# Rice processor urges more support for rice farmers - Tribune Online

> A Nigerian rice mill operator, Onyx Rice Mill in Bida, says it runs at 9,000 tonnes a year against 16,000 tonnes of capacity because of paddy shortages. He calls for more federal government support for farmers.

- Date: 2017-02-27 · published 2017-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Nigeria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72586-rice-processor-urges-more-support-for-rice-farmers-tribune-online
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Local paddy shortages limit Nigerian milling output but have little effect on world rice prices.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-08-28 | [High rice prices a win for farmers – Piñol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63601-high-rice-prices-a-win-for-farmers-pinol.md) | +3.2% | -6.0% |
| RICE | 2017-04-05 | [Papua New Guinea paying more for rice than we should — EMTV ONLINE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71585-papua-new-guinea-paying-more-for-rice-than-we-should-emtv-online.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| RICE | 2019-04-22 | [Regulator urges prompt release of P10-B rice fund - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59669-regulator-urges-prompt-release-of-p10-b-rice-fund-businessworld-online.md) | -2.2% | +6.2% |
| RICE | 2019-08-08 | [Farmers wary of further palay price declines as traders reluctant to buy - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57672-farmers-wary-of-further-palay-price-declines-as-traders-reluctant-to-buy.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| RICE | 2019-09-14 | [DTI mulls setting SRP for imported rice \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57145-dti-mulls-setting-srp-for-imported-rice-gma-news-online.md) | +2.9% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- tribuneonlineng.com: https://tribuneonlineng.com/rice-processor-urges-support-rice-farmers/

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