Rice Markets

Uganda: Rice Shortage Looms as Prices Shoot Up

allafrica.com     Jun 23, 2008   2 related          

THERE are things that even a fortune cannot buy. Rice is fast becoming one of those highly treasured items. The grain's price has not only more than doubled in barely a year; the giant producers - Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and...                    

Capitalism, agribusiness and the food sovereignty alternative

greenleft.org.au     Jun 23, 2008   8 related          

Below is part two of a special feature on the global food crisis. Green Left Weekly published the first part in #750. Both parts are reprinted from http://socialistvoice.ca. The author edits http://climateandcapitalism.com.                    

Rice Prices in Bangladesh to Remain High until Sept.

dw-world.de     Jun 23, 2008   1 related          

In a series of reports, we are examining the reasons and consequences of the current rice crisis in different parts of Asia. In few countries have the rising rice prices had such dramatic consequences as in Bangladesh, where...                    

Nestlé Chairman calls on European policymakers to reconsider opposition to genetically modified...

finfacts.com     Jun 23, 2008   3 related          

Nestlé - the world’s biggest food company - has called on European policymakers to reconsider their opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops, as surging commodity prices put basic foodstuffs such as wheat and rice out of...                    

Can Biofuels Be Blamed For Higher Food Prices?

uiuc.edu     Jun 23, 2008   3 related          

Corn and soybean producers have taken a beating in recent months because of high commodity prices. Critics, who include consumers, livestock producers, advocates for food stamp recipients, and supports for international food...                    

Taiwan: OREC to worsen world food shortage

ki-media.blogspot.com     Jun 22, 2008          

Rice alliance to worsen world food shortageSunday, June 22, 2008CNA (Taiwan)TAIPEI, Taiwan -- An organization to be formed by rice exporting countries in Southeast Asia will further worsen the current worldwide shortage of...                    

Vietnam to export more rice after domestic supply guaranteed

johnibiii.wordpress.com     Jun 20, 2008   38 related          

HANOI (AFP) - Vietnam, the world’s number two rice exporter, said Friday it will increase exports of the grain by 1.0 million tonnes after determining the country had sufficient supplies for the domestic market. A rice harvest...                    

Food crisis demonstrates the limits of globalization

taraqee.wordpress.com     Jun 20, 2008   35 related          

FOOD CRISIS Food Is Different Globalization has made more food available worldwide to more people at lower prices. But the current crisis demonstrates the limits of globalization and that the market for food may not be the same...                    

Money for nothing and your checks for free

quezon.ph     Jun 18, 2008   2 related          

Over a decade ago, as I toured Vietville in Palawan (I was involved in the campaign to prevent the eviction of the Vietnamese refugees there), one of the nuns involved in running the place pointed out how the neat sawali houses...                    

China Organic Agriculture Establishes New Subsidiary to Capitalize on Growing Demand for Premium...

earthtimes.org     Jun 16, 2008   9 related          

LOS ANGELES and JILIN, China - China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven agriculture products company leading China's organic food revolution, has announced the incorporation of the Far East Wine Holding...