Daily Archives: February 24, 2014

India – Govt’s rice procurement down 8% at 16.39 mn tonne

Source: Business Standard06/01/2014 – Government’s rice procurement is lagging behind by 8 per cent over last year at 16.36 million tonne so far in the 2013-14 marketing year due to lower production estimate and relatively strong open market prices. 

Philippines – Algeria’s rice now in Central Visayas

Source: Sun Star04/01/2014 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas received on Saturday 780 metric tons (MT) of rice donated by the Government of Algeria for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

Japan – Rice Snack entrepreneur wants a bite of global market

Source: The Asahi Shimbun04/01/2014 – Global media could not have cared less when the president of a small rice cracker company met with French President Francois Hollande this past June.