date:Nov 21, 2012
basis. This is 4 percent more than in 2011. Much of the growth comes from Egypt, where attractive prices again prompted farmers to exceed their cultivation limits. But increases also come from Mali, Ghana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Nigeria.
The outlook for rice production in Latin America and the Caribbean points to a 6 percent contraction to 27.4 million tonnes, (18.3 million tonnes milled basis), as insufficient irrigation water and expectations of low margins depressed rice cu