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EnglishSource: Bloomberg13/05/2010 – Rice production in Thailand, the largest grower, may decline 4.3 percent in the next crop year starting October because of drought. The government has told farmers to delay planting by a month to the end of June, when normal rainfall is expected. “If plantings start now, it would affect productivity because of…
Source: Bloomberg13/05/2010 – India, the world’s second-biggest producer of rice, may keep the price at which it buys the cereal from farmers unchanged even as a drought last year cut output. The government will pay 1,000 rupees ($22) for 100 kilograms (220 pounds) for the so-called common grade of paddy, sowing for which starts in…
Source: CNET news13/05/2010 – There’s clearly nothing more boring than a bra that just sits there doing its job holding the goods in place. The folks at Japanese underwear maker Triumph International understand this very well. Just in time for planting season, they’ve introduced something perfect for the proverbial farmer’s daughter–a rice paddy bra. Replete…
Fonte: AdjoriSC12/05/2010 – Depois da batata, do tomate e do feijão, o preço do arroz corre o risco de se tornar o próximo vilão da inflação. Por questões climáticas, a colheita do produto este ano, estimada em 11,5 milhões de toneladas, deve ficar 1,1 milhão de toneladas baixo da produção anterior. O consumo previsto do…
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek18/05/2010 – India’s food grain output may drop in the year ending next month after the weakest monsoon in more than three decades reduced rice yields. Food grain production may total 218.2 million metric tons, 7 percent less than the 234.5 million tons a year earlier, the farm ministry said today in a…
Source: GBN12/05/2010 – Rice farmers at Kpong Irrigation Project in the Greater Accra Region, have appealed to the government to find market for the large stock of paddy rice they have produced during this year’s crop season. Mr Gideon Mantey, President of the Association, who made the appeal in Accra on Monday through the Ghana…
Source: Bloomberg09/05/2010 – Global production of rough rice, the staple for half the world’s population, will rise to a record 710 million metric tons this year, as harvests in India and the rest of Asia recover from drought, the United Nations said. Output will expand 4 percent from 680 million tons in 2009, as production…
Source: Daily Yomiuri Online10/05/2010 – Fierce rivalries are springing up as rice-growing areas across the nation compete to produce the best new varieties amid sluggish demand for rice. Yamagata and Akita prefectures, both well known for rice production, will each launch a new type this autumn. Meanwhile, Niigata Prefecture, also a famous rice-producing area, plans…
Source: Vietnnam Business & Economy06/05/2010 – Vietnam expects to export about 1.3 -1.4 million tonnes of rice in May and June, raising total rice exports in the first six months of this year to 3.3 million tonnes. The figures were released by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) at a meeting held in the southern province…
Source: Science News05/05/2010 – Sources of genetic resistance to sheath blight, a major disease affecting rice production worldwide, have been identified by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Sheath blight, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, is a major disease of rice that affects yield and grain quality. Geneticist Anna McClung, director of the ARS Dale…
