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EnglishSource: Business Mirror26/12/2011 – The National Food Authority (NFA) said it is keen on conducting the tender for the importation of rice within January even as the agency has yet to present the guidelines to the NFA council as well as the Department of Finance for the tax-expenditure subsidy.
Source: Kaieteur News25/12/2011 – The country’s rice regulators have threatened to continue stepping up their campaign on millers who owe farmers millions.
Source: Manila Bulletin25/12/2011 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is rushing to implement immediate and extensive measures to mitigate the proliferation of rice black bugs (RBBs) in Northern Samar, a problematic situation with potentials to cause widespread damage to crops in the province.
Source: Business Standard23/12/2011 – With higher production and a strong dollar, rice exporters are expecting better profit margins this season. However, the benefits due to a fall in the rupee will be marginal, as many exporters had hedged positions when the rupee was around 48 to the dollar.
Source: Business Standard23/12/2011 – With higher production and a strong dollar, rice expo-rters are expecting better profit margins this season. However, the benefits due to a fall in the rupee will be marginal, as many exporters had hedged positions when the rupee was around 48 to the dollar.
Source: The Hindu22/12/2011 – Minister in-charge of Food and Consumer Protection R. Kamaraj has alleged “malicious propaganda” by miscreants on the distribution of free rice to people in the State.
Source: Asian Scientist21/12/2011 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has called for a ban on certain insecticides in rice production as part of its new action plan to reduce planthopper damage to rice crops in Asia that costs millions of dollars.
Source: Environmental Protection20/12/2011 – Rice consumers worldwide can now look forward to eating “green” rice with the launch of an initiative that will set environmentally sustainable and socially responsible rice production management standards.
Source: The Hindu19/12/2011 – Global credit ratings agency Crisil has predicted that India’s rice exports are set to register a three-fold increase at 7 million tonnes in 2011-12 on growing output and weak production outlook in major exporting countries.
Source: allAfrica.com19/12/2011 – The high rice prices will only fall if the major players in the rice industry work more closely to streamline production, supply and importation.
