Sept 6, 2011 (Arab News) — Ample global rice stocks and buyers’ reluctance to wade into a market many see as overpriced will put the brakes on a rally that saw the staple at 1-1/2 year highs this week and raised concerns about food inflation in Asia.
September 6, 2011 (Vietnamica) – Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Sept 5, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.
Vietnam’s Rice Exports Declined as Local Prices Surged in AugustSeptember 4, 2011 (Vietnamica) – Vietnam Food Association (VFA) unveiled that the nation missed rice exports target of 700,000 tons in August because of surging local rice prices. Last month, Vietnam exported 435,587 tons of rice while export prices reached US$560 per ton, US$25-30 per ton higher than Thai rice.
Aug 31, 2011 (Vietnamica) — The Bangkok Post reported that Thailand’s Kasikornbank would finance three megaprojects 12 billion baht, two of which are Laos’ 440-MW Nam Ngun 3 and 300-MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plants.
Vietnam and Thailand Rice Traders to Meet
Aug 30, 2011 (Vietnamica) — Nongnghiep.vn reported that Vietnamese and Thai rice traders will meet in Sept 2011, with presence of Vietnam Food Association, to discuss collaboration in rice trading in the near future. Part of the discussion will touch on new Thai plans on supporting agricultural production and living conditions of Thai farmers.
Kingdom of Cambodia: Country – Economy – People
Aug 30, 2011 (Vietnamica) — Cambodia is a country belonging to the French old – but now familiar – definition of Indochina, which shares land borders with Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Therefore its economy is within the scope of study and insights by Vietnamica. In a short overview that follows, we present a sketch about Cambodia’s country, economy and the people.
