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EnglishSource: Daily Reporter21/05/2011 – Marty Frey harvested 600 acres of wheat from the Morganza Spillway before it was opened, but his rice there was another matter. He alternates rice and crawfish, and had planned to add 650 acres of rice to the 450 already planted in the spillway’s fertile soil.
Source: UPI.com21/05/2011 – China’s drought is threatening rice crops in the central provinces of Hunan and Hubei, major sources of the food staple, officials say.
Source: The Sidney Morning Herald20/05/2011 – In the crisp autumn mornings, and in the evening when work is done, rice growers across the Riverina are gathering in community halls to hear about a takeover that would see the iconic Australian company, SunRice, move from growers to foreign ownership.
Source: Manila Bulletin18/05/2011 – The Philippines’ unmilled rice output in the third quarter is forecast to rise 32 percent from a year ago to 3.49 million tonnes as better rains result in higher yields from an expanded harvest area, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said yesterday.
Source: DNA India16/05/2011 – The quality of rice being sold at Re1 per kg to consumers in the BPL category through the public distribution system in Tamil Nadu is poor and is unfit for consumption, top agricultural scientists and biotechnologists have warned.
Source: The Jakarta Post15/05/2011 – On behalf the successful rice self sufficiency by the year 2008 and 2009 has emerged optimistic to better achievement in later year. The government seemed to see brighter hope in fulfilling most essential need of the Indonesian people for rice is not replaceable. With around more than 200 millions people supplying…
Source: DrCutler.com12/05/2011 – Some people eat meat products that have been seasoned with “smoked liquid” from hickory or other wood because they enjoy the taste, while others may have heard about the potential health benefits of products like smoked salmon, which have been shown to help fight off bacteria.
Source: Forbes.com11/05/2011 – Guyana has agreed to ship $48 million worth of rice to Venezuela under a yearlong PetroCaribe deal that comes as the South American country anticipates record production.
Source: Manila Bulletin10/05/2011 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday that the country’s agricultural sector grew by 4.1 percent for the first quarter of this year, and figures for rice production for the dry season showed an increase of 15.63 percent.
Source: IRIN06/05/2011 – Sri Lankans are experiencing steep increases in two staple food sources, rice and wheat, because of severe floods and global shortages, says the UN.
