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EnglishSource: The Hindu Business Line07/05/2013 – India could export 8.3 million tons of rice this year, making it the world’s leading rice exporter for two years in a row, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today.
Source: E-Pao05/05/2013 – Over 1000 metric tonnes of rice, which have been procured by Department of Consumer Affairs Food ad Public Distribution, Government of Manipur from Food Corporation of India for distribution among the poor and needy people of the State, have turned stale from prolonged storage before the same could be distributed to the…
Source: Business Recorder05/05/2013 – Thailand has raised its forecast for the 2013/14 sugarcane crop, potentially boosting sugar production, but revised down its expected rice output due to drought, an Agriculture Ministry official said on Thursday. Thailand, which is propping up local rice prices through a subsidy scheme to support farmers, also forecast a rise in…
Source: Tribune05/05/2013 – A new twist has been introduced into the 2015 presidential race as northern rice farmers have challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to ban importation of rice if he wants to secure the immediate support of the core north for his rumoured re-election bid.
Source: IPP Media04/05/2013 – The recent government decision to allow free importation of rice and sugar has been praised by some Dar es Salaam communities while others blame traders for influencing the decision to be taken.
Source: The Washington Post04/05/2013 – Guyana says it will resume rice shipments to neighboring Venezuela following the renewal of a $130 million rice-for-oil deal between the two South American countries.
Source: NPR03/05/2013 – It’s a captivating story: A global rice-growing revolution that started with a Jesuit priest in Madagascar, far from any recognized center of agricultural innovation. Every so often, it surfaces in the popular media — most recently in The Guardian, which earlier this year described farmers in one corner of India hauling in gigantic rice harvests without resorting…
Source: Sun Star04/05/2013 – Thousands of hectares will be planted with rice in the city as soon as the planned rice expansion gets a green light, an official said Friday.
Source: The Hindu Business Line03/05/2013 – The non-basmati varieties of rice are expected to witness an uptrend in prices soon on the back of improved buying interest.
Source: Bangkok Post03/05/2013 – The Thai baht’s rally to the highest level in 16 years is hindering exports from the world’s biggest rice shipper, curbing the government’s efforts to diminish record state stockpiles and threatening to increase its losses.