date:Sep 10, 2013
th period is estimated at 5.32 million tons.
To handle the declining prices, VFA proposed that the government extend its interest subsidy program by another one month lasting until mid-October to prevent domestic food companies from selling the grain when their loans fall due.
The association also asked for permission to buy another 300, 000 tons of rice for reserves from mid-September to mid-October, in addition to the previously-purchased 1 million tons.
The government should soon negotiate