date:Jan 30, 2013
2 per cent of global rice trade and 1.6 per cent of domestic rice output last year, the ministry's figures showed.
Just 7.7 per cent of global rice output was traded last year, according to data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Meanwhile, China's grain output rose for the ninth consecutive year last year, with rice output up 1.6 per cent year on year, which has contributed toward making rice supplies generally sufficient, according to the statement.
The ministry said China's ric