May 9, 2008

Orphaned by rice cartel - Inquirer.net

Gulf TimesOrphaned by rice cartelInquirer.net, Philippines - 19 hours agoFive rice producing countries in the Mekong River Delta are setting up a price-fixing cartel amid skyrocketing rice prices and shortages in Asia described …High Prices for Staple Foods Dip, but Volatile Markets Persist New York TimesUganda: Incentives Can Make Farming Attractive Again AllAfrica.comAfter failure of latest tender, RP seeking new ways to buy rice ABS CBN NewsInquirer.net - Inquirer.netall 159 news articles

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India’s rice export ban seen as a temporary move - Hindu

China PostIndia’s rice export ban seen as a temporary moveHindu, India - 9 hours agoAn existing East Asia Rice Reserve has been built by the ASEAN members and three of their major dialogue partners — China, Japan, and South Korea. …Myanmar pressured over aid as cyclone death toll reaches 100.000 South China Morning Post (subscription)Southeast Asian bloc urges countries to help cyclone-hit Myanmar … International Herald TribuneAppeal To Asean To Help Cyclone-hit Myanmar Bernamaall 49 news articles

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Rice Gains for Sixth Day on Increased Demand, Myanmar Cyclone - Bloomberg

The Irrawaddy News MagazineRice Gains for Sixth Day on Increased Demand, Myanmar CycloneBloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Rattaphol Onsanit and Luzi Ann Javier May 9 (Bloomberg) — Rice gained for a sixth day as Nigeria and the Philippines, the world's two largest importers, …Myanmar's Poor Agricultural Policies Could Hamper Longer-Term Recovery Wall Street JournalRice prices rise for a fifth day BBC NewsRice loss may spur import demand The AgeBloomberg - Bloombergall 270 news articles

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How to make a bad crisis worse - International Herald Tribune

KCBY.com 11How to make a bad crisis worseInternational Herald Tribune, France - 15 hours agoBy Philip Bowring HONG KONG: The crisis over the rising cost of food has sparked a flurry of contradictory, if not inane, responses in Asia - as elsewhere …Is the Rice Crisis a Trade Manipulation AllAfrica.comVietnam to join global rice price stabilization efforts Thanh Nien DailyEditorial: Unworkable cartel Business StandardTruth about Trade & Technology - Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)all 831 news articles

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