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EnglishSource: Manila Bulletin19/02/2011 – Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to find ways on how to attain the country’s goal of rice self-sufficiency by 2013.
Source: The Economic Times18/02/2011 – Rice procurement in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS- October 2010-September 2011) by government agencies has crossed the mark of 200 lakh tonne (20mt) mark upto February 17 but is slightly lower than procurement same time last year.
Source: YubaNet.com16/02/2011 – The price of rice, the staple food in Madagascar, has doubled in the past two years, forcing residents in the capital, Antananarivo, to halve their consumption. “At almost 2,000 ariary (US$1) a kilogramme, rice has become a luxury item,” Tiana Randrianirina, a rice seller at the main market in the capital, told…
Source: Top News16/02/2011 – According to the startling facts revealed by the New Century magazine, the rice crop cultivated within the Chinese region is highly contaminated with the presence of heavy metals.
Source: PhilStar.com12/02/2011 – The government has assured the public that the country will expect a bigger rice production this year as the Department of Agriculture (DA) intensifies efforts to repair irrigation systems.
Source: Western Farm Press11/02/2011 – No changes are made on the supply side of the U.S. 2010/11 rice supply and use balance sheet, according to USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
Source: Bloomberg11/02/2011 – The price of rice, the staple food for half the world, may advance as wheat’s rally drives consumers to seek alternatives, according to Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute.
Source: Swissinfo.ch09/02/2011 – Indonesia ordered hefty rice imports on Wednesday to boost stocks by a third in the latest sign that governments concerned about rising food prices and dwindling supplies are rushing into the market and could drive inflation even higher.
Source: Taipei Times10/02/2011 – China, the world’s largest rice consumer, increased the minimum purchasing prices for this year’s crop by as much as 22 percent to boost stockpiles and increase production as it struggles to contain rising inflation.
Source: Bloomberg09/02/2011 – India will allow exports of 150,000 metric tons of three varieties of non-basmati rice to meet demand from Indians living overseas, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said.
