Global rice production could rise marginally to 423 million tonnes in milled terms, about 3 million tonnes more than in 2006. Prospects vary considerably from country to country with significant crop losses due to floods in some areas and reduced yields due to long dry weather spells in others. A significant rise in wheat output is also foreseen, with a recovery in some major exporting countries after weather problems last year. Although the forecast is still highly tentative, cereal...

The term of the committee that the government has set up to study the impact of futures trading in agricultural commodities on price rise is being extended. It was set up in March to look into the impact of futures trading on prices of essential commodities, and thereby on inflation. The prime minister, an economist by himself, is said to have told Planning Commission members recently that the futures trade in commodities is essential for a vibrant market. The government was forced to set...

Don't look now but the Kalinga's famous native unoy rice, an aromatic and delectable brown staple, will soon hit the markets in the European countries. Felicitas Balmores, agricultural technician and coordinator of unoy rice program, said members of the Italy-based Slow Food Foundation for Diversity, an organization, committed to the preservation of traditional foods, encouraged unoy farmers to register the product through their foundation for marketing during their recent visit here....

Rice tagged as climate culprit The Philippine Star 05/03/2007 BANGKOK (AP) As delegates to a climate conference in the Thai capital debate how to reduce greenhouse gases, one of the problems and a possible solution lies in the rice fields that cover much of Thailand, the rest of Asia and beyond. Rice tagged as climate culprit The Philippine Star 05/03/2007 BANGKOK (AP) As delegates to a climate conference in the Thai capital debate how to reduce greenhouse gases, one of the problems and a...

Warehouse receipts are papers that are issued to a trader who keeps stocks of commodities like wheat and rice in warehouses. MUMBAI: A few banks have burnt their fingers treading this unchartered territory, but many are willing to bet that warehouse receipts are the next big thing in commodity financing. Mr Choudhary feels risk perceptions relating to the commodity business, warehouses and their management have improved. Almost a similar amount has been lent against receipts issued by...

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