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EnglishSource: Bloomberg26/09/2012 – Rice exports from Pakistan, the fourth-largest shipper, are set to rebound from November with the new harvest after a rally in domestic prices and cheaper supplies from India cut shipments, a traders’ group said.
Source: The Phnom Penh Post26/09/2012 – Five metric tonnes of certified organic rice — the first such shipment from Cambodia — will depart for the European Union this Friday.
Source: Reuters26/09/2012 – Thailand’s rice market lacked fresh demand over the past week to help boost prices as buyers stayed on the sidelines awaiting clarity on government intervention and prices were expected to soften next month when the new harvest comes in, traders said.
Source: Voice of America26/09/2012 – This year, Vietnam may surpass Thailand as the world’s biggest rice exporter. For the long-term, the country is increasing its rice quality and plans to tap into the China market.
Source: Huffington Post23/09/2012 – A special blend of sesame and rice bran oils could be a potential non-drug option for treating high blood pressure and cholesterol, according to new research.
Source: South Missourian24/09/2012 – While rice has been grown for more than 20 years in the Southeast Missouri Bootheel, it’s now produced as far north as Cape Girardeau.
Source: Hindustan Times23/09/2012 – With reports of water table going down in Punjab and Haryana considered as “rice bowl of India”, experts feel cultivation of the staple grain, which requires good amount of water could be shifted to eastern states having favourable condition.
Source: Huffington Post20/09/2012 – Arsenic-laced rice products being reported in the news are not the result of breakfast cereals and baby foods being soaked in poison at the factory. Rather, various natural and man-made processes can cause the toxic element to accumulate in rice grains as they grow.
Source: The Wall Street Journal13/09/2012 – A debate is reigniting over how to avoid a repeat of the 2008 food crisis, when rice prices hit a record high of $1,000 per metric ton, as academics and traders scoff at suggestions that futures trading could help smooth out wild swings in the market.
Source: The Nation11/09/2012 – Farmers have urged the Agriculture Ministry to create rice zones so that better breeds can be developed, as the government’s high subsidies have emboldened farmers to ignore quality and concentrate on quantity instead, critics say.
