Category Archives: News @en

Philippine rice production rises as acreage climbed, UN FAO says

Source: Bloomberg14/01/2013 – Rice production in the Philippines, the world’s fourth-biggest importer, may rise 6 percent year-on- year due to increased planting, the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization said.

Thailand – Exporters shift to non-Thai rice

Source: The Nation14/01/2013 – Last year was the poorest on record for Thai rice exports and this year could be even worse due to high prices under the pledging scheme, which has ruined Thai rice’s competitiveness in the world market.

Nigeria – 2000 rice farmers get farm inputs from FG, Niger government

Source: Vanguard13/01/2013 – Over 2,000 dry season rice farmers in Niger state have been given 50 kilogramme of improved rice seeds and three bags of fertilisers free of charge as a way of achieving self-sufficiency in rice production in the country.

Thailand – Government running out of space to store pledged rice

Source: Bangkok Post14/01/2013 – The government is expected to have trouble finding enough space to hold its rice stocks, as millers are complaining that their warehouses are already nearly full.

Breitinger column: China may allow U.S. rice into country

Source: greenbaypressgazette.com11/01/2013 – Corn, wheat and soybeans are the headline-grabbing grains for most U.S. commodities traders, who largely ignore rice.

USA – Rice-cell cocktail kills cancer cells, leaves normal cells alone

Source: Michigan Tech 11/01/2013 – Juice from rice cells knocked out two kinds of human cancer cells as well or better than the potent anti-cancer drug Taxol in lab tests conducted by a Michigan Technological University scientist. Plus, it did something extra: it played nice with normal cells.

Asia rice demand strong for Yuba-Sutter

Source: appealdemocrat.com09/01/2013 – Agriculture faces a sweet future as the middle class in China and India expands and imports more food from the United States, rice growers were told Tuesday in Yuba City.

USA – Texas water supplier moves to cut off rice farmers

Source: Yahoo News09/01/2013 – Texas rice farmers probably won’t get irrigation water to flood their fields for an unprecedented second consecutive year after officials overseeing major reservoirs in Central Texas voted Tuesday to cut off downstream allotments if there’s no significant rain by March.

Madagascar rice seen benefiting from climate warming in study

Source: Bloomberg08/01/2013 – Madagascar’s rice growers are expected to benefit from climate change as warmer weather boosts yields, French agriculture researcher Cirad said.

USA – Southeast Texas rice farmers brace for another dry year

Source: YNN07/01/2013 – For generations, rice farms in Southeast Texas have survived on water released from lakes Travis and Buchanan, but drought prompted officials to keep the water in the lakes last year and it may happen this year.