Tag Results “rice”

Coronavirus: Indian rice exports suspended on supply chain disruption

Indian rice traders have stopped signing new export contracts amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, as labor shortages and ...

03 April ,2020 Financial Markets

Egypt, once a major rice producer, will now begin importing rice

Egypt will begin importing rice, a crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and “control the market,” Prime Minister ...

06 June ,2018 Economy

Ramadan recipes: Tickle your taste buds with sweet, creamy rice pudding

The traditional rice pudding dessert is still a favorite over the Ramadan period

22 May ,2018 Art and culture

Quinoa in your Koshari? The grainy road ahead for Egyptian rice

Anyone who is a fan of Egyptian food knows about koshari – a hearty, carb-rich dish, mainly consisting of rice, pasta, chickpeas and lentils.Now ...

15 May ,2018 Features

Iraq expects to produce 250,000 tons of rice in 2017 season

Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday it expected to produce 250,000 tons of rice in the 2017 season. The figure suggests gap to be ...

22 July ,2017 Economy

PHOTOS: This Saudi rice is world's most expensive

The city of Al-Ahsa in the Saudi Arabian eastern region is well-known for its hesawi red rice, which is the most expensive in the world. Al-Arabiya ...

27 February ,2017 Economy

Saudi man develops plate to reduce rice wastage by a third

A Saudi man has developed a plate that he says reduces rice wastage by 30 percent.

29 January ,2017 Variety

DNA rice breakthrough raises 'green revolution' hopes

Rice-growing techniques learned through thousands of years of trial and error are about to be turbocharged with DNA technology

15 February ,2016 Variety

Egypt’s Trade Ministry lifts ban on rice exports

Egypt’s Ministry of Trade says it will impose an export tariff of $255.43 a tonne

05 October ,2015 Economy

Egyptian rice exporters say tariff is too high

In October Egypt said it would allow the export of rice on condition that traders sell the government one ton of rice at 2,000 Egyptian pounds

09 February ,2015 Economy

Iraq issues tender to buy at least 30,000 tons of rice

The closing date for the tender is December 22, and offers should stay valid until December 26

15 December ,2014 Economy

Egyptian government approves plan to allow rice exports

Exporters would also have to pay a tariff of $280 per tonne exported

16 October ,2014 Economy

Rice meets Syrian opposition at White House

The Friday meeting came as the United States and coalition partners broaden air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

27 September ,2014 Middle East

Saudis throw away 440 tons of rice annually

Surplus quantities of food in the kingdom reached 231,764 meals in 2013

04 July ,2014 Economy

Egypt suspends rice exports until further notice

Agricultural Export Council member upset at move he says will ‘confuse the market’

25 November ,2013 Economy

Iraq said to buy 150,000 tonnes of Thai rice

Iraq has purchased 150,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand in a nominal tender for at least 30,000 tonnes, a trade ministry source said on Saturday. The ...

25 May ,2013 Economy

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