Bühler Group and TPS Group sign rice reprocessing
lines in Indonesia
Thursday, 05 March 2015 06:16
The Bühler Group
has signed an agreement to supply the TPS Group, Indonesian rice and noodle
producer, with two 17 tonnes per hour rice reprocessing lines worth US$7mn
(From left) Harsinto Huang, CFO of TPS Group Syambiri Lioe, CEO of
TPS Group Joko Mogoginta, president of the Bühler Group for Asia Dieter Voegtli
and Tomas Soleman. (Image source: Bühler Group)
According to the group, the contract, signed in Jakarta, marks a
further milestone in Bühler’s continuing expansion in rice processing across
Asia and is a significant step forward for the TPS Group, following its entry
into the rice business in 2010.The installation of the rice reprocessing plants
at Sidrap, South Sulawesi, is expected to increase the TPS Group’s total
production capacity by 240,000 tonnes per year, with warehouse capacity
increasing to 30,000 tonnes. The project by Bühler will be commissioned by
mid-year 2016.TPS Group currently has three rice processing plants across
Indonesia including PT. Jatisari Rejeki at Cikampek in West Java), PT. Indo
Bears Unggul at Cikarang in West Java and PT. Sukses Abadi Karya Inti at Sragen
in Central Java with a total capacity of 480,000 tonnes.
Investment for the TPS Group’s South Sulawesi sites will increase
the manufacturer’s total production capacity to 810,000 tonnes per year while
underlining its commitment to achieve a five per cent share of milled rice
production volume in Indonesia by 2020, according to the Indonesian firm.Rustom
Mistry, director, head of rice processing, Asia for Bühler, said, “The agreement
with the TPS Group demonstrates Bühler’s commitment to develop state of the art
processing solutions and an acknowledgement of our global capability to supply
complete process engineering solutions, driven by our leadership in rice
research and technical excellence.
By choosing Bühler to support its rice processing lines, the TPS
Group is well positioned to meet its plan of achieving a significant share of
the milled rice production in Indonesia. We look forward to continuing our
relationship with the TPS Group.The deal demonstrates Bühler’s significant
investment in its customer partnerships, technical innovations and localised
service and support, which is serving the demands for processing and optical
sorting solutions from rice processors around the world. This significant
agreement is further evidence of Buhler’s reputation as the number one
technology partner of choice in rice processing.”
The Man Who Discovered Thiamin
Today, we take vitamin B1
for granted. But it took a horrible, wasting disease—and lots and lots of
chickens—for scientists to discover it.
Photo courtesy feryswheel/Flickr
In the
mid-1800s, a strange sickness was devastating parts of Southeast Asia. Known as
beriberi, it began with intense swelling of the legs and feet and a general
sense of numbness, especially in the extremities. Victims developed a distinctive
gait, lifting their knees high in the air and swinging their legs forward so
that their drooping toes wouldn’t catch on the ground. Their urine became
concentrated and their appetites waned, even as their bodies wasted away.
Eventually, they lost their voices and died in suffocating convulsions. Its
cause was a mystery; no one knew a prevention, let alone a cure.
Today, we know that beriberi is caused by a
deficiency in a vitamin called thiamin, also known as B1, that’s found in foods
including yeast, grains, nuts, and meat. Thanks to our awareness of vitamins
and to thiamin’s abundance in our diets, beriberi is no longer a threat. But
while few people suffer from beriberi today, there’s no denying its historical
significance. By establishing one of the first links between a dietary deficit
and a specific disease, beriberi played a crucial role in kickstarting the
process of scientific inquiry that led to the discovery of vitamins—which in
turn opened the door to a broader understanding of both deficiency diseases and
human nutrition as a whole.
This path was not straight, however, and the
existence of vitamins wasn’t easy to figure out. In fact, when the Dutch
physician Christiaan Eijkman arrived on the Indonesian island of Java in 1886
to investigate the causes of beriberi, he wasn’t searching for a nutritional
cause at all. Instead, inspired by the most exciting medical event of the
century—the discovery that diseases like malaria and cholera were caused by
germs—he was on the hunt for a beriberi-causing bug.
