▁O RE C ▁were ▁den ounced ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁biggest ▁rice ▁im porter . ▁The ▁Philippines ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁rice ▁imports ▁and ▁is ▁facing ▁problems ▁in ▁s our cing ▁rice ▁on ▁world ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Development ▁Bank , ▁Har uh iko ▁K uro da ▁opposed ▁the ▁organization ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁bad ▁for ▁both ▁im por ters ▁and ▁exp or ters . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Asian ▁Journal ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs , ▁Mat hew ▁Br um mer ▁discuss es ▁the ▁inter play ▁between ▁politics ▁and ▁food ▁security ▁as ▁it ▁to ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁formation ▁of ▁O RE C ▁as ▁a ▁price ▁fixing ▁regime : ▁The ▁Cart el ▁of ▁Good ▁Intent ions ? ▁O RE C ▁and ▁Food ▁Security ▁in ▁Asia ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁first ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁coordinate ▁prices ▁for ▁rice ▁on ▁world ▁mark ets ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁senior ▁government ▁officials ▁from ▁major ▁rice ▁export ing ▁countries ▁from ▁A SE AN ▁and ▁India . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Camb odia ' s ▁prime ▁minister ▁Hun ▁Sen ▁the ▁five ▁proposed ▁members ▁of ▁O RE C ▁cart el ▁will ▁discuss ▁the ▁organisation ▁at ▁regional ▁tal ks ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Econom ics ▁Crit ics ▁predict ▁that ▁a ▁cart el ▁on ▁rice ▁may ▁be ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁det r iment ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁initi ate ▁it ▁since ▁rice ▁producing ▁countries ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁expand