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EnglishSource: Circle of Blue08/08/2012 – Global rice production is expected to break records, putting downward pressure on rice prices at the same time droughts cause corn and soybean prices to skyrocket, Bloomberg News reported, citing the United States Department of Agriculture. Thailand, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is also amassing its biggest stockpile of the grain…
Source: The Nation07/08/2012 – Farmers and trade bodies have called on the government to review urgently its rice-pledging policy on the grounds that it is distorting prices, benefiting the rich as well as foreign investors, damaging the Kingdom’s competitiveness and discouraging the long-term development of Thai rice.
Source: Asia Times07/08/2012 – The door to both the mainland Chinese and Japanese market have been cracked open recently for Taiwan’s rice farmers. In Japan, fears over radiation contamination are making the infamously picky Japanese consumers desire foreign grain, while across the Taiwan Strait in mainland China, Taiwanese rice is starting to conquer the supermarket shelves…
Source: Reuters06/08/2012 – The United Nations’ food agency cut its 2012 global rice production forecast but said supply would still outstrip demand and that there was no increased risk of a food crisis as long as countries do not resort to export bans.
Source: Bangkok Post06/08/2012 – The government’s rice pledging programme not only runs the risk of throwing the country’s public finances into havoc but also threatens Thailand’s global position as a leading agricultural exporter, says Ennoo Suesuwan, a director of the Thai Rice Foundation.
Source: The Express Tribune05/08/2012 – The total rice export has increased from $462 million in 2000-01 to $2.091 billion in 2010-11 registering an increase of 353% or an average increase of 35% per annum, a remarkable growth by any standards, said a spokesperson of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP).
Source: DNA04/08/2012 – With monsoon failing in most parts of the country, agriculture experts and traders are expecting a fall in the production of food grains, including rice. There are concerns that this shortage may push up the price of rice by Rs5 a kilogram.
Source: The Washington Post03/08/2012 – Amarnath Sharma has waited weeks for rains to soak his parched rice paddies so he can start planting. He is one of millions of farmers across India who are hoping and praying for elusive monsoon showers.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek03/08/2012 – Two months of drought and the Arkansas rice crop is looking strong, though growers have struggled to keep enough water in their fields, growers and agriculture officials said Friday.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek03/08/2012 – Arkansas rice farmers are facing increasing global competition as they work to build export markets.
