This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

India has raised the price at which it will buy the new-season common rice paddy variety from local farmers by 3%, the lowest ...

Japan aims to cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and get rice onto shop shelves more ...

TOKYO (AP) — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has ...

Rice prices across Japan climbed for the 13th consecutive week, even as the first wave of the staple crop from the government’s emergency reserves hit store shelves. The average retail price for ...

Japan will sell additional stockpiles of rice at a fixed price with an aim to halve soaring costs, newly-appointed ...

Vietnam and Thailand also hold rice stockpiles to shield their populations against shortages and price rises – which can spill into politics, like a recent surge in egg prices in the United States.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is studying the implementation of a “floor price” for rice ...

ILIGAN CITY (PIA) — Residents, especially low-income families, are looking forward to the rollout of the government’s P20 per ...