Finally, the outcome of this study emphasizes the importance of considering wheat and rice as separate commodities requiring country-specific and commodity-specific policy measures.
HONG KONG — Oil, gold and rice are the commodities that often grab headlines.
The kura were used as storehouses for rice and other commodities and survived largely because Kawagoe's landlords resisted the arrival of the railways during the Meiji Era.
He acknowledged that inflation might be a problem, but he hoped to keep it down by subsidies on basic commodities — rice, bread, sugar, tea.
The area has also been investigated repeatedly by Philippine legislators, and criticized by President Benigno S. Aquino III, in connection with large-scale smuggling of oil, vehicles, rice and other commodities.
Twice a week, after his evening prayers, Amadou Babalé Konate faithfully observes another ritual: He turns on his radio to find out the price of millet, rice and other commodities in nearby communities.
Twice a week, after his evening prayers, Amadou Babalé Konate Amadou Babalé Konate faithfully observes another ritual: He turns on his radio to find out the price of millet, rice and other commodities in nearby communities.
But everywhere else, the price of so many essential commodities – rice, wheat, meat, oil, corn, copper, wool, wood, coal – will drop by about a third, as the great plains of Canada and Russia and the American Midwest no longer have to feed all those hungry mouths.
As rice became a commodity in high international demand, even the structures of the task system could not protect Carolina slaves from almost ceaseless labor.
From rice to iron, commodity prices are all rising, even without much financial speculation, due to a variety of factors including a weak dollar and growing demand from China and India.
