Rice Export from India

Rice exports from India
India’s rice exports during the current calender year (CY 2005) are expected to increase to 4.5 million tons Large exports in June and July are mostly to African countries and Saudi Arabia. Although rice exports to Bangladesh have declined sharply since May, a resumption in exports to Bangladesh over the coming months is likely.
Rice exports remained strong in May at 425,000 tons (100,000 tons basmati and 325,000 tons non-basmati), Exports were mainly to Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Ivory Coast, and other African countries. One Indian rice exporter made the lowest offer, at $258.75 per ton, to supply 20,000 tons of parboiled rice against the Bangladeshi tender for 50,000 tons.
According to a report by GLobal Agriculture Information Network (GAIN), government rice procurement in marketing year (MY) that ended in June 2005 reached a record 24.2 million tons, compared with the previous record of 22.9 million tons in MY 2003/04.
where to find Buyers ?

Rice Importers from U.K.

We are a company based in UK www.basmatishop.com
and supply basmati rice to retailers in the UK and Middle East.
We require regular weekly consignments of 2 20ft containers beginning from
Dec 2005 for a period of 6 months
Contact Person
Peter Whitaker Designation Manager Address 99 WHITMORE GARDENS, WEMBLEY EC2PK3 ,LONDON ,UNITED KINGDOM

Business Opportunities from Sri Lanka

We are interested in getting your assistance in setting up a Rice mill with a capacity of 30mt per day, within 8 hour single shift (power 220v). We also need the following details from you. Do you have any experience in setting up or doing any work in Sri Lanka?, if so pl. give the References? What the guarantee and the warranty period for the machinery and the plant, what is your normal procedure? What is the lead time of the manufacturing and commissioning of the plant In Colombo? Do you have a agent in Colombo? , will you b interested in appointing of our companies as your agent in Sri Lanka?, what is the agent commission margin? And the agent obligations? Will you be sending your people to commission the plant? What will be the cost of the plant and the terms of payments. Can you send a complete offer with the catalogs of your MOBILE RICE MILLS and the capacity and the price? Clearly outline the Delivery period and terms of payments for this unit. Any clarifications on the above please feel free to contact us. We look forward to your fullest possible co-operation and we remain.
Lakeside Ceylon Pvt Ltd.
F-124, Peoples Park Complex
Colombo-11,
Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94-11-2393-982 Fax: +94-11-2656-710

Rice news from Vietnam

Flood-hit Vietnam may curb rice exports
10/5/2005
HANOI, Oct 4 (PER CENTReuters):
Vietnam may halt rice exports for the second time this year to ensure there is sufficient food for people hit by recent flash floods, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was quoted by state media today as saying.
Dung urged the Agriculture and the Trade Ministries to report rice shipments so far and provide export projections for "a timely instruction on the halt of rice exports to ensure food security", the official Tien Phong newspaper said.
Typhoon Damrey and flash floods struck northern Vietnam last week, killing 69 people and destroying 318,000 hectares (786,000 acres) of crops, mainly rice, a government report said. Seafood and salt production were also hit by the disaster.