by bluefrog | Sep 12, 2023 | news
Food prices fell in August as a strong supply of wheat, corn and other key foodstuffs helped to lower global food commodity prices, but risks remain for rice, the cost of which jumped after the introduction of Indian export restrictions, the Food and Agriculture... 
by bluefrog | Sep 12, 2023 | news
Photo: USDA The monthly Food Price Index, which measures international prices for a basket of food commodities, fell for the seventh time this year despite a nearly 10% surge in rice prices, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization . Rice prices are at a 15-year... 
by bluefrog | Sep 12, 2023 | news
Rice lays in a field in Mississippi County after being flattened by storms on Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2023. Ethan Brown, U of A System Division of Agriculture At a Glance Storm gusts, rain ‘pancaked’ rice in some places Farmers will need a few days to assess... 
by bluefrog | Sep 12, 2023 | news
by bluefrog | Jul 26, 2023 | news
Rice farmers harvest their crop in Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert) LONDON: Rice prices are set to surge after top exporter India banned a large chunk of shipments, adding to stresses on global food markets that have already been roiled by bad... 
by bluefrog | Jul 26, 2023 | news
Arkansas has obtained a Section 18 exemption to use Endigo to battle rice stink bugs. (Special to The Commercial/University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture) With rice stink bug populations ramping up and limited control options available, the U.S.... 
by bluefrog | Jul 26, 2023 | news
This stash of rice at Costco Business Center sold out. Photo: Aalyan Rajwani/Axios India’s new ban on certain rice imports is being felt in North Texas, a reminder of the great toilet paper panic of the COVID-19 pandemic. Driving the news: Last week, India... 
by bluefrog | Jul 26, 2023 | news
Ahead of harvest season in Hasakeh, the wheat is drying up. — © AFP In a recent study, Tokyo University researchers have revealed new findings about the Rice Blast Fungus. The research has uncovered that mutations in Pro1 (a mating-related protein). This... 
by bluefrog | Jul 17, 2023 | news
MOUNTAIN HOME, TX – It’s been a busy week for the rice industry in Louisiana and Texas, with field days and meetings wrapping up just in time for growers to get back in the field. In Louisiana, that means harvesting fields of the varieties Avant, DG263L... 
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