
18 Nov, 2009, 10.27 PM IST
Rice surprise - the Indian moveFor India, as well as the rest of the world, the season of surprises in the rice trade has just begun.
06 Nov, 2009, 12.36 AM IST
- Japan fails to meet rice import quota for first time
Japan said on Friday it had failed for the first time in the last fiscal year to fulfil its international obligations on importing rice due...
05 Sep, 2008, 05.42 PM IST
- Philippine rice tender fails with only 1 bidder
The Philippine government failed to buy rice Monday after a tender to increase its buffer stock attracted only one bidder, highlighting glo...
05 May, 2008, 12.37 PM IST
- South East Asia ganging up to control price of rice
World Bank has asked India, which resorted to ban on rice export, not to go down the path. But it is yet to react to the news. War on Infla...
02 May, 2008, 05.45 PM IST
- STC to supply 20,000 tonnes of rice to Dhaka
The state-owned trading firm STC is planning to supply 20,000 tonne of para-boiled rice worth Rs 30 crore to Bangladesh under its Humanitar...
22 Feb, 2008, 04.57 AM IST
- Panic sets in as rice output fails to keep pace with consumption
Last year, Indians consumed 88.25 million tonnes (mt) of rice, compared to an output of 92 mt, a gap of 4 mt.
04 Dec, 2007, 04.53 AM IST