The emergence of this “germ theory” of disease
in the late 1800s was inarguably one of the greatest medical advances in
history. But for nutritional science its impact was more complicated. Germ
theory’s central tenet—that disease is caused by thepresence of something—hid the idea that
disease could also be caused by something that is lacking. Germ theory’s light was so
bright, so illuminating, that it blinded scientists to the idea that disease
could be caused by something that wasn’t there.
But Eijkman was not deterred—many
pathogen-borne diseases are transmitted by air, and the two groups of chickens
had shared cages. He got some new chickens and put them into private cages. The
controls still developed nerve damage. Concluding that perhaps his whole
laboratory had become infected, Eijkman procured yet another group of chickens
and kept them in a totally separate location. Then things got really strange:
Not only did none of the new chickens get sick, but the sick birds began to
recover. By November 1889, all signs of the disease had disappeared.
This bizarre mass recovery was good for the
chickens, but it was bad for Eijkman, who appeared to have lost his animal
model. However, Eijkman did not give up. Instead, he tried to find a variable
that could have accounted for the sudden change. One day, the laboratory keeper
told him something intriguing: In the month before the birds developed nerve
damage, the cook had been providing leftover white rice from the hospital’s
kitchen as their feed.
At the time, white rice, otherwise known as
polished rice, was something of a luxury—or at least not something you’d give
to laboratory chickens that you wanted to infect with a deadly disease. That
cook had been replaced, and his successor, Eijkman later related, “refused to
allow military rice to be taken for civilian chickens.” So the birds had been
switched back to their usual rations of brown, unpolished rice. Soon
thereafter, the nerve damage disappeared.Today, we know why the polished rice
caused problems. Rice polishings—like the outer coatings of many whole grains—contain
thiamin, among other vitamins and nutrients. The more thorough the milling
process, the less thiamin that remains.
Unaware of this—and still grasping for a
bacterial explanation—Eijkman happened to strike up a conversation about his
beriberi investigations with a friend who was the medical director of all the
prisons in Java. The friend realized that different prisons on the island fed
inmates different types of rice, and that prisons varied in how many cases of
beriberi they reported. He offered to gather this data to determine whether
rice had anything to do with human beriberi—and, therefore, whether Eijkman’s
chicken work was relevant to the human disease. Sure enough, when the final
numbers were tallied, it turned out that while only 1 out of 10,000 prisoners
developed beriberi in the prisons that served mostly brown rice, 1 out of 39
developed it in those that served white. Among long-term white-rice–eating
prisoners, the rate went up to 1 out of 4.
Q&A: Female scientists
face same obstacles everywhere
Image credit: Andrew McConnell / Panos
Curt
Rice is head of Norway’s governmental committee on gender balance in research, and has advised the European Science
Foundation on encouraging more women to take up science careers. He has also
written extensively about the barriers that women face in science, and ways to
overcome them. Rice disagrees with commonly held views that these barriers are
much more profound and complicated for women in developing countries. Ahead of
International Women’s Day on 8 March, he argues that the challenges for rich
and poor countries wanting to address gender balance in research are not so
different after all.
International Women’s Day portrays achieving a gender balance in
research as a global challenge. What can be done around the world to help women
establish careers?
It is important to remind people that it is sound economic and
socialpolicy to make use of both men and women in the workplace. It
has a positive impact on so many other factors in society, for example the
economic wellbeing of children. One thing to bear in mind in any country is that
there is a close relationship between gender balance at home and equality at
work. If you change attitudes about the division of labour in domestic life,
you will also create change in professional and academic settings. So, when men
allow themselves to be more engaged in the lives of their children, that
creates a situation where women can pursue career opportunities more easily.
What specific challenges do you see for developing countries?
What specific challenges do you see for developing countries?
A lack of infrastructure, especially when it comes to caring for
children. Having a high rate of participation in public schooling and preschool
care directly contributes to making it possible for women to pursue careers.
And that is one thing that many of these countries do not have. Of course
social stability in general is very important. Think about psychologist Abraham
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which specifies that people need safety and
fulfilment of their basic needs before they can work on their
‘self-actualisation’ and reach their full potential.
