date:Aug 16, 2013
developing countries will boost demand for rice. The USDA says that developing countries will account for about 99.6% of global growth in rice consumption in the coming decade.
Africa and the Middle East region are projected to account for almost half of the growth in global rice imports in the next decade. The USDA says that rice demand in these regions will be driven by population growth and limitations in rice production.
Among individual nations, the strongest rice import demand is expecte