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India has once again utilized the World Trade Organisation peace clause. This is the seventh time the country has invoked this provision. It allows India to exceed the 10% subsidy limit for rice farmers. The government informed the WTO about providing subsidies worth $7.6 billion. This represents about 11.85% of the total value of rice production.

DHAKA - Heavy pre-monsoon rainfall and surging upstream flows from India have swollen rivers in northeastern Bangladesh, threatening vast areas with flooding during the crucial summer rice harvest, officials said on Wednesday. Despite relentless rain, strong winds and thunderstorms, farmers have been rushing to their fields, wading through knee-deep water to cut partially submerged crops in a desperate effort to salvage what they can. "We're trying to save whatever is still standing," said Mohammad Al Amin, a farmer in Sunamganj, describing the race against rising water levels. The farmers in the haor (wetland) basin are harvesting ripe Boro paddy, the South Asian country's major rice crop. Significant losses could impact both rural livelihoods and national food supply. Days of continuous rain, combined with inflows from India’s Meghalaya and Assam regions, have increased the risk of sudden river flooding in vulnerable districts, authorities said. Fields across Sunamganj, Sylhet, ...

According to Olam Agri India, wheat production in India in 2026 will decrease by approximately 5% compared to the record 117.9 million tons harvested last year. Meanwhile, some other market operators forecast a production decrease of at least 10% - to the lowest level in 7 years, 106.1 million tons, reports Reuters.