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EnglishSource: India Real Time27/08/2010 – Will India keep its ban on non-Basmati rice exports now that devastating floods in Pakistan have sent rice prices up? The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates Pakistan’s rice exports will fall by a fifth in 2010 to three million tons after floodwaters damaged 14% of the nation’s cropland and wiped out much of…
Source: Manila Bulletin07/04/2013 – The country’s bid to become rice self-sufficient may not be realized yet. Just recently, the Philippines government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on rice trade with the Kingdom of Cambodia to pave the way for the National Food Authority (NFA) to import rice from that country for the next two years.
Source: UPI.com25/08/2010 – Soaring populations of insects carrying viruses that wreck rice crops are plaguing parts of Thailand, agricultural experts warn.
Source: The Huffington Post26/08/2010 – To keep migratory birds away from oily areas along the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Dept of Agriculture is paying rice growers and landowners in Louisiana and other states to flood farms and pastures for habitat this fall. Birds need sustenance when they reach the southern U.S. on journeys that can exceed…
Source: YubaNet.com24/08/2010 – Experts warn that a significant increase in the numbers of brown hoppers, a rice pest, in central Thailand, threatens production.
Source: Optimum Population Trust News Watch23/08/2010 – One by one, Ali Kassim pulls out the weeds that have grown in his rice paddy. It’s surprisingly rare in Africa, but he is cultivating African rice – once close to extinction after it was pushed aside centuries ago for a higher-yield imported Asian variety.
Source: The Gleaner06/04/2013 – Fourteen years ago, scientists developed a genetically engineered version of rice that would promote the production of vitamin A to counter blindness and other diseases in children in developing countries. In a few months, the Philippines will become the first country to start giving ‘golden rice’ out to its farmers. Bangladesh and…
Source: Arab News06/04/2013 – Saudi Arabia is facing a rice shortage and price hikes because of rising local demand in exporting countries, such as India, and soaring import costs, according to market sources.
Source: Kaieteur News Online23/08/2010 – As the inclement weather continues to have its way, President of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association Leeka Rambrich is predicting lower yields for this rice crop. The second crop (autumn crop) is now in the flowering stage where more sunlight is needed and if this is not had, then the grains…
Source: Bloomberg20/08/2010 – Rice exports from Pakistan, the third-largest shipper, may plunge 22 percent after floods destroyed crops, according to exporters, while the United Nations said damage to infrastructure may hurt farmers for years.