Thailand – Rice exports up 40% year on year
Source: Bangkok Post08/04/2014 – Thai rice exports rose to 1.4 million tonnes in the first two months of 2014, up 40% from the same period in 2013, Oryza.com reported on Tuesday.
Australia – Rice Growers slam Japan FTA
Source: The Sidnwy Morning Herald08/04/2014 – Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia President Les Gordon has slammed Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s landmark free trade agreement with Japan as a deal that punishes and ignores ricegrowers.