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EnglishSource: The Nation29/07/2012 – Rice exports plunged by half to a mere 4.7 million tonnes between October last year and this month, mainly because of the government’s rice-mortgage policy, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has said.
Source: Reuters29/07/2012 – Bangladesh is lifting a ban on rice exports to support farmers after record crops and bulging domestic reserves left prices below production costs, the finance minister said on Sunday.
Source: The Nation28/07/2012 – Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is preparing to seek approval from the National Rice Policy Committee to launch the second round of its nationwide rice mortgage scheme despite strong criticism that there will be huge public losses from buying paddy at a high price.
Source: All Africa25/07/2012 – The government is keen on developing large-scale rice farms in order to minimize importation of the foodstaff, the Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr Adam Kighoma Malima, has said.
Source: Europa17/07/2012 – The European Commission today outlined measures to improve access to scientific information produced in Europe. Broader and more rapid access to scientific papers and data will make it easier for researchers and businesses to build on the findings of public-funded research. This will boost Europe’s innovation capacity and give citizens quicker access to…
Source: Bangkok Post26/07/2012 – Thailand’s rice industry will collapse unless the government takes more constructive actions by releasing rice from its huge stockpiles, chief of a local rice exporters association warned.
Source: R&D20/07/2012 – Rice hulls are like baby pigeons. They seem to exist only in the abstract. The hard shells protect rice grains during the growing season. But they are long gone when we tuck into a sushi roll. During harvest, they rise in looming mountains of waste. Ingenious farmers have turned them into bricks,…
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek20/07/2012 – The rice harvest in India, the world’s second-biggest producer, is set to drop from an all-time high as the weakest monsoon in three years slows planting, potentially boosting global prices. Futures climbed for the first time in four days.
Source: The New York Times19/07/2012 – In the four months that Walmart has been selling low-cost Chinese rice here, the big American retailer has struggled to keep shelves stocked at some stores. A Japanese chain, Beisia, also sold Chinese-grown rice for the first time this year but quickly ran out.
Source: Reuters18/07/2012 – Thai rice prices dropped 3 percent this week as supply outpaced demand after the expiry of the government’s intervention programme, exporters said on Wednesday.