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EnglishSource: Clean Technica26/06/2011 – The U.S. agricultural sector is beginning to take on a leadership role in the transition to renewable energy, and the latest example is the California rice industry’s adoption of solar power. In a first of its kind partnership, several California rice companies pooled their stock to put together an entire shipment of rice…
Source: The Baltimore Sun23/06/2011 – Baltimore Customs and Border Protection agents have ordered a shipping container of rice from Pakistan to be sent back or destroyed in an effort to block a destructive, invasive beetle from entering the United States.
Source: The Hindu24/06/2011 – Global rice production is expected to touch 476 million tonnes in 2011, on the back of improved weather conditions, as the influence of La Nina is expected to neutralise by June, United Nation’s body FAO said.
Source: The Texas tribune23/06/2011 – From Austin to this city in Southeast Texas, the Colorado River makes six twists and turns before it reaches Mike Burnside’s rice farm in Matagorda County. Through a 1,100 mile-long canal system, Burnside floods nearly 1,000 acres of rice fields, which are emerald green in June despite the drought.
Source: The Nation23/06/2011 – The authorities will revamp the Tahi jasmine-rice export standard into more grades in order to ensure export growth, following the loss of market share to other fragrant – rice exporting nations due to the Kingdom’s high prices.
Source: GhanaWeb23/06/2011 – The Rice Sector Support Programme (RSSP), an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOFA), that is aimed at increasing rice production was launched at Pusu-Namongo near Bolgatanga. The RSSP would also promote rice processing and marketing in order to expand production and enhance the livelihoods of farmers.
Source: Asia One 22/06/2011 – Demand from African countries supported Vietnamese rice prices this week even though supply from its new crop is about to peak, while Thai prices were pushed up by local demand for grain that traders said was linked to the general election there on July 3.
Source: allAfrica.com22/06/2011 – A new variety of rice developed in Mozambique to meet the needs of local growers will soon be available following extensive trials.
Source: Commodity Online20/06/2011 – Key Rice growing regions in India’s East received welcome monsoon rains last week and that boosted prospect of a good crop this season.
