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Jasmine rice rings up huge profits for Thai exporters.
Aug. 4--Prized by cooks all over the world for its unique flavour and aroma, Thai Hom Mali, or jasmine rice, has become an extremely profitable export for Thailand, earning the kingdom billions of baht a year in export sales.
The strain commands a premium price, much like basmati rice from Pakistan and India, which features its own subtle characteristics.
The famous Hom Mali 105 strain thrives on plateaus with sandy soil, which is why it is best grown in selected provinces in Thailand's Northeast.
Given the economic significance of the grain, it came as a shock to the industry that rice samples brought back from Cambodia had been found to have the same genetic fingerprint as Hom ...
- Hom Mali branding for premium appeal.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) November 28, 2005 700+ words
...the opening of the two-day Thai Hom Mali Rice Convention in Ubon Ratchathani. The government wants to promote hom mali, or jasmine rice, as a premium strain...pointed out that for 2005-06 crop, hom mali paddy is estimated to rise to seven...
- Thailand Commerce Ministry Reiterates Hom Mali Rice Standard.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 21, 2002 700+ words
...Ministry insists that its high standards for Hom Mali rice remain firmly in place and has warned...had helped to double the export price of Hom Mali rice and reduce the amount of other kinds...compared with 35,000 tons of pure Hom Mali rice exported in the same period. "But...
- Crowded market threatens Hom Mali rice.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) November 20, 2006 700+ words
Nov. 20--The sweet scent of Thai Hom Mali, the country's trademark jasmine fragrant...more pressure on the already- crowded Hom Mali rice market. Thailand's renowned commodity...delivery. Some companies have hurt the Hom Mali brand by instead shipping Pathum Thani...
- Thailand to Ease Purity Rule for Hom Mali Rice Trade.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) June 8, 2002 700+ words
...Export regulations on the purity of Hom Mali rice, a high-quality jasmine strain...complained that a rule requiring shipments of Hom Mali rice to be at least 92 percent pure would...the amended rule a declaration of the Hom Mali rice content would have to accompany each...
- Hom Mali fetches up to B16,500 per tonne.
- Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) September 8, 2006 700+ words
Sep. 8--Caretaker commerce minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday approved the sale of 351,209 tonnes of Hom Mali rice to 12 winners of bids called earlier this week. The premium rice was sold at prices between 15,730 to 16,500 baht per...
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- News wire article from: United Press International January 17, 2003 700+ words
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan 16, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) Phnom Penh is bustling again. A decade after the fighting...David Kihara, an American who has lived in Phnom Penh for nearly two years working at the Cambodia...
