Daily Archives: April 9, 2010

Thailand – Govt hopes to end rice price war

Source: Bangkok Post02/04/2010 – The Commerce Ministry has been ordered to send negotiators to Vietnam to initiate discussions on ending the rice price-war between the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs Trairong Suwankiri said on Friday.

Thailand – Rice output may drop in Thailand on drought, FAO says

Source: posted by guanteik.blogspot07/04/2010 – Rice production in Thailand and Vietnam, the two largest exporters, may be hurt by drier-than-normal weather that’s parched farms and cut water levels in the Mekong River, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.