In 2024, approximately 27 percent of the Philippines’ rice consumption came from imports, and we go crazy ... This is critical as the dollar’s reserve status enables the federal government ...

As a country prone to typhoons and earthquakes, Taiwan has a comparatively good system of civil defence. But surviving ...

The slide in international prices did not translate into more rice purchases for the Philippines ... showed that rice import arrivals during the period reached 1.32 million metric tons (MMT ...

The Philippines is projected to remain the world’s top rice importer for the fourth consecutive year in 2026, with total ...

Philippine rice imports are projected to hit a record-high 5.5 million metric tons (MT) in 2026. This will maintain the ...

The Philippine government plans to sell some of its rice inventories at heavily subsidised prices in May as residents in the Asian archipelago turn out for midterm elections. The state-owned ...

The Philippines is targeting production of 20.4 million tonnes of rough rice this year, up from 19.3 million in 2024. The nation will likely import 5.2 million tonnes of rice this year ...

Imports for 2025 would only be 3.8 million to 4 million tons. In 2024, the Philippines was the world’s biggest rice importer – 3.8 million metric tons, surpassing the previous record high of 3 ...

The Japanese government is reviewing the expansion of imports of American rice and the simplification of automobile inspections ahead of the second tariff negotiations with the United States.

TOKYO: The Japanese government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources. The United States has said that it would be ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government is considering increasing imports of US rice and soybeans as a potential bargaining chip in talks over President Donald Trump ...