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EnglishSource: 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.
Source: The Nation03/08/2012 – The rice pledging scheme alone, plagued with inefficiency and corruption, is likely to result in losses to the tune of Bt100 billion.
Source: The Nation01/08/2012 – Thailand expects to negotiate an increase in its rice-import quota to the Philippines to more than 100,000 tonnes to compensate for Manila’s decision to maintain its high import tariff for another five years.
Source: The Nation29/07/2012 – Rice exports plunged by half to a mere 4.7 million tonnes between October last year and this month, mainly because of the government’s rice-mortgage policy, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has said.
Source: Reuters29/07/2012 – Bangladesh is lifting a ban on rice exports to support farmers after record crops and bulging domestic reserves left prices below production costs, the finance minister said on Sunday.
Source: The Nation28/07/2012 – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is preparing to seek approval from the National Rice Policy Committee to launch the second round of its nationwide rice mortgage scheme despite strong criticism that there will be huge public losses from buying paddy at a high price.
Source: All Africa25/07/2012 – The government is keen on developing large-scale rice farms in order to minimize importation of the foodstaff, the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr Adam Kighoma Malima, has said.