People in developed countries spend less of their energy on
meeting fundamental needs, so they are freer to pursue more intellectual work,
like science. But in many developing countries, people are still focused on
survival.
What kind of message needs to be
sent to women in developing countries to encourage them to enter science
careers?
The most important message is that science is interesting and rewarding work. Your country and science need you. If we exclude half of the population from the most intellectually challenging work there is, we’re essentially be losing half of the intellectual capacity of society, which stifles economic development. But there are more down-to-earth things to say.
“it is in the interests of men to promote gender equality and to promote opportunities for women.”
Curt Rice
The presence of women in scientific research contributes to
exploring questions that have an impact on women — for example in medicine. The
traditional assumption is that medicines designed for men will work equally
well on women, but now we know that that’s not always the case. Having more
women working in science creates a heightened awareness among researchers that
they have to design their projects to benefit both men and women.
Some research policies focus on empowering women to enter science careers, while others are more focused on changing women’s environments. Which do you think is more important?
Both are extremely important things. When you think about
women’s environments, this covers basic things like having an infrastructure in
place that allows you to be a mother and have a career. But empowerment is
important to allow women to see themselves in these kinds of jobs and to
believe that they can contribute to traditionally male areas likeresearch. So, in the
context of the developing world, where perhaps some gender stereotypes are
stronger, we need strong engagement on both of these issues.
Europe is often held up as a beacon for gender equality. But how
successful has it been at getting more women into science?
If we look at the percentage of men and women who are studying
at university level in science, there is a significant increase in the
proportion of women, especially in medicine, psychology and
veterinary science. But when they get out into careers and start to move
towards senior positions, leadership posts and professorships, we see that men
eventually overtake women in terms of numbers. One of the key issues seems to
be how becoming a mother affects your career, so it’s a complicated picture.
Motherhood is important to
women’s identity around the world, but maybe more so in developing countries.
So how does that come into the debate?
All over the world parenthood seems to be something that affects women much more negatively than men in terms of career progression. In Western Europe, it’s a fact that women scientists are much more likely to remain childless than women in other kinds of careers. More than men, even. And you don’t have to go to the developing world to encounter men who do not see mothers as belonging in professional fields.
So, when we encourage women to study science, we are expecting
to see some more women in senior science positions in time. But just sitting
and waiting will not solve this if the environment is discouraging. I think we
need a more deliberate approach to enable women to stick with science
throughout their careers while also having the family life they want.
If you could send a message to your fellow men around the globe, what would it be?
What I would like to say to them is that it is in the interests
of men to promote gender equality and to promote opportunities for women. That
is because the presence of women in the workplace improves the quality of
performance and makes life better — and not just for women but for all of us.
Q&As are edited for length and clarity. http://www.scidev.net/global/gender/feature/female-scientists-face-obstacles-gender-women.html
Basmati rice in
India - Its production and export
Saturday, March 07, 2015 08:00 IST
Sajad Ahmad Wani, Sachin Kumar Manhas and Pradyuman
Kumar
Rice is a staple food in India.
Overall production of rice in India is 1,592,00,000
tonne (FAOSTAT 2013). According to a report available with the Agricultural and
Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), it has been found
that about 37.572 lakh tonne of basmati rice valued at Rs 29,299.96 crore in
India was exported from April 2013 to March 2014.In the previous season it was
only about 34.59 lakh tonne of basmati rice that was exported for Rs 19,409.38
crore by the country's rice exporters.
In 2013-14, among
various states, Punjab had about 5.59 lakh hectare of area under basmati with
annual production of about 14.871 lakh tonne, whereas in Haryana the area under
the crop was 7.21 lakh hectare producing 18.90 lakh tonne.In other words, the
demand for biryani in the Middle-East has spurred basmati rice exports from
India -- a huge rise of about Rs 9,890.588 crore in 2013-14 as compared to the
previous year. Basmati rice in India is highly favoured and got higher
prices as compared to other types of rice in domestic as well as in global
markets due to its special aroma, taste and flavour.Uttaranchal has been
reported to be the birthplace of basmati and has huge potential due to its
favourable climatic conditions and popularity among the farming community.
