jau, gestern in der nation, dass die Philippinen demnächst eine grosse menge zu höchstpreisen von Vietnam kaufen will.Thailand erwägt die maximale Exportmenge zu beschränken.
also nix wie in den asiashop und die billigen restbestände kaufen.
oder vielleicht einen kontrakt auf reis....???
Hier ist der bericht:Quelle The Nation
Rice prices on course to hit record highs, say traders
Vietnam is expected to offer to sell a large quantity of 25-per-cent white rice to the Philippines next week at a record price of more than US$900 (Bt29,500) per tonne, up more than 20 per cent from the last bidding.
The offer for delivery over the next three months suggests that the continuing uptrend for global rice prices remains intact and more new records may yet be set. In the last bidding called by the Philippine government early this year, the price for 25-per-cent white rice was $745 per tonne.
At present, the world's most expensive rice is Thai Hom Mali or jasmine rice quoted at $1,130 per tonne on April 9, followed by 100-per-cent white rice at 840.
Traders said Vietnam's latest offer underlined a short supply amid strong demand.
Only Thailand and Vietnam, the world's biggest and third biggest exporters respectively, will join the bidding to supply rice to the Philippines, which needs to import about 1.9 million tonnes this year.
Other previous exporters such as India have already banned rice exports for fear of a domestic shortage.
Chookiat Ophaswongse, president of Thailand's Rice Exporters Association, predicted that 100-per-cent white rice would soon set a record of $1,000 per tonne.
Like other commodities, rice has sharply risen from $360 a tonne (for 100-per-cent white rice) last December to $854 a tonne last month.
As for Hom Mali rice, the price was just $620 a tonne late last year.
Chookiat said the Philippines was now the world's largest rice importer and a domestic shortage meant Manila was willing to pay higher prices for food.
To avoid a shortage in Thailand, the government needs to manage exports so
that not more than 650,000 tonnes a month or an annual 9 million tonnes are shipped out, he said.
Meanwhile, Dusit Nontanakorn, vice chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said new measures should be adopted by the government to help sustain growth in the rice sector.
These measures include production zoning, increasing yields, improved irrigation systems and closer cooperation among major rice-exporting countries.
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation