Anti dumping US Rice

A World Trade Organization panel has found Mexico unfairly imposed antidumping tariffs on U.S. rice, but Mexico will appeal the decision, the Economy Department announced Wednesday. The dispute "is still far from concluded," the department said in a news release. Mexico imposed the tariffs on U.S. white long grain rice in June 2002, claiming it was being sold in Mexico at unfairly low prices, damaging Mexican producers.
U.S. officials raised the issue before the WTO a year later.
In 2002, Mexico imported $103 million in rice from the United States, making it the largest foreign market.

Vietnam Rice Prices

Despite ample rice supply, strong demand has helped to sustain prices in Vietnam.Vietnamese 5% broken rice was offered steady around $262-$264 PMT, FOB. The prices were steady as Philippines said earlier this week that it wants to buy an additional 100,000 MT of rice mostly from Vietnam

Pakistan Rice to China

Pakistan to export Rice to China.
BEIJING (China):
Pakistan has formally approached the Chinese government, seeking quarantine certificate to introduce its high quality rice in the local market.A senior Pakistani official said that they are negotiating with the Chinese side to get permission as soon as possible. We are confident that Pakistani rice can find a big market in China, since its quality is much better than the rice that is currently being imported from Thailand.'We see good prospects especially for basmati rice,' the official added. SomeChinese companies have already shown interest to buy Pakistani rice.New TrendWith the improvement of living standard in China, there is a growing trend to eat imported and good quality rice.China has purchased about 300,000 tonnes Thai rice last year. The Chinese government announced this week that import of rice will increase, due to its declining production in the past four years. The country's rice reserve has dropped dramatically.

Caribbean community seeks to eliminate obstacles to rice trade

HAVANA, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said on Tuesday that the organization will work out a project to eliminate obstacles hindering rice trade in the region, reports reaching here said.
The trade ministers of the member states, together with rice producers and traders, will hold a meeting at Georgetown, Guyana, at the end of this month to revise the commercial norms for the product, according to the institution.
The participants may encourage more exports of rice from Belize,Guyana and Surinam, three major producers of the grain in the Caribbean, local reports said.
The meeting will also analyze the mechanisms of payment in accordance with the Common External Tariff of CARICOM, which reportedly have been violated by some governments.
The 15-member CARICOM was founded in 1973, replacing the Caribbean Free Trade Association established in 1968.
The bloc groups Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,Dominica Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago. Enditem

Sample Buy offer for Rice

Dear Sirs,
ARIGONA GRUP SRL - wholesale company of the rice in three countries Moldova, Romania and Ukraine. We are looking for serious partners in the world - sellers of the rice with competitive prices. The quality of the rice should be: - White natural, parboiled or oil treated; - 5-40% broken - short, medium, round and long grain; Origin: China, Egypt, India, Thailand, Vietnam and USA.
We will appreciate your proposals and comments. Andrian Potorac on behalf Iurie Gundiuc Director and Owner of Arigona Grup SRL
TEL: 373-69-28-28-36 FAX: 373-22-50-88-55