Rice insights

With the escalation of Iran-Israel conflict, rice exporters in Haryana — which accounts for 30 per cent of the country’s basmati rice shipments to Iran — are struggling with major disruptions in ship movements and payment delays. While Karnal is the main hub of basmati exports, Kaithal and Sonipat too contribute to the foreign demand.

The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recorded a significant surge in Indonesia's rice production in its 2025/26 projection report. With an estimated rice production of 35.6 million tons, Indonesia becomes the second-largest country in terms of production increase, rising by 4.5 percent. It is only behind Brazil, which recorded a sharp increase of 14.7 percent. Compared to other producing countries, Indonesia's performance is impressive. China is projected to increase by only 0.6 percent, India by 0.3 percent, and Vietnam by 0.3 percent. Even Thailand, Cambodia, and Pakistan are experiencing production pressure and are projected to record decreases of 2 percent, 2.1 percent, and 0.6 percent, respectively. Pakistan is even expected to cut cultivation areas due to marketing difficulties and diminishing profits. The favorable growth conditions and attractive producer prices make Indonesia one of the countries with the best harvest in Asia for the 2025/2026 planting ...

The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja) has formally requested from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, and the European Note: The translation appears to be incomplete, as the original Spanish text seems to be cut off mid-sentence. I have translated the available text as accurately as possible, maintaining the original structure and key details.