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Burma boosted by rice reserves news
Despite the slowdown in production due to the recent floods, more than 500,000 tonnes of rice remain.
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Burma’s rice exports up 41 percent
Burma has exported around US$196 million worth of rice from 1 April to 15 August 2014, up 41 percent from the same period last year, despite an ongoing freeze at the Chinese border.
China demands hygiene standards on Burmese rice to legalise trade
Formal sanitary and phytosanitary agreements on rice standards with Burma will assist China in legalising the rice trade between the two countries.
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Can Burma reclaim its status as a major rice player?
Whether Burma can re-establish itself as one of the world’s major rice exporters really depends on if it can complement its reducing domestic demand for rice with addressing stagnating rice productivity.
Agriculture: Burma must ease export laws to encourage FDI
In an effort to restore Burma as a top world rice exporter, critics of the government have advocated for improving and revising current rice policies and export regulations, says industry analyst Oryza.
