Brazil competes with Thailand with start of rice exports to South Africa
Source: Bloomberg28/07/2011 – Brazil has begun shipping rice to South Africa, competing withThailand, the largest source of the grain for Africa’s biggest economy.
UE – European union rice production to rise 0.7%, EU crop unit says
Source: Bloomberg27/07/2011 – European Union rice production is forecast to climb 0.7 percent this year as higher temperatures boosted plant growth in Italy, the region’s largest grower of the grain, the bloc’s crop-monitoring unit said.
Scientists find rice ‘chalk’ gene, eye yield rise
Source: Physorg.com25/07/2011 – Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday.
India – India to be world’s top rice exporter for second straight year
Source: The Hindu Business Line07/05/2013 – India could export 8.3 million tons of rice this year, making it the world’s leading rice exporter for two years in a row, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today.
Abu Dhabi – Khalifa Foundation launches rice subsidy programme
Source: gulfnews.com23/07/2011 – The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Humanitarian Foundation is gearing up preparations to carry out a nationwide programme to subsidise rice as per directives from President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
USA – Rice plants snorkel to survive drought conditions
Source: AgriLife22/07/2011 – Boiling temperatures have Texas rice producers simmering in anticipation as the crop nears harvest, according to state agriculture officials.
Thailand – Rice snapped up amid price fears
Source: Bangkok Post21/07/2011 – Many shoppers yesterday sought to stock up even though the Commerce Ministry has confirmed no shortages or hoarding have been detected so far.
Japan – Japan to conduct nationwide survey on use of rice straw as feed for beef cows
Source: The Mainichi Daily News19/07/2011 – The government is set to conduct a nationwide survey on the use of rice straw as feed for beef cows, following revelations that such feed contaminated with high levels of radioactive cesium had been distributed in extensive areas across prefectural borders.
Report: Genetic breakthrough could increase value of rice by 25%
Source: CNN19/07/2011 – Scientists say they are close to identifying the genes responsible for the chalkiness of rice, knowledge that could lead to increasing yields of the staple crop, the International Rice Research Institute reports.
Philippines – Rice management tips offered online
Source: Business World18/07/2011 – The country’s rice farmers, cooperatives and extension workers, as well as groups helping this sector can get growing and post harvest management tips online — especially this rainy season when the crop is more susceptible to pests — through the Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank (www.pinoyrkb.com) or PinoyRice, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)…