Sri Lanka – Rice Gift
Source: LBO.lk23/10/2011 – Sri Lanka has gifted 250 metric tonnes of rice to Somalia as domestic production increased, economic development minister Basil Rajapaksa said.
Demand for Indian rice up on higher Thailand price
Source: Market Watch23/10/2011 – As rice prices rise and supply tightens in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, buyers are increasingly turning to India to meet their needs though infrastructure bottlenecks may slowdown shipments, trading executives said.
Singapore – Rice importers have ‘healthy’ stockpile
Source: Today Online21/10/2011 – The price of Thai fragrant rice may have risen by 9 per cent since January, but Singapore’s stockpile and its strategy of diversifying its rice supply sources have mitigated the effects of price spikes and supply disruptions, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan told Parliament on Friday.