# Rice straw's eco-friendly makeover

> Pakistan produced over 9.8 million tonnes of rice grain and about 13 million tonnes of rice straw in 2024-25. Most straw is burned after harvest because its low nutritional value and high silica content make it unsuitable as animal feed.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T09:09:20.577Z
- Category: market · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101001-rice-straw-s-eco-friendly-makeover
- Commodities: [Rice Bran](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICEBRAN.md)

## Why it matters

Unused straw means lost feed supply in Pakistan's rice sector. Converting it to usable feed would add low-cost roughage supply, but no near-term effect on traded feed prices is evident.

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40448929/rice-straws-eco-friendly-makeover

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