Rice
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UAE announces temporary suspension of rice exports to protect domestic supply
UAE – The United Arab Emirates recently announced that it will temporarily suspend exports and re-exports of rice from the UAE to protect the supply…
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Burkina Faso launches National Rice Observatory Body to oversee the rice sector
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso has officially set up a National Rice Observatory (ONAR-BF), a new public body mandated to oversee the rice sector and…
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Niger bans millet and rice exports to cushion local supplies, halt inflation
NIGER – The Ministry of Internal Trade has published a decree prohibiting, until further notice, the export of millet and rice as the government takes…
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Burkina Faso forced to depend on imports as rice demand outstrips production
BURKINA FASO- Rice consumption in Burkina Faso has gradually gained importance prompting the government to depend on imports to meet local needs, according to Ecofin…
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India’s rice export ban puts contracts worth US$1B in jeopardy
INDIA- Rice traders in India claim that the country’s decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will force them to cancel rice export contracts of…