date:Mar 11, 2014
es it bought from Vietnam in a government-to-government deal in November.
There is a lot of speculation but we haven't really finalised anything at the moment, said Dennis Arpia, a senior executive assistant at the NFA.
But we have a mandate to boost and maintain a healthy buffer stock.
The NFA is mandated to maintain a 30-day buffer stock during the lean growing season from July to September, double the level required at other times.
The NFA can buy rice from Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia -