Rice experts in the United States feel that rice purchases by Brazil, South America’s biggest grower, Venezuela and Colombia are most likely to jump this year after drought followed by heavy rains caused by El Nino ... [full story]
According to the latest report released by Uruguay’s Agriculture Statistics Department, DIEA, the country's 2009 rice crop is estimated in 1.3 million MT and although the area planted was 4.5% less that in 2008, yield is ... [full story]