date:May 21, 2013
is composed of 40 MT of long-grain, aromatic white rice bound for Hong Kong, and 40 MT of Cordillera heirloom rice to the United States, he added.
Delima said the DA is also sending a trial shipment of 800 kilograms of black rice to the Netherlands.
The DA in partnership with farmers groups and the private sector is finalising negotiations with other prospective buyers in Singapore, the Middle East and Africa.
At the rate we are going, we are confident we could meet our self-imposed target