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Pakistan Exports 182,805 Tons of Rice in August 2013; Down 37% from July 2013

Monday, 23/09/2013, 02:33 GMT+7

Pakistan’s rice exports in August 2013 stand at around 182,805 tons, down about 37% from the previous month, according to provisional data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). However, Pakistan’s August 2013 rice exports ...

Thailand Plans Rice DNA Tests to Boost Exports

Monday, 23/09/2013, 02:31 GMT+7

The Thai government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kasetsart University (KU) to build a DNA testing laboratory which will establish genuine Thai rice to allay buyer fears that rice from neighboring countries is ...

Shocker! Thailand Government Reverses Rice Mortgage Scheme Price Cut

Friday, 05/07/2013, 01:55 GMT+7

The Thailand government has reversed its plans to cut the pledging rice for white rice paddy by 20% to 12,000 baht (about $387)per ton from 15,000 baht (about $484) per ton today, July 1, on what was to be the first day of the lower ...

Thailand to Distribute Manual on Ways to Reduce Rice Production Costs to Farmers

, 29/06/2013, 04:29 GMT+7

The Thai government is planning to distribute a manual over ways and means to reduce rice production costs to up to 3,000 baht per rai (about $625 per hectare). The manual will suggest farmers about methods to reduce input costs of ...

Bangladesh Eyes Rice Exports

Monday, 03/06/2013, 03:19 GMT+7

Bangladesh is exploring options to increase rice production in the country and enhance storage capacity to help it become a rice exporter.

Indonesia Plugs Rice Imports as Stocks Reach Record High in 2012

Thursday, 03/01/2013, 04:05 GMT+7

Indonesia is unlikley to import any rice in 2013, the result of record ending rice stocks in 2012 and the targeted 6% increase in rice production this year.

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