Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Global rice production set to fall for first time in decadeDeclines in India, Myanmar, and the US, coupled with record consumption and trade, will reduce global stockpiles. Rising fertilizer and ene...
14 May, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El NinoThe effects of the Iran war are impacting farmers in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam as well as the import-reliant Philippines and Ind...
02 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
India export rice prices edge up on demand; global rates rise amid Middle East tensionsIndian rice export prices are climbing. A stronger rupee is pushing traders to increase their rates. Demand is also improving. Meanwhile, c...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Rice soars to two-year high in Asia on El Niño drought risksAs per World Meteorological Organisation, El Nino conditions have arrived for the first time in last seven years in the tropical Pacific an...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.51 PM IST
World’s rice glut will be put to the test with El Niño’s returnThe stockpiles of rice across the world are forecast to fall 5% to 173.5 million tons this season.
15 Jun, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
No disruption in Singapore's rice supply from India: ReportThe Indian government on Thursday imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-basmati rice except for parboiled rice to boost domestic supplie...
14 Sep, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
All that’s stopping a full-blown food crisis? RiceRice matters because it’s the staple diet for half the world’s population, including about a billion undernourished people living in Asia a...
25 Mar, 2022, 07.13 AM IST
Vietnam - the third biggest exporter of rice - buys from India for the first time in decadesThe purchases highlight tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Th...
04 Jan, 2021, 10.03 PM IST
Global rice stocks reach 12-year high as food costs dropReserves will gain for a seventh year, rising 2.7% to 108.6 million metric tonne in 2013-2014, the US Department of Agriculture estimates.
09 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- After several years, India to meet huge overseas rice demand
On March 1, rice stockpiles in government warehouses stood at 33.2 mn t, three times the buffer stock target.
27 Apr, 2012, 10.59 AM 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
- 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
- World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisis
World leaders looking for ways to ease global food shortages may have found one answer in warehouses dotted around Japan where a rice mount...
25 May, 2008, 08.10 AM IST