Thailand – Poll: People oppose rice price cut
Source: Bangkok Post22/06/2013 – Almost 60% of people surveyed by Suan Dusit Poll disagree with the government’s plan to cut rice payments by 20%.
India – Rice to be purchased from open market
Source: The Hindu22/06/2013 – The subsidised rice scheme, an ambitious project of the State government that was part of its election manifesto, will be implemented across the State from July 10, with the government opting to purchase the shortfall in rice from Chhattisgarh.
USA – Rice Research Station opens to community for field day
Source: KATC20/06/2013 – The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station Field Day on June 26 will feature the latest in research tailored at helping Louisiana rice farmers.
India – India approves wheat, rice sale from inventories to curb prices
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek21/06/2013 – India, the world’s second-biggest consumer of wheat and rice, approved sale of the grains from state inventories to curb a rally in domestic prices, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said. Wheat futures in Mumbai fell.
UK – Rice with negligible calorie count helps in weight loss
Source: NDTV23/06/2013 – A new variety of rice from the UK is surprisingly low on calories – only 7.7 per 100 grams as compared to 350 for white basmati.
India – Coarse rice dearer as exporters rush to make killing on costly dollar
Source: The Times of India21/06/2013 – Rise of US dollar against rupee has made the poor man’s food costly and also led to a lopsided exim trade in the region. Nagpur is the biggest centre for exporting non-basmati rice which is mainly par-boiled variety, the lowest grade having a fat grain.
Thailand – Thailand cuts rice subsidy price after $4.4B loss
Source: Seattle Pi19/06/2013 – Thailand will pay farmers 20 percent less for rice to stem losses from a much-criticized subsidy program that dislodged the country from its spot as the world’s No. 1 exporter of the grain, a government minister said Wednesday.
UK – Expand your rice repertoire
Source: The Guardian20/06/2013 – We’ve used rice in Britain since the middle ages: our ancestors boiled it in milk with sugar, cinnamon and almonds (imported from Italy, rice cost so much it was kept under lock and key with the spices). At one point, rice pudding was believed to lead to “venerie” – sex – and blindness.…
Bangladesh – Rice prices spiral amid fears of low yield
Source: The Daily Star20/06/2013 – Rice prices are on the rise amid speculations about lower boro production due to reduced acreage, stakeholders said yesterday.
Vietnam – Rice unsalable, farmers in big distress
Source: Vietnam.net20/06/2013 – Millions of farmers in Mekong Delta never dream of making a profit of 30 percent as promised by the government. They just wish to sell out the rice.