Bangladesh rice import
Food Ministry approves 380 pvt orgs to import 10 lakh ton rice
The Food Ministry has given approval to 380 private organisations to import 10 lakh tons of rice.
Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice
The government has permitted 125 companies to import a total of 246,000 tonnes of rice in order to cool down the domestic market for the staple grain in Bangladesh.
Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The government yesterday approved the import of 50,000 tonnes of rice from India in order to increase the country’s food stock and control spiralling prices.
Supply adequate, yet rice prices up
Rice prices have gone up as millers and traders hiked prices banking on the government decision to raise import duty on the cereal to 28 percent from 2 percent, say market insiders.
Food stock rises
The government's food stock saw a rise this year compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to a significant
Bangladesh inks deal with Thailand to import rice
Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand to import up to 10 lakh metric tonnes of rice each year till 2021.
Bangladesh inks deal with Cambodia to buy 1m tonnes of rice
Bangladesh signed an agreement with Cambodia to purchase 1 million tonnes of rice within the next five years, officials say.
Qamrul refuses to give stats of food reserve
Food Minister Qamrul Islam has rubbished reports of “low food stock”, at a time when Bangladesh is importing rice following a price flare and market instability. He has categorically denied to share information on current food reserve and has drawn attention to future plans of food stocking instead.
Food Ministry approves 380 pvt orgs to import 10 lakh ton rice
The Food Ministry has given approval to 380 private organisations to import 10 lakh tons of rice.
Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice
The government has permitted 125 companies to import a total of 246,000 tonnes of rice in order to cool down the domestic market for the staple grain in Bangladesh.
Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
The government yesterday approved the import of 50,000 tonnes of rice from India in order to increase the country’s food stock and control spiralling prices.
Supply adequate, yet rice prices up
Rice prices have gone up as millers and traders hiked prices banking on the government decision to raise import duty on the cereal to 28 percent from 2 percent, say market insiders.
Food stock rises
The government's food stock saw a rise this year compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to a significant
Bangladesh inks deal with Thailand to import rice
Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand to import up to 10 lakh metric tonnes of rice each year till 2021.
Bangladesh inks deal with Cambodia to buy 1m tonnes of rice
Bangladesh signed an agreement with Cambodia to purchase 1 million tonnes of rice within the next five years, officials say.
Qamrul refuses to give stats of food reserve
Food Minister Qamrul Islam has rubbished reports of “low food stock”, at a time when Bangladesh is importing rice following a price flare and market instability. He has categorically denied to share information on current food reserve and has drawn attention to future plans of food stocking instead.