Daily Archives: April 14, 2014

Vietnam – Farmers suffer as rice remain unsold

Source: Vietnam.net13/04/2014 – The Tin Tuc newspaper reported last week that ever since farmers in the region began harvesting the winter-spring crop last month, prices in the local market have fallen, except for a brief five-day surge.

New Zealand – Rice above it

Source: stuff.co.nz14/04/2014 – On a winding road high in the mountains of Bali, a three-hour-or-so drive from Nusa Dua, we stumble across a tableau that surely could have existed any time over the past several centuries.

Thailand – International Rice Congress (IRC) 2014 hosted in Bangkok

Source: E Turbo News13/04/2014 – Thailand is to play host to the International Rice Congress (IRC) 2014 in Bangkok during October 27-November 1.

Pakistan – Rice issues: Research crucial to improving per acre yield, says Khan

Source: Tribune13/04/2014 – Pakistan’s per acre rice yield is improving but at a very slow pace. The country can only bring noticeable change if the government restarts research on new seeds or allows the private sector to take that initiative, said Engro Eximp Chief Executive Abdul Samad Khan.

Thailand – Thai rice farmers face double whammy

Source: Channel News Asia11/04/2014 – A severe drought sweeping Thailand, combined with the political impasse over a troubled government rice subsidy scheme, is set to cripple rice farmers’ incomes.

USA – Clock is ticking on 2014 rice crop

Source: Delta Farm Press10/04/2014 – Will 2014 be a repeat of the late-planted, lower-yielding, lower-quality crops of 2010 or 2011 or will it be more similar to last year’s record production and higher grain quality?

USA – Rice planting int he Mid-South moving ‘in slow motion’

Source: Delta Farm Press11/04/2014 – Rice planting was off to a roaring standstill for much of the Mid-South in early April as wet weather and cold temperatures slowed progress considerably. Here’s more from state rice specialists and agronomists: