Tuesday, May 13, 2008

yes, time for OFEC: organization of food-exporting countries

may 12th, 2008

it would be good to arm-twist all the other commodity producers: 1 ton of rice for, say, 50 barrels of oil.

india should have been the founding member of OFEC, except that nehru and co were so much into heavy industry and have neglected agriculture totally.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gir




** Thailand calls for a rice cartel **
Thailand wants to form an Opec-style rice cartel to give it more control over international prices.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7379368.stm >


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