Local Rice News Today

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Umno Youth chief Akmal Saleh is against the proposal to introduce what has been dubbed as Madani rice, which aims to combine local white rice and imported...

Beras Agro Darul Naim to cater to demand in state.  

Consumers laud 3-day programme for providing cheap, affordable essentials.

JASIN, Sept 29 — The Melaka Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will distribute almost 9,000 sacks of local rice in 28 state constituencies in that state from...

KOTA KINABALU: A consumer group has urged the public to stop speculating on the availability of local rice and to avoid panic bu­ying.

PASIR GUDANG: The government is expected to introduce a subsidy programme for imported white rice as a last resort to deal with the ongoing shortage of local rice, says Hassan Karim.

KOTA KINABALU: The shortage of local rice supply in Sabah is due to low production, says state Padi and Rice Regulatory Board director Ab Alim Multazam.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today gave his assurance that there would be no hike in local rice prices. According to the prime minister, he...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Hypermarket chain Mydin has said that it is also experiencing a shortage in the supply of local rice in its outlets, and said it also has to face...

PETALING JAYA: In an effort to address the shortage of locally-produced rice, the government has implemented a restriction on the sale of local white rice, limi­ting purchases to 100kg per customer, says Datuk Azman Mahmood.The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry’s Agricultural Industry Development Division secretary said this purchase limit would be implemented until the supply of local white rice stabilises.