"PirateJohn" wrote in message
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Farmers in the villages are living on the edge of starvation because
China (as Part of WTO ) can buy rice cheaper from the Mississippi
Delta and California than they can raise it themselves.


'splain this one to me. How can a farmer farming rice starve?

And, honestly ... I guess it's not impossible, but with shipping costs and
all
I find it hard to believe that US rice is cheaper than locally produced
rice.
It's possible, but ...

It is a quality issue.