Basmati is nature’s gift
to Indian sub-continent; its delightful aroma, taste and texture make it the
best among various types of rices in the world.Mostly basmati is cultivated on
the foothills of Himalayas and the whole ambience of the environment bestowing
unique properties to this specialty rice. All the festive occasions are
complete only with products prepared from basmati such as biryani or pulao
served tapping the inherent ambrosial properties of basmati.Aromatic rice has
been grown by Indian farmers for centuries and has been texted in ancient
literature, apart from references to the rice diversity available in the
country. A wide variety of aromatic rice diversity exists in the country and
not all aromatic types are recognised as basmati.
Typically, the
delicately curved, long grained, highly scented rice that is elongated and
cooks soft and fluffy is the one which is categorised as basmati and enjoys
privileged treatment both in domestic as well as international markets,
fetching three times more price.In the export markets, still the traditional
tall basmati variety, Taroari Basmati followed by Basmati 370 and Type 3
(Dehradun) have supremacy over other varieties due to their exclusive quality
features.
However the evolved
varieties of basmati are Pusa Basmati 1121 due to its extra long slender grains
along with Pusa Basmati 1, which has carved a niche in the international
market.
Rice exports from India
Rice exports from India
Rice is a staple food in
Asia. Its production is also concentrated in Asia. Top ten largest rice
producers - China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand
are located in Asia. Among them, China and India supply nearly half of the
total world rice production, Thailand and Vietnam are the two largest rice
exporters (FAOSTAT 2012). Thailand and Vietnam in 2009 exported nearly 48% of
total world milled rice exports (FAOSTAT 2012).Saudi Arabia, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Cote d’Ivoire, Iran, Iraq, Cameroon, Brazil, China and Yemen are the
10 largest importers of milled rice.
Although most of the
largest importers of milled rice in terms of quantity are located in Asia and
South Africa, the import values of milled rice in (United Kingdom 10th) and
(France 7th) are among the largest in the world (FAOSTAT 2012).Basmati rice is
exported from India to many countries, especially to the Gulf and European
countries. Recognising its important role in India’s economy, it has been
reported that 24 districts of India have been declared as Basmati Export Zone
from Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Punjab. In Uttaranchal, districts exporting
including Udhamsinghnagar, Haridwar, Nainital and Dehradun have been made part
of the Basmati Export Zone.
Basmati rice is one of
the major exports of India. The values and quantities of Basmati rice are
accounted for almost all rice exports from India. As said earlier, major export
markets of Indian basmati rice include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) and Iran. About 70% of export of basmati rice is for these three
countries from India. Although the exports of basmati rice from India to Saudi
Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the US have decreased during the past few years,
but exports to Iran, Kuwait, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq and the Netherlands have
increased. This implies that not only the Middle-Eastern countries have
preferences towards basmati rice, but the preferences seem to increase in
recent years.The steady increase in production of rice and availability of buffer
stocks and the growing demand for basmati rice in the international market made
India an important rice exporting country of the world.
Fourth position
In the year 2008-09,
India has been reported to export about 2.48 mt of rice earning about Rs 11,164
crore. Among the several agro products exported from India, rice alone
constituted 30.75% of foreign exchange in the year 2008-09 and India ranks at
the fourth position for the export of rice after USA, Thailand, and Vietnam.
For a long time before India was not a rice exporting country, success in the
production and productivity gains had enabled the country since mid-1980s to
attain self-sufficiency in rice.
Exporters from India
entered into the world rice trade largely through the export of small quantities
of highly priced basmati rice which was less than 5% in mid-1980s. In fact, the
worldwide rice trade at that time was also less, only about 4%, which was 11.9
mt of the world rice production of 265.9 mt (on milled rice basis). The quantum
of world rice trade also doubled to 27.90 mt by 2001 and to 29 mt by 2008 of
which India’s share was around 8.62% while in 2006-07 it was highest (19.8%)
(Table 1).
Total rice exports from
India were mere 0.38 mt in 1987-88, which grew to 0.53 mt in 1990-91 and elevated
to a record scale of 5.51 mt in 1995-96. Later on, it dropped to around 2 mt
during 2001 and again rose to 6.46 mt in 2007-08 that is 12 times increase over
the quantum India exported in 1990-91.
