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Will Rice Depart from Asia’s Tables?

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Philip Bowring
Apr 18, 2008
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Will Asians start thinking of rice as an occasional semi-luxury rather than a staple for all? Or is rice consumption just going to decline naturally as Asian diets become more diversified?

Both apparently contrary trends could happen simultaneously. What is certainly true is that rice does not fit the same demand/supply patterns of other staples. Althoug…

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