date:Aug 07, 2012
gains, including China (mainland), Indonesia and Thailand, along with several other countries in Asia. Production in Africa may increase by as much as 3 per cent, while Australia's rice harvest was 32 per cent higher than last year. Prospects are also good for the South American nations of Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela, but poor precipitation and shifts towards more remunerative products in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay are behind a 7 per cent drop of production in Lat