Yearly Archives: 2012

Thailand – Thailand’s rice exports likely to drop this year

Source: MCOT16/01/2012 – The Thai Rice Exporters Association on Monday announced that the country’s rice exports will fall by 2.5-4 million tonnes to 6.5-8 million tonnes from last year’s 10.5 million tonnes.

India – Aromatic rice eases as traders offload stocks

Source: Business Line16/01/2012 – Prices of a few aromatic rice varieties eased further by Rs 20-125 a quintal, while other aromatic and non-basmati varieties remained almost unchanged on Monday.

Rice exports from India seen surging as Ban ended on record crop

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek18/01/2012 – Rice exports from India, the world’s second-largest producer, may more than double this year on a record crop and as importers seek alternative to expensive supplies from Thailand, a shippers’ group said.

USA – Kellogg approves two rice varieties

Source: The Town Talk.com12/01/2012 – Two rice varieties developed by the LSU AgCenter have been approved by the Kellogg Co. for use in their products, rice farmers learned at a meeting this week in Bunkie.

USA – Cotton, rice crops decline, corn and soybeans up

Source: Delta Farm Press12/01/2012 – USDA lowered its estimates for 2011 rice and cotton production and projected slightly larger crops for corn and soybeans in its Jan. 12 Crop Production report.

India – Rice procurement up by nearly 15 per cent this year so far

Source: MSN News11/01/2012 –  Rice procurement has crossed 18.11 million tonne in the Kharif marketing season 2011-12 (October-September) so far, up nearly 15 per cent over the last year.

USA – Texas trails: Providence rice

Source: Country World29/12/2011 – The first farmers to plant rice in Texas did so in the same way that people planted nearly all crops in the early and mid 1800s: they plowed up a small plot of land, planted the seed by hand and prayed for rain. If it rained, they harvested the crop with scythes.…

USA – Waiting for water: Rice industry threatened

Source: Country World09/01/2012 – Rice likes hot weather and 2011 was one of the hottest years in the state’s history, but also one of the driest, and when rice needs water, it needs a lot of it. After a good production year in spite of the drought, or partly because of it, the water that rice…

India – Rice exports from India seen surging as Ban ended on record crop

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek18/01/2012 –  Rice exports from India, the world’s second-largest producer, may more than double this year on a record crop and as importers seek alternative to expensive supplies from Thailand, a shippers’ group said.

Vietnam – Rice exports rise to record high

Source: Viet Nam News07/01/2012 – Viet Nam’s rice exports last year rose to a record high of 7.1 million tonnes for an FOB (free on board) value of US$ 3.5 billion, the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) reported yesterday.