A total of around 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice shipments

A total of around 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice shipments, mostly of parboiled grade for African buyers, have been delayed due to a labour shortage at ports. Tha ...

August 29, 2014 / 12:00 IST

A total of around 500,000 tonnes of Thai rice shipments, mostly of parboiled grade for African buyers, have been delayed due to a labour shortage at ports. Thailand, which exported 4.7 million tonnes rice in first half of 2014, is looking to ship out 10 million tonnes this year as government gradually offloads rice from state stocks.By: Skymetweather.com

first published: Aug 29, 2014 12:00 pm

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