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EnglishSource: Bloomberg11/02/2011 – The price of rice, the staple food for half the world, may advance as wheat’s rally drives consumers to seek alternatives, according to Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute.
Source: Swissinfo.ch09/02/2011 – Indonesia ordered hefty rice imports on Wednesday to boost stocks by a third in the latest sign that governments concerned about rising food prices and dwindling supplies are rushing into the market and could drive inflation even higher.
Source: Taipei Times10/02/2011 – China, the world’s largest rice consumer, increased the minimum purchasing prices for this year’s crop by as much as 22 percent to boost stockpiles and increase production as it struggles to contain rising inflation.
Source: PUNCH22/04/2013 – Nigeria is spending about N365bn annually on the importation of 2.1 million metric tonnes of milled rice, the Federal Government has said.
Source: Bloomberg09/02/2011 – India will allow exports of 150,000 metric tons of three varieties of non-basmati rice to meet demand from Indians living overseas, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said.
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Source: Business World07/02/2011 – A Government panel has recommended that the Philippines import between 1 million and 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of rice to meet requirements this year, and could wait till peak harvest season before buying, an official said on Monday.
Source: Reuters22/04/2013 – Thailand has postponed indefinitely a tender to sell up to half-a-million tonnes of rice from bulging stockpiles as it tries to avoid low prices against the backdrop of rising world supplies, a senior Commerce Ministry official said on Monday.
Source: Nation22/04/2013 – Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.