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Pakistan’s rice growers complain of ‘unjustified deductions’ by millers

Pakistan’s rice growers complain of ‘unjustified deductions’ by millers

Source: Asia News Network Paddy harvesting started only last month in the lower Sindh region, and farmers — mostly small landholders — are already complaining about “unjustified deductions” by rice millers. While the Lower Sindh region has be...

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15 percent rice tariff not DepDev’s recommendation, exec tells Senate

15 percent rice tariff not DepDev’s recommendation, exec tells Senate

MANILA, Philippines — The idea of reducing the tariff on rice from 35 percent to 15 percent did not come from the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev), an official told a Senate hearing on Wednesday. Presiding over the hearing o...

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BJP Kisan Morcha slams Telangana govt over 'negligent' paddy procurement

BJP Kisan Morcha slams Telangana govt over 'negligent' paddy procurement

Bharatiya Janata Kisan Morcha State President Basava Lakshmi Narasaiah has launched a scathing attack on the Telangana state government, accusing it of negligence and lack of integrity in handling the......

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Farmers Caught in a Vice: Soaring Equipment Costs Clash with Plummeting Commodity Prices

Farmers Caught in a Vice: Soaring Equipment Costs Clash with Plummeting Commodity Prices

The world economy is exhibiting unexpected signs of resilience despite the escalating U.S. trade war, a sentiment echoed by Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Speaking from Washington on October 15, 2025, where he chaired the G7...

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Britain’s first rice crop being harvested as farmers make best of record-breaking hot summer

Britain’s first rice crop being harvested as farmers make best of record-breaking hot summer

BRITAIN’S first rice crop is being harvested by farmers making the best of the record-breaking hot summer. Nine varieties — including risotto, basmati and sushi — have been grown in newly created paddy fields. They have prospered while this yea...

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First rice crop harvested after record-breaking summer

First rice crop harvested after record-breaking summer

The crops were planted in the spring and have grown over this year's hottest summer since records began in 1884....

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Agencies urged to directly procure rice ahead of farmer protest in QC

Agencies urged to directly procure rice ahead of farmer protest in QC

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it is asking government agencies and corporations to directly procure rice from farmers to support them during a time of weak farmgate prices of palay (unmilled rice). Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. ...

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Agencies urged to directly procure rice ahead of farmer protest in QC

Agencies urged to directly procure rice ahead of farmer protest in QC

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it is asking government agencies and corporations to directly procure rice from farmers to support them during a time of weak farmgate prices of palay (unmilled rice). Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado M. ...

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Seniors, PWDs in Cebu City to get P20 rice by December

Seniors, PWDs in Cebu City to get P20 rice by December

Cebu City Mayor Archival announces the pilot P20/kilo rice program for senior citizens and PWDs, allowing 5kg purchase by December to ease high food costs....

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UK's first rice crop of risotto, basmati and sushi is harvested after record-breaking summer

UK's first rice crop of risotto, basmati and sushi is harvested after record-breaking summer

Newly created paddy fields in the Cambridgeshire Fens have become home to nine rice varieties - including risotto, basmati and sushi...

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