TAKE A LOOK-Rice prices steady on export flows, harvests

Asian rice prices have stabilised after some producing
countries relaxed export restrictions on the grain, which
earlier this year saw its price treble to the highest level
ever.

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LATEST STORIES > India eases export curbs on non-basmati rice

[ID:nDEL39875] > Japan seeks 66,000 T of rice in first
tenders [ID:nT159187] > World rice crisis calls for
agriculture reseach [ID:nSP110851] > Vietnam Rice-Sales up
after govt relaxes minimum price[ID:nHAN144728] > Benchmark
Thai rice price rises to $720 a tonne [ID:nBKK52388] >
S.Korea buys 32,781 T rice, seeks extra 63,055 T
[ID:nSEO370650] > Indonesia rice stocks at 8.2 mln Tin
Aug-minister [ID:nJAK171454] > Philippines may import 'much
less' rice for 2009 [ID:nMAN99101]
MARKETS/TRADE > India sees record rice buys, export hopes
brighten [ID:nDEL231504] > Philippines to decide on 2009 rice
imports in Nov [ID:nSP161106] > Thai rice exports a record
10 Mln tons-US attache [ID:nN25256141] > Thailand sells
150,000 tonnes rice to Nigeria [ID:nBKK300260] > India
frees exports of some rice and corn seeds [ID:nDEL113755] >
Thailand in talks on rice sale to East Timor
[ID:nBKK155486] > Vietnam says Jan-Aug rice exports double in
value [ID:nHAN125525] > Vietnam raises rice export prices to
help farmers [ID:nHAN46566] > Pakistan scraps minimum rice
export price-official [ID:nISL246276] > Cuba to slash rice
imports next year - official [ID:nN18414293] > Vietnam
starts taxing rice exports; little effect [ID:nHAN156156] >
Philippines to spend $189 mln to buy local rice
[ID:nMAN206564] > Thailand to sell 2.1 mln tonnes rice stock

[ID:nBKK23822] > Little relief in Asia rice if India
curbs stay [ID:nSP78125] > China raises minimum price
for early rice 10pct [ID:nSHA144418]
CROPS/SUPPLY > Floods cap India summer rice output at 2007
level [ID:nDEL258209] > India premium rice production up,
farmers eye exports[ID:nBOM252893] > Cambodia says poor rain
won't hurt rice output [ID:nBKK281285] > China to help
oil-rich Angola produce rice [ID:nLL708434] >
Philippines: to miss '08 rice, corn output goal
[ID:nMAN167123] > Vietnam forecasts higher rice output in 2008

[ID:nHAN340839] > Indonesia rice output seen up 5-7 pct
in 2009 [ID:nJAK222014] > FAO ups world 2008 paddy rice
output to 668 m T [ID:nL9318022] > Thai 2008 second rice
crop hits record high [ID:nBKK153798] > Saudi govt
urges importers to boost rice stocks [ID:nL9211109]
USDA DATA > Rice supply/demand by country -- USDA

[ID:nWRICE] > U.S. weekly rice exports by country - USDA

[ID:nUSDAEXP7] > Weekly world market rice prices - USDA

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FACTBOXES > What is moving rice prices
[ID:nSP301665] > UN proposes steps to boost crop yields,
supply [ID:nL0348718] > The world top ten rice importers
and exporters [ID:nSP11762] > Five facts on rice, staple
of half world [ID:nSP317799] > Top 5 U.S. rice
export markets in past 3 years [ID:nT200661]
ANALYSIS/FEATURES/BACKGROUND/OUTLOOK > Global food crisis
spurs Japan rice policy rethink [ID:nT161412] > Italian firm
brings rice back to Romania [ID:nL22986398] > Grain
boom tempts investors to Russia [ID:nL5988256] >
After 30 pct slide, Asia rice could find floor
[ID:nBKK126241] .... . Page editor: Ben Tan (+65 6870 3923,
email: ben.tan@thomsonreuters.com) .... .