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Economy October 15, 2019 | 9:36 am

Dominicans eat 50,000 tons of rice monthly; demand met

Santo Domingo.- Dominicans consume about 50,000 tons of rice each month, or 33,333 quintals per day, according to National Rice Producers Federation (Fenarroz) president Mauricio María. Although the drought impacted more than 3,000 hectares of rice fields in the Northwest, the production that is currently available is enough to meet the demand of consumers across the country. “There is no... Read more

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