Similarly the value too rose from Rs 456 crore in 1992 to Rs 11,164 crore in 2008-09 which is a spectacular 24 times increase in foreign exchange earnings. During the last five years, India was within the first five rice exporting countries with Thailand consistently ranking first in world rice exports with 10 mt in 2008. Major contribution by various countries for rice exports include Vietnam (4.65 mt), USA (3.50 mt), India (3.30 mt), Pakistan (3.0 mt), China (0.95 mt), Uruguay (0.78 mt) and others (4.02 mt) (USDA 2008) (Figure 3). Major rice importing countries are South Africa, Nigeria, the Philippines, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the EU, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and the Ivory Coast.
Table 1: World rice exports - contribution by Asia and India’s share (million tonne)
|
Period
|
World
|
Asia
|
India
|
India’s share to world Rice Exports (%)
|
|
2000
|
24.5
|
18.65
|
1.9
|
7.9
|
|
2001
|
27.9
|
22.29
|
6.7
|
23.9
|
|
2002
|
27.6
|
21.51
|
4.4
|
16.0
|
|
2003
|
27.2
|
21.45
|
3.2
|
11.6
|
|
2004
|
28.9
|
21.98
|
4.7
|
16.2
|
|
2005
|
29.1
|
22.20
|
4.5
|
15.6
|
|
2006
|
31.8
|
25.38
|
6.3
|
19.8
|
|
2007
|
29.7
|
23.37
|
3.4
|
11.4
|
|
2008
|
29.0
|
23.00
|
2.5
|
8.62
|
Areas under cultivation
The cultivation of basmati in India is confined to traditional basmati growing areas in northwest Indian states including Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand and western Uttar Pradesh and to a limited area in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Cultivation of basmati rice in local area is encountered in Jind, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar and Ambala districts in Haryana as shown in Table 2. In Punjab, the areas where it is grown includes Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Patiala, Jalander, Ropar, Nawan, Hoshiarpur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Shehar; in Uttarakhand the districts include Dehradun, Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital, Haridwar, Saharanpur, Rampur, Bijnor, Pilibhit, Badaun, Moradabad and Muzzaffar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh; Kangra, Solan, Mandi, Kullu and Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh; and Jammu and Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.
Of the 25 to 29 mt of rice traded annually in the world market, basmati rice market is less than 10%. But basmati rice captures higher returns as it is priced three times higher (US$ 800-1200 per metric tonne) over non-basmati rice (US$200-400 per metric tonne) in the domestic as well as international markets.
Combination of factors
Nearly 50-70% of basmati rice produced in the country is exported mainly to Saudi Arabia (about 68%), the UAE, UK, Bahrain, Kuwait and so on. In 1978-79, India started exporting with a small beginning and exported about 67,000 tonne of basmati rice earning about Rs 32 crore.
A combination of factors were responsible for India to reach this pinnacle as one of the world’s major rice exporter which include the research efforts in developing suitable varieties and farm management practices which were largely adopted by the farmers. In addition, appropriate steps taken by the government to liberalise trade policy and licensing procedures so as to promote the growth of agricultural exports, All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) and APEDA made the efforts and play a major role in promoting Indian agri-exports and the zeal of the exporters in establishing themselves as reliable and dependable suppliers of basmati and non-basmati rice.
Table 2: Major Basmati growing districts in India
|
Country
|
State
|
District
|
|
India
|
Punjab
|
Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Patiala,
Ropar, Nawan Shehar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Hoshiarpur
|
|
|
Uttaranchal
|
Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, Udhamsingh Nagar
|
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Pilibhit, Saharanpur, Rampur, Bijnor, Moradabad,
Muzzaffarnagar, Badaun
|
|
|
Haryana
|
Panipat, Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind, Ambala,
Sonipat, Yamunanagar
|
International scenario
In the international market, rice is traded under two main groups such as fragrant and non- fragrant. The fragrant rice in India dominates the trade with its basmati rice followed by Pakistan. It fetches good export price in the international markets. Export of basmati from India peaks during March-April period and the November-December period. Main export is the Gulf region for Indian basmati rice and in Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia accounts for the major chunk of basmati imports from India. The next important market for Indian basmati rice is the European Union (EU). On an average roughly about 1.0-1.5 lakh tonne of basmati rice is bought by the EU.
