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EnglishSource: Bloomberg16/09/2011 – Rice imports by Bangladesh, South Asia’s biggest buyer, may be half the amount forecast earlier by the government as local production increases and domestic prices decline, according an executive at the state food buyer.
Source: The Nation18/05/2013 – Despite sluggish global demand and reduced competitiveness, the Commerce Ministry is confident Thailand will be able to export 8.5 million tonnes of rice this year, generating US$ 5.7 billion (Bt169.4 billion) – 20 per cent higher than was achieved last year.
Source: Weekly Times Now15/09/2011 – A genetically modified rice with abnormally high levels of iron and zinc has been developed.
Source: The Economic Times14/09/2011 – Rice production in 2011-12 kharif season is likely to be 87.10mt compared to 80.65mt last year, the first advance crop production estimates for the country say, holding out promise of ample foodgrains and lower food inflation, Total food grain output has been pegged at 123.88 mt compare dto 120.20mt in the…
Source: The Hindu Business Line16/05/2013 – It is hard to anticipate the rice market future currently and it is unlikely to see any major alteration in the next few days. The market may continue to rule around current levels with marginal fluctuations, said traders.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek16/05/2013 – Rice exports from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are poised to slump from a record as supplies from Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan widen a global glut, according to the International Rice Research Institute.
Source: IRIN09/09/2011 – Production of Madagascar’s staple, rice, is expected to be down 10 percent on last year and slip by 400,000 tons, according to preliminary findings by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Source: Chron.com13/09/2011 – Louisiana’s rice harvest may have a record yield, and cotton farmers will have a near-record, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek12/09/2011 – Thailand is willing to relinquish its role as the world’s biggest rice exporter as the government prepares to buy grain directly from farmers to boost prices and rural incomes, Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said.
Source: Africa News13/09/2011 – As Kenya’s government grapple with the problem of feeding its citizens there is a sleeping giant in the Mwea irrigation scheme that has the capacity of feeding thousands of Kenyans but it has hardly been exploited. The scheme was introduced before independence but nothing has been improved to make it match…