date:Apr 15, 2014
Despite delayed rains and prolonged dry spells that affected the MY 2013/14 (Oct 2013-Sept 2014) cropping season in most selected countries, milled rice production continues to increase.
Post and countries estimate milled rice production for MY 2013/14 will increase by 13 per cent from the previous year and reach 5.0 million tons. This is anticipated growth for Cote dIvoire (20 per cent) and for Mali (14 per cent), but declines for Burkina Faso (5 per cent) and Senegal (9 per cent).
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