(The authors - Wani is research scholar; Sachin Manhas is M Tech; and Pradyuman Kumar is associate professor; Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal. They can be contacted at sajadwani2013@yahoo.com)
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Three held for
duping people with ‘rice puller’
MAPUSA: Anjuna police have arrested three
persons for fraud. The trio—Epheeq Ahmad and Keshav Murthi, both residents of
Bengaluru, and Ajay Kumar Mahato of Ghaziabad, UP—allegedly duped people,
especially in Maharashtra, into buying a device they claimed attracted rice.They
were arrested from a house they were renting in Kumarwado, Anjuna, after a
tip-off to the police. They also had on them fake ID cards showing they were
'scientists' of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).PSI
Mahesh Kerkar, who was tipped off and who led the arrest, explained that the
trio's modus operandi was to scour the net for customers with claims of an
object that had fallen to earth during lightning, and which could pull things
towards it. The object was priced 5-10 lakh.
Once a customer showed interest, the object would
be shown and the money taken.The customer would then be told that a scientist
from DRDO would arrive the next day to test the 'rice puller', and that the
customer, after witnessing the test, could take the device home.The following
day one from the three, with his fake DRDO ID card in tow, would arrive at the
pre-decided spot and meet the customer.The other two would not turn up with the
'rice puller' and after a wait of about an hour the 'scientist' would say he is
busy, can not wait anymore, and would leave, leaving the customer without a
device and lakhs of rupees short."The trio were not able to dupe people in
Goa as they were arrested immediately after they came to Goa. But they have
duped people in Pandharpur, Kolhapur, and other places in Maharashtra,"
Kerkar told TOI.Police have also seized the 'rice puller' and other machinery
from the accused. They have been booked under Sections 419, 420, and 511 of
IPC.
Government subsidies
distort rice exports overseas?
Five countries - Thailand, India,
Vietnam, Pakistan and the United States - account for 80 percent of all the
rice traded in the world.
That means market
distorting subsidy programs by any of those countries can have a major impact
on the rice exports of the others, says Carl Brothers, senior vice president
and chief operating officer at Riceland Foods in Stuttgart, Ark.
Speaking at the annual Ag Update
Meeting at the opening of the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tenn.,
Brothers said Riceland Foods has lessened the impact of the competition for
exports by helping increase U.S. consumption of its products from 50 percent
some years ago to 75 percent to 80 percent today.But exports continue to be
important for the U.S. rice industry and for producers. That's why the USA Rice
Federation has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to begin an
investigation of subsidy programs operated in rice-exporting countries,
including the United States.
"Thailand has been the No. 1
rice exporting country for most of my career at Riceland Foods," said
Brothers. "But Thailand began a new subsidy program two years ago that
paid producers the equivalent of about $10 per bushel to grow rice.
"As a result of the way they
operated the program, their exports dropped from around 11 million metric tons
to 7.8 million metric tons in 2013/14, dropping them to No. 3 among exporters.
The program cost the country more than $21 billion. It nearly broke the
country. The prime minister who initiated the program is under indictment and
the military has taken over the country."India has also been subsidizing
its rice production with the result that its exports jumped from 2.8 million
metric tons to 10 million metric tons at the same time Thailand's exports were
declining, he said. India's exports are expected to decline in 2015/16,
however, due to shortages of water for irrigation.
Woolworths changes online grocery pricing by stealth
MARCH 06, 2015
Woolworths quietly changed
thousands of website price tags to match those in stores on Thursday night.
Picture: Adam Smith Source: News Limited
WOOLWORTHS
has ditched discriminatory pricing between its online and physical
supermarkets.The grocery giant quietly changed
thousands of website price tags to match those in stores on Thursday night.
The Herald Sun learned of the new policy amid
warnings major supermarkets were charging internet shoppers a premium for some
products.Niche discount retailer Supply Warehouse checked eight goods earlier
this week and uncovered mark-ups of 5 to 10 per cent at Coles online compared
with the Coles Prahran store.For Woolies, most of the selected items cost 7.4
to 7.7 per cent more than in