Sunday, November 28, 2010

Potential Trade Deal with Malaysia

Malaysia imports approximately 1 million tons of long-grain rice annually, largely from regional suppliers like Thailand and Vietnam. In addition to the United States, eight countries in Asia and North and South America are negotiating a broad regional trade agreement, and Malaysia was recently accepted into the group
source: http://www.usarice.com/

Import of Rice from Mynamar

According to a reliable source, the deadline for import of 30 metric tonne of rice from Myanmar to Manipur on zero duty has been extended till October 1 next year by the notication number 102/2010-Customes issued by the the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. But the extension of the deadline is not going to be of any use as possibility of issuing the import license is remote.

Friday, November 12, 2010

2010 USA Rice Outlook Conference

The 2010 USA Rice Outlook Conference's educational program will include an outlook on the global and U.S. economies and implications for agriculture as well as a farm policy outlook, focusing on factors shaping the development of the next farm bill.
2010 USA Rice Outlook Conference