Daily Archives: July 23, 2012

Cambodia – Light from rice: Biogas from rice waste will turn the lights on in Cambodia

Source: R&D20/07/2012 – Rice hulls are like baby pigeons. They seem to exist only in the abstract. The hard shells protect rice grains during the growing season. But they are long gone when we tuck into a sushi roll. During harvest, they rise in looming mountains of waste. Ingenious farmers have turned them into bricks,…

India – Weakest monsoon since 2009 to shrink India rice harvest

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek20/07/2012 – The rice harvest in India, the world’s second-biggest producer, is set to drop from an all-time high as the weakest monsoon in three years slows planting, potentially boosting global prices. Futures climbed for the first time in four days.

Japan – Japanese consumers reconsidering rice loyalty

Source: The New York Times19/07/2012 – In the four months that Walmart has been selling low-cost Chinese rice here, the big American retailer has struggled to keep shelves stocked at some stores. A Japanese chain, Beisia, also sold Chinese-grown rice for the first time this year but quickly ran out.

Thailand – Asia Rice-Thai prices fall 3 pct as intervention ends

Source: Reuters18/07/2012 – Thai rice prices dropped 3 percent this week as supply outpaced demand after the expiry of the government’s intervention programme, exporters said on Wednesday.