USA – Why rice could be a viable Vermont crop
Source: WCAX05/07/2013 – When it comes to growing rice, images of China, Indonesia or other semitropical spots come to mind– but Moretown, Vermont?
Liberia – Rice shortage imminent? Over 600,000 bags on ship for I/Coast
Source: All Africa05/07/2013 – The shortage of Liberia’s staple food, rice, is reportedly imminent just weeks ahead of Independence Day (July 26) as one of the lead importers of the commodity, SWAT, was Thursday (Jul 4) reportedly loading a ship to export over 600,000 bags to neighboring Cote d’Ivoire.
India – Subsidised rice scheme launched today in Karnataka
Source: NDTV05/07/2013 – The Congress government in Karnataka is all set to roll out its “block-buster” election promise of providing 30 kg of rice per month to BPL families at Re one per kg from July 10 and sees no impediment in its implementation.
Bangladesh – Rice price goes up in Kushtia
Source: Dhaka Tribune04/07/2013 – An alleged hoarding of paddy and rice by a syndicate has pushed the price of rice up in markets across the district.
Philippines – Rice self-sufficiency now at 98%, according to new DA formula
Source: Inquirer News04/07/2013 – How close are we, really, to self-reliance in rice production – 92 percent, 94 percent, 95 percent?
India – Rice seen tumbling on ample stocks
Source: The Hindu Business Line04/07/2013 – The rice market may continue to witness a downtrend in the coming days, said market sources.
USA – Rice farmers growing waterfowl, too
Source: Sun.Herald02/07/2013 – When Joe Kalfsbeek and his farming partners were in a tight spot some years ago, they relinquished the farming rights to 920 acres of rice fields for an easement to create wetland habitat.
Philippines – More rice exports planned
Source: Business World02/07/2013 – THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) is planning to export another batch of long-grain, aromatic rice this month to Indonesia and Malaysia as the agency targets a trial shipment of 100 metric tons (MT) in 2013.
USA – FDA slow to issue guidelines on arsenic in rice
Source: Chicago Tribune03/07/2013 – After tests found worrisome levels of arsenic in American rice last fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would test 1,000 additional samples by the end of the year and issue recommendations “promptly.”
Thailand – Rice price to be cut
Source: The Nation03/07/2013 – Despite deciding to raise the minimum price for rice back to Bt15,000 a tonne under its price-pledging scheme, the government plans to cut the pledging amount to Bt13,000 a tonne for the next harvest season, due to begin by November, a Commerce Ministry source says.