Top Rice News: Shortage Of Rice Millers, Rising Rivalry And Nepal’s Fallen Output

12 October 2026

A rice news roundup reports that paddy procurement in India's Karnal district is struggling due to a shortage of rice mills, while Thailand's jasmine rice exports face growing competition from cheaper Cambodian fragrant rice in the Chinese market. It also notes that Nepal's rice production fell by 250,350 metric tonnes in the 2025-26 financial year.

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