The price of rice in stores edged up 1.1 percent from the previous week, causing further pain for a nation dependent on the staple. The average retail price nationwide posted its first rise in 10 ...

When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby ...

This BusinessMirror file photo shows farmers selling unmilled rice to the National Food Authority THE average wholesale price of rice in October fell to its lowest level in over three years, according ...

Peter Dama takes a deep breath before saying slowly: "Yes. Rice price has crashed, and Nigerians are benefiting. But as local producers, we are losing big.We are losing billions. " He singles out ...

Some members of the rice farmers’ associations have blamed the continuous hike in the price of the product in Nigeria on the activities of unscrupulous farmers and middlemen in the sector. The rice ...