Under the regulation issued by the Government and the Ministry of Trade, rice exporters must register their contracts with VFA for confirmation, but the association has stopped dealing with rice export contracts since last weekend. In the Mekong Delta, rice price is rising to an average VND2,950 per kilo because local exporters have strongly purchased rice for export. However, the VFA must wait for instructions from the Government because the signed contracts have reached this year's...

But around Delhi, free-range and organic goods from newcomers to farming are showing that money can be made by growing specialty products that consumers are willing to pay more for. Many farmers in India, where more than 70 percent of the people depend on the land, eke out a living -- or else fall steadily into debt -- trying to grow water-, fertilizer- and pesticide-heavy crops on an acre or two of land. Small and marginal farms have become an unviable proposition , argued Indian Prime...

EST Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Two government agencies and the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, will jointly monitor online the opening of import LCs (letters of credit) and their settlement aiming to rein in the soaring prices of essentials in Bangladesh, officials say in the capital, Dhaka on Tuesday. EST Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Two government agencies and the Bangladesh Bank...

To be sure, Tohokus agricultural output of the region remains nationally prominent and economically important: Aomoriapples, Yamagatacherries, and other fruits and vegetables; poultry and pork production; and above all the regions rice brands (Koshihikari, Haenuki, Hitome-bore, Akita-komachi) To be sure, Tohokus agricultural output of the region remains nationally prominent and economically important: Aomoriapples, Yamagatacherries, and other fruits and vegetables; poultry and pork...

The government procured only around 11 million tonne of this, although on an average, it procures around 20% or more of the total of 70 million tonne wheat produced countrywide. NEW DELHI: High prices on the global market or not, stockpiling foodgrain may now be an implicit part of the country s food policy lexicon. His assertions came despite reports that the farm ministry, which he also heads, has actually upmarked the wheat production estimate from 73. There is no shortage of the food...

BFAD finds Formalin in China candies By Sheila Crisostomo Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Four candy brands manufactured in China, including the popular White Rabbit, were banned yesterday by the government for containing formaldehyde, a substance used for embalming. BFAD finds Formalin in China candies By Sheila Crisostomo Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Four candy brands manufactured in China, including the popular White Rabbit, were banned yesterday by the government for containing formaldehyde, a...