Thailand: Grain and Feed Update

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Water supplies for dry season are the lowest in history. Farmers continued to plant off-season rice despite a Government ban. The rice export surge in October is expected to be temporary as Government has suspended its sales of food-grade rice from stocks. Post revised down MY2014/15 rice consumption due to the delay of the use of “rotten” rice for ethanol production. 

Thailand: Grain and Feed Update

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