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UN sees smaller rice harvest as El Nino parches crops
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2015
» The global rice harvest will increase less than previously estimated because of a strengthening El Nino, reducing stockpiles for a second year, the United Nations said.
UN agency sees smaller rice crop
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2014
» Global rice production will shrink after weak rains in India and the end of a subsidy program in Thailand hurt supplies from the biggest exporters, according to the Food & Agriculture Organization.
Thai rice yield to hit 5-year low
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2014
» Rice production in Thailand will probably shrink to a five-year low as drought hurts yields and farmers curb planting after the end of a subsidy programme, according to the Thai Rice Packers Association.
Price war seen as Thai rice glut swamps market
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2014
» Asian rice prices will keep slumping from a near six-year low as Thailand clears out record stockpiles, threatening a price war with Vietnam and India.
Rice tumbles on stock sale call
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2014
» Rice farmer Pakasit Jamjaras usually spends his days tilling soil, just like his forefathers. Now he’s been harvesting signatures instead of grain, with a petition to King Bhumibol Adulyadej because the government hasn’t paid for his crop in five months.
Rice exports from India set to soar
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2013
» Rice exports from India, the world's second-largest producer, are poised to set a record for the second year with the harvest expected to rebound on normal monsoon rain, potentially widening a global surplus.
FAO warns of rice warehouse shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2013
» Rice stockpiles in Thailand will surge to a record this year driven by the government's price support scheme, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, which said the country may be running out of room to store the staple.