BD’s rice output to increase in FY26 despite rising production cost: USDA

Business Desk:

Bangladesh is expected to record higher rice production in the ongoing marketing year 2025-26 (MY26), supported by expanded cultivation and strong harvests, particularly from the Aman season currently underway in southern districts.

Total rice output may increase to 3.76 crore tonnes in MY26, up from 3.66 crore tonnes in the previous year, according to the latest grain and feed update published last week by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Aman season rice the final crop of MY26 was transplanted between July and August. Harvesting has already concluded in the northern, northwestern, and central regions, while southern areas are expected to complete the process by the end of December 2025.

“Farmers in the northern districts of Bangladesh reported a good harvest of Aman season rice despite higher production costs,” the report noted.