rice production

NEW DELHI: India’s slow monsoonprogress has delayed rice sowing but farmers will be ramping up planting in the coming months, which will likely ease concern about a potential ban on exports. The area planted by the top rice exporter has…

Rice production is under threat in parts of Asia from higher fertilizer costs at a time when demand is increasing, posing a potential risk to food security and efforts to contain inflation. Crop yields may decline in Thailand, the…