USA – Rice farmers put emphasis on sustainability
Source: The Advocate29/03/2012 – The cereal maker Kellogg’s is enlisting Louisiana rice farmers in the effort for earth-friendly Rice Krispies.
Australia – Rice harvest defies big wet
Source: The Land29/03/2012 – Rice harvest is in full swing in southern NSW, with crops which missed the worst of the flood damage yielding as much as 12.5 tonnes a hectare.
Philippines – Gov’t completes rice import allocation
Source: Business World29/03/2012 – The Philippines is set to purchase from abroad 380,000 metric tons (MT) of rice after the government completed the bidding for the shipment quota of the private sector, an official said yesterday.
USA – FSA announces 2012 rice loan rates
Source: Leesville Daily Leader29/03/2012 – The Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently announced the 2012 rice loan rates. According to David Q. Vidrine, County Executive Director in the Beauregard/Vernon Parish FSA Office, the national weighted average loan rate for rough rice is $6.50 per hundredweight (cwt). The national average Rough Rice Loan Rate is used to…
India – Rice husk, solar energy to solve power issues
Source: Hindustan Times29/03/2012 – If all goes well, rice husk and solar power — two very unlikely entities — will together provide rural India with a twin solution to its problems of power shortage and lack of storage for agriculture produce. What’s more, the evolving system promises zero emission of pollutants as well.
Philippines – 272 farmer groups bid for rice imports
Source: Business World26/03/2012 – The last batch of bidding for the private sector allocation to ship in duty-free rice yesterday attracted 272 farmer organizations and cooperatives which submitted proposals to the National Food Authority (NFA), an official said.
Thailand – Rice exports improving in March on sales to Nigeria
Source: Bangkok Post23/03/2012 – Rice exports have improved this month after Nigerian importers stepped up their parboiled rice imports from Thailand after India failed to honour their delivery.
Brazil – Giant rice for silage and ethanol production
Source: Labex Korea19/03/2012 – Embrapa is developing a variety of rice that has twice the size of the grains conventionally used in food. The so-called giant rice does not meet the industry standards and the Brazilian consumer; however, it may be optimal for the production of ethanol and for animal feed. The giant rice yield…
Nigeria – FG to stop rice importation by 2015
Source: Vanguard18/03/2012 – FEDERAL government is to stop importation of rice for local consumption by 2015, says Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina.
USA – Two AgCenter researchers honored for developing rice soil test
Source: LSU AgCenter News13/03/2012 – Dustin Harrell and Brenda Tubaña, LSU AgCenter agronomists, were among seven scientists honored on Feb. 29 by the Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) with a team award for their collaborative work on a nitrogen soil test for rice.