Daily Archives: January 28, 2013

USA – Farmers rice milling plans $13.4 million investment near Lake Charles, Louisiana

Source: Area Development22/01/2013 – Farmers Rice Milling Company Inc. plans a $13.4 million expansion and modernization of the company’s rice mill in eastern Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, creating an estimated 87 jobs.

Guyana – Complaints made to GRDB about rice quality

Source: Stabroek News21/01/2013 – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has received complaints from members of the public about the quality of white rice and parboiled rice and is seeking a meeting with millers on the matter.

India – Out of 20,000 varieties of rice, we cultivate only 100

Source: Times of India20/01/2013 – The week began with freshness and festivity as a weak but determined sun made an appearance on Bihar’s ‘ Khichdi’ festival, and for most of the Patnaites this has been a week of sweet weakness as hands involuntarily reach out for yet another amazingly constructed sesame seed and country sugar confection…

Philippines – Domestic rice production rising 6%

Source: Manila Bulletin19/01/2013 – Rice production in the Philippines, the world’s fourth-biggest importer, may rise 6 percent year-on-year due to increased planting, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

India – Mysoreans get lessons on red rice at mela

Source: Times of India19/01/2013 – MYSORE: Though red rice might not look appetizing like Basmati, it outscores Basmati on health benefits.

Basmati rice: Preferred in South Asian and MIddle Eastern cooking

Source: Grocery Shopping19/01/2013 – Filipinos like to add pandan leaves to rice while cooking but with basmati, there is no need. Basmati is a long-grain rice with the natural aroma and flavor of pandan leaves. Has to do with something called 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline which basmati has twelve times more of than other rice varieties. Apart from the…

Liberia – Japan donates another huge consignment of rice to Liberia

Source: All Africa18/01/2013 – Program marking the official handover of the Japanese donated rice(10,015MT) to the Government of Liberia(GoL) took place on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Freeport of Monrovia.

USA – Board approves reservoir to help rice farmers

Source: Chron16/01/2013 – A Central Texas river authority on Wednesday moved forward with plans to build a Wharton County reservoir to help satisfy the water needs of rice farmers.

Nigeria – Nigeria ‘ll ban importation of rioe by 2015 – Minister

Source: Vanguard16/01/2013 – Nigeria will stop importation of rice by 2015, as the commitment to ensure rice sufficiency by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is total.