Africa – Council of Ministers of Africa Rice ordinary session opens
Source: allAfrica.com23/09/2011 – The 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of African Rice is currently underway at the Jama Hall of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi.
Thailand – Thailand, subsidies and the price of rice
Source: Forbes22/09/2011 – Governments in Asia always keep a close eye on food staples like rice. The domestic price of rice matters, and so does the amount of rice available on global markets. This is why all eyes are on Thailand, the world’s largest exporter. Its government plans to start buying rice from farmers next month…
Guyana – Rice industry on target for highest crop in rice history
Source: Kaieteur News22/09/2011 – In keeping with its mandate to increase agricultural production, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, is urging all local government authorities and other stakeholders to expedite dam maintenance in rice growing regions to allow farmers to harvest during opportunity days.
China – High cadmiun levels found in Guangzhou rice
Source: South China Morning Post18/05/2013 – Nearly half the rice and rice products on sale in Guangzhou contain too much cadmium, a toxin and carcinogen that can damage the kidneys, a three-month investigation by the city’s food safety authorities found.
USA – Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry
Source: The Eagle.com21/09/2011 – Barbara Corporon and her husband Victor depend on water from the Colorado River to grow rice, a staple of their farm near the Texas coast. But as the Lower Colorado River Authority contemplates cutting off that water because of one of the worst droughts the state has ever seen, the Corporons and…
Thailand – Experts worry over fiscal impact of rice-subsidy
Source: The Nation22/09/2011 – The cost of populist policies such as tax breaks for first-time buyers of vehicles and homes, and a guaranteed monthly income of Bt15,000 for newly graduated civil servants, will not be very high, said Narongchai Akrasanee, economist and former commerce minister.
USA – Louisiana’s 2010 rice crop marked with drought conditions; saltwater seeping into some fields
Source: The Republic20/09/2011 – A rice season with possibly record yields was a mixed bag for farmers who wrestled with drought conditions and saltwater seeping into fields down south.
Guyana – Rice industry grows almost 24% this year – Agriculture Minister
Source: Kaieteur News20/09/2011 – Guyana is heading for its highest crop in the rice industry for 2011, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud revealed yesterday.
Thailand – Thailand rice pricing plan creates global uncertainty
Source: Voice of America19/09/2011 – The Thailand government is expected to begin soon a major new pricing scheme for rice that could have a big impact on the world’s biggest rice exporter. Analysts say the higher prices paid to farmers will mean a decline in Thai rice exports, opening opportunities to rival exporters, such as…
China – China sets new world record with hybrid rice yield
Source: Sina19/09/2011 – The yield of China’s hybrid rice breed, which is known as super rice, has exceeded 900 kg per mu (0.067 hectare), setting a new world record in rice output.