‘Marginal rise in rice trade for ‘07’

‘Marginal rise in rice trade for ‘07’: "According to the FAO), in Africa, larger consignments to Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania would help compensate for a fall in Nigeria, where the government has again announced the imposition of an import ban. In the rest of the World, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico are expected to purchase more rice in 2007, while the recovery in output in Cuba may help it cut imports. According to the FAO), in Africa, larger consignments to Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania would help compensate for a fall in Nigeria, where the government has again announced the imposition of an import ban. In the rest of the World, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico are expected to purchase more rice in 2007, while the recovery in output in Cuba may help it cut imports. "