Mercosur has a surplus production of three million tons of rice

Friday, May 13th 2011 - 14:11 UTC

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Uruguay which does not harvest transgenic rice has been consolidating as a growing European Union supplier and is a traditional provider for Mexico and Middle East countries such as Iran and Iraq. Read full article

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GeoffWard
Rice in Uruguay:
Incredible production & productivity achievements.
Rivals Mekong Delta!
May 14th, 2011 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Yes incredible for such a small area, also incredible that it's in the hands of Brazilian farmers.
Source I got from Camil Alimentos S.A. the largest rice processor in Latin America.
May 14th, 2011 - 04:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Probably Japanese historic immigrants to Brasil.
They know about these things.
May 14th, 2011 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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