El Nino

Indonesia’s 2023 rice output is expected to drop by 2 per cent to 30.90 million tonnes, as extreme dry weather driven by the El Nino weather pattern affects its harvests, the country’s statistics bure...

AGRICULTURAL commodities could come under intense price pressure and greater volatility amid supply risks, as the El Nino weather phenomenon kicks in and ravages crops such as sugar, cocoa and rice ac...

THE Philippines said it will provide 12.7 billion pesos (US$224 million) in financial assistance to about 2.3 million rice farmers to help them cope with El Nino and higher production costs.

MALAYSIA’S palm oil production is likely to rise next year as more plentiful labour and the maturation of plantations for harvesting offset the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, the Malaysian Pal...

The Indonesian government is looking to import one million tonnes of rice from China in a bid to bolster its stockpiles, the head of the National Food Agency (NFA) said on Tuesday (Sep 26).

AMID human-induced climate change, July 2023 broke records as the hottest month ever documented. The World Meteorological Organization declared on Jul 4 that the world has entered an El Nino cycle, wi...

A SURGE in the prices of some varieties of rice could have a wider-ranging impact on food costs, analysts have warned. For now, however, restaurant operators in Singapore are saying that the impact on...

Some rice plants with empty husks stand among the crop on Indonesian farmer Akma Rangga’s fields in West Java, which has received barely any rain since April, and must rely on irrigation channels tha...

The United Nations on Tuesday (Jul 4) warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Niño, saying the weather phenomenon which triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.