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Myanmar traders suspend rice exports as floods hit
dpa, Published on 03/08/2015
» YANGON – Leading Myanmar rice exporters decided to temporarily suspend exports Monday in an effort to stop prices rising during heavy floods across the country, traders said.
Thailand to export 8.7m tonnes of rice
dpa, Published on 10/04/2014
» Thailand will export about 8.7 million tons of rice this year, ranking it the second largest exporter after India, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Thursday.
Vietnam to stockpile 1m tonnes of rice
dpa, Published on 06/03/2014
» HANOI - Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice exporter, will stockpile 1 million tonnes of rice in the winter-spring crop to help boost prices, authorities said Thursday.
Thailand sticks with loss-making populist rice policy
dpa, Published on 01/10/2013
» Thailand's populist policy of buying rice from farmers at more than 50% above the market price started its third year Tuesday with the beginning of the new fiscal year.
Thailand loses top rice exporter title
dpa, Published on 04/01/2013
» Thailand lost its three-decades-old title as the world's top rice exporter last year, falling behind India and Vietnam, industry sources said on Friday.