-USDA World Rice Trade Outlook (r)

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Did you know this: according to official figures that in before 1975
there were 67 millions hectares of which 840 000 only were cultivated,
and only 10.5% irrigated. From 65 -1970, agricultural production
actually increased 1.8%;8 millions tons of rice on 4.92 millions of
hectares in 1972, producing only 1.5 tons/hectare as compared to french
production of 4t/ha. Rice production occupied only one third of the
river lands. 

Eric Snider wrote:
> 
> Here you are folks -- the wonderful world of facts and figures and Myanmar
> rice exports!
> 
> Don't hold your breath, but exports of rice are expected to rise to
> 3,000,000 metric tons by 2001 according to the 5 year plan devised in 1996.
> See last news clip below.
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> Myanmar Rice Exports
> Source                  Actual 98-99            Predicted  99-00
> 
> US Agriculture Dep't    200,000 tons            75,000 tons
> Myanmar Statistics      123,000 tons
> Xinhua                  111,700 tons
> Myabuzz         270.000 tons            300,000 tons
> 
> WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Following is the U.S. Agriculture
> Department's global rice situation outlook published by the Foreign
> Agricultural Service on Friday.
> 1999 Trade Changes
> Exports
> Burma down 125,000 tons to 75,000 due to smaller-than-expected exports
> caused by domestic rice price policy.
> 
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> YANGON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A senior member of Myanmar's military government
> has said the country's rice supplies are plentiful and the government is
> selling off surplus stocks to stabilise soaring prices.
> 
> According to official statistics, Myanmar exported 123,000 tonnes of rice
> in the fiscal year to the end of March, against 28,000 in 1997/98, 93,100
> in 1996/97 and 354,000 in 1995/96.
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> Xinhua 12 October 1999:   Myanmar exported a total of 38,700 tons of rice
> in the first half of this year, an increase of 110.32 percent over a year
> ago, according to the latest figures of the country's central statistical
> organization. In 1998, Myanmar exported 111,700 tons of rice, a
> 572.89-percent increase over 1997
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> 09-11-99 (Myabuzz)
> Myanmar exported a total of 270,000 tons of rice during the past year. This
> year as Myanmar's crop harvest is more promising than last year, the rice
> export figure will increase by 30,000 tons.
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> Subject: Burma Rice Exports To Triple By 2001
> 
> Burma Rice Exports To Triple By 2001;Irrigation Works Key
> 
> By Camille Klass
> 
> SINGAPORE, Apr 22, 1996 (AP-Dow Jones) -- Through extensive irrigation
> projects that will cost the Burmese government 44 billion kyats,  or
> approximately $7.33 billion, Burma is aiming to treble its rice  exports to
> three million metric tons, an official with Burma's
> Ministry of Agriculture told Dow Jones News Services Monday.
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