Why the rice price keep rising in singapore?

Question

Why the rice price keep rising in singapore?

Answer 1

Poor harvest in many countries.

Rising oil prices also means rising transport costs and a general increase in all prices. Hence, if the price do not increase, the selling party will not be able to hold out for long.

The government is reluctant to give more subsidies to  rice.

And there is one that i'm not too sure: the weak us dollars means transaction becomes more expensive due to exchange rates.

Answer 2

As People Who Have rice Farm ,

now 50% OF them

have change to Grow Soyabeans ..

Cos SoyabEans are nided For cars in europe or amercia .

That y People Who are growing Rice This year

Prefering To grow soyabeans or other thing ,

As Rich Rice Farmer buy Lands from Poor Rice Farmer

To grow rice that y our rice keep decreasing In the order days instead of suffering without rice to eat, we have more rice..

but now rich Rice Farmer who have a LArge amount of Land

decided to grow other crops.

that y rice are rising Over the world not only singapore?

Answer 3

Prices are up and down according to demand and supply.

Demand...

World population had increased so much for the last 60 years.

Supply....

With farmland giving way to development,

Less people want to work in farms,

Natural disaster,

Import from further countries.........

Above are just few common reasons only.

I feel that someone may be playing with the numbers also.

Answer 4

to take more and more money away from the poor people

Answer 5

To cover back the money meant for the government to erect new ERP gantries all over the ill-governed money-sucking island. Welcome to Xin Jia Po.