Crops
How Many Times Should You Wash Rice for Fluffy Grains?
Rinsing rice gently three or four times before cooking removes excess starch and helps keep the grains separate.
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Crops
Food Stocks Up by 1.5 Lakh Tonnes in the Government's Six Months
Bangladesh's public food grain stock has risen by 148,484 tonnes since the BNP government took office, reaching 23.59 lakh tonnes on 9 September.
Market Management
Rice gets cheaper at Naogaon's mills, but falling paddy prices leave growers dismayed
Aus paddy has slipped to Tk 700-800 a maund from Tk 1,000-1,050 a year ago; millers blame excess rice imports for weak demand and want government procurement in the Aus season too.
Agribusiness
Soybean Oil Shortage Persists as Atta and Flour Prices Climb
Bottled soybean oil remains scarce in Dhaka even after a price rise, while atta and flour prices have climbed and bakers say their products will cost up to 20 per cent more.
Crops
Government Cuts Aromatic Rice Export Quota by 50 Percent
The commerce ministry has cut the approved aromatic rice export quota by half and imposed ten conditions to protect domestic supply and prices.
Agribusiness
World food prices rise as heat and trade disruption tighten supply
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August, up 1.9 percent on July, with sugar up 11.9 percent and wheat 15 percent above a year earlier.
Crops
Python Rescued from Paddy Field in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a python from a paddy field in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, after it frightened workers harvesting Aus rice.
Crops
Government Takes Hard Line on Fertiliser
The Ministry of Agriculture has told fertiliser dealers not to delay lifting their allocations and warned of legal action against anyone trying to create a crisis.
Vegetables
Flour, Oil and Sugar Prices Climb as Vegetables and Eggs Stay Expensive
Companies have cut the supply of bottled edible oil in Dhaka's markets while loose oil, sugar and flour prices climb and vegetables, fish, meat and eggs stay expensive.
Crops
New Milestone in Food Sector as Government Warehouses Hold Record Stock
An e-book marking the government's first 180 days says public warehouses hold a record of more than 24 lakh tonnes of food grain and details subsidised sales, procurement and food-safety measures.
Crops
Boro Procurement Brings Relief Despite the Blow from Floods
Despite crop losses to floods, government procurement of boro paddy has already passed its target and rice purchases are close to theirs, lifting the public food stock to a record.
Crops
Government to Cut Aromatic Rice Export Quota, Exporters Given Three Days to Submit Data
The commerce ministry plans to cut or adjust aromatic rice export quotas as domestic prices rise, and has told permitted exporters to report their actual shipments within three working days.
Vegetables
Why Country After Country Is Turning Away From India's Farm Produce
Japan's halt on Indian mangoes, China's action on rice and tighter spice checks elsewhere have exposed weaknesses in India's testing and traceability systems.