MYANMAR: Cyclone devastates rice market

BANGKOK, 15 May 2008 (IRIN) - In the late 1930s, Myanmar was the world's largest rice exporter, sending 3.3 million metric tonnes (MT) a year from the fertile Irrawaddy delta to foreign markets, mainly neighbouring India. In recent decades, however, despite vast tracts of land and abundant water,... [read full story]