Tag: Rice

The Asian countries can help avoid world rice price shocks by reducing export restrictions, placing less emphasis on self-sufficiency, retooling Thailand’s rice pledging program,...

The overall produce of rice has been estimated to reach 6.16 million tons during the current year, showing an increase of 28 percent over...

The rice consumption in Asia is declining rapidly as a consequences of the region’s economic growth, rising disposable income and associated lifestyle changes, says...

Stephanie Rice, a triple gold medallist in Beijing four years ago, is battling a shoulder injury as she builds up for the London Olympics. The...

The government is optimistic to achieve the Rice export target of 4 million tons with estimated foreign exchange earnings of $ 3 billion in...

A two-day Asian Rice Trade Forum will start from Tuesday in Cambodia in order to serve as a platform for promoting coherent and coordinated...

As the cabinet has approved the negative list of trade of over 1,200 items with India, along with the phase out deadline of December...

In the post MFN regime, Pakistan for the first time has started importing rice from India. In an interesting development, Pakistan, which is already...

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chairman Tariq Puri has underscored that public sector rice research facilities in Punjab and Sindh are useless as...

Calling Pakistan "a continuing problem" for both the US and Afghanistan, former top American diplomat Condoleezza Rice has said it would be a "real...

The rice exporters of Pakistan who are already facing cut throat competition in the international market with cheap non-Basmati rice of India are upset...

Pakistan has successfully grown Japanese ‘Japonica’ rice, the most expensive and consumed form of rice in the far eastern region, for the first time...

Massive floods have ravaged vast swathes of Asia’s rice bowl, threatening to further drive up food prices and adding to the burden of farmers...

Pakistan expects Indonesia to place orders for its rice in coming days, said Irfan Ahmed Sheikh, the outgoing chairman of the Rice Exporters Association...

A high powered delegation of South Korea is scheduled to visit Pakistan for inspecting Pakistani rice for import. Korea which has started importing Pakistani...

The delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) held a meeting with Zafar Mahmood, Federal Secretary Commerce, Ministry of Commerce at Trade Development...

Apathy of the concerned authorities would result in low production of rice crop in Sindh province as the poverty-stricken growers have reportedly switched over...