Asian nations hurting as price of rice soarsDaily Times, Pakistan - Mar 10, 2008HONG KONG: The soaring price of rice has triggered a supply and demand crunch that is hurting some of Asia’s neediest nations, forcing them to spend more on …
Wheat Drops as Rally Seen Overdone; Rice Soars to Highest EverBloomberg - 6 hours agoThe Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, plans to buy 25000 tons from the East Asia Emergency Rice Reserve, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said …
Camden New JournalAfter a woeful rice crop, is it now crisis time for Camden’s …Camden New Journal, UK - 7 hours agoIt has even been suggested that there are not enough Asian chefs on TV to encourage youngsters to follow the family business. …
Pest control The year of the no-rats?Economist, UK - 1 hour agoAccording to Grant Singleton, a biologist at the International Rice Research Institute in Manila, rats consume 5–10% of Asia's rice crop. …
Rice supplies set to fall to 25-year lowTimes Online, UK - 5 hours agoWorld supplies of rice are reaching dangerously low levels after stores of South Asia's staple food fell to a 25-year low and governments battled to …Manila seeks rice from stockpile Manila Standard TodayAgriculture dept to get P2.8B additional budget Inquirer.netall 4 news articles