Daily Archives: August 22, 2011

NRCS announces additional $2 million for migratory brid habitat conservation

Source: PR Newswire29/07/2011 –  Sacramento Valley rice producers now have the opportunity to make more of a conservation investment on their working lands this year. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has received an additional $2 million for wildlife habitat conservation improvements.

Bangladesh – Govt cuts rice import plan

Source: The Daily Star31/07/2011 – The government has cut its food grain imports target by 22 percent for the current fiscal year due to better stock and internal procurement, a food department official said.

USA – Khapra beetle larvae detected in rice

Source: Health News Digest.com29/07/2011 – Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists at the Port of New York/Newark found a pest that was confirmed by the USDA as Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts (Dermestidae).

Brazil competes with Thailand with start of rice exports to South Africa

Source: Bloomberg28/07/2011 – Brazil has begun shipping rice to South Africa, competing withThailand, the largest source of the grain for Africa’s biggest economy.

UE – European union rice production to rise 0.7%, EU crop unit says

Source: Bloomberg27/07/2011 – European Union rice production is forecast to climb 0.7 percent this year as higher temperatures boosted plant growth in Italy, the region’s largest grower of the grain, the bloc’s crop-monitoring unit said.

Scientists find rice ‘chalk’ gene, eye yield rise

Source: Physorg.com25/07/2011 – Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.