USA – Kellogg approves two rice varieties
Source: The Town Talk.com12/01/2012 – Two rice varieties developed by the LSU AgCenter have been approved by the Kellogg Co. for use in their products, rice farmers learned at a meeting this week in Bunkie.
USA – Cotton, rice crops decline, corn and soybeans up
Source: Delta Farm Press12/01/2012 – USDA lowered its estimates for 2011 rice and cotton production and projected slightly larger crops for corn and soybeans in its Jan. 12 Crop Production report.
India – Rice crop in India seen at record as early rains spur sowing
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek13/06/2013 – Rice output in India, the world’s second-largest grower, is set to climb to a record as early arrival of monsoon rains over the biggest growing regions spurs planting, potentially boosting exports.
India – Rice procurement up by nearly 15 per cent this year so far
Source: MSN News11/01/2012 – Rice procurement has crossed 18.11 million tonne in the Kharif marketing season 2011-12 (October-September) so far, up nearly 15 per cent over the last year.
USA – Texas trails: Providence rice
Source: Country World29/12/2011 – The first farmers to plant rice in Texas did so in the same way that people planted nearly all crops in the early and mid 1800s: they plowed up a small plot of land, planted the seed by hand and prayed for rain. If it rained, they harvested the crop with scythes.…
USA – Waiting for water: Rice industry threatened
Source: Country World09/01/2012 – Rice likes hot weather and 2011 was one of the hottest years in the state’s history, but also one of the driest, and when rice needs water, it needs a lot of it. After a good production year in spite of the drought, or partly because of it, the water that rice…
India – Rice exports from India seen surging as Ban ended on record crop
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek18/01/2012 – Rice exports from India, the world’s second-largest producer, may more than double this year on a record crop and as importers seek alternative to expensive supplies from Thailand, a shippers’ group said.
Vietnam – Rice exports rise to record high
Source: Viet Nam News07/01/2012 – Viet Nam’s rice exports last year rose to a record high of 7.1 million tonnes for an FOB (free on board) value of US$ 3.5 billion, the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) reported yesterday.
Philippines – NFA slates rice importation tender
Source: Manila Bulletin08/01/2012 – The National Food Authority said Friday it may hold a bidding next month for permits allowing private importers to buy up to 500,000 tonnes of rice this year, but added that actual buying could have started even before permits are awarded.
Guyana – Rice exports earned over US$ 169M in 2011
Source: Kaieteur News01/01/2012 – Guyana produced 40,000 tonnes of rice in 2011, which is some 11 percent more than in 2010 and is the highest ever recorded in the nation’s history.