Thai rice prices hit two-month peak, Bangladesh hit by floods
By Reuters Rice export prices in Thailand rose to their highest level in two months this week on the back
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Ethanol distilleries can buy 23 lakh MT rice from FCI: Govt
By Harikishan Sharma Allowing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to sell rice to distilleries for ethanol production, the Centre
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Carbon registry Verra rejects China rice projects
By Reuters By David StanwayVerra, the U.S.-based registry that sets standards for the voluntary carbon market, has rejected as many
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As sweltering summers ravage crops, Japan bets on heat-resistant rice
By Reuters Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties
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Govt may relax export ban on non-basmati white rice amid surplus, says Pralhad Joshi
By Dhirendra Kumar, Subhash Narayan The Indian government is looking at relaxing its year-old export ban on non-basmati white rice amid
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Kharif area up 2% on year, paddy rises 4.3%
By Sandip Das Sowing of kharif crops was up 1.9% on year on Tuesday with 106.5 million hectare area being
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Surplus rainfall boosts Odisha’s paddy cultivation.
After initial apprehensions about deficit paddy coverage due to inadequate rainfall, Sundargarh district has received surplus rainfall in the latter
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No rice in Japan’s supermarkets. What led to the unprecedented shortage.
People in Japan have resorted to panic buying amid threats of a “megaquake” and a series of typhoons, as well
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3 key Punjab rice miller bodies skip dept meet
A group of rice millers, represented by three key associations, stayed away from a meeting convened by the Punjab food
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Punjab: Space crunch for storing rice, govt delegation to visit Delhi
With state granaries filled to capacity with rice from previous years, a delegation of the Punjab Government led by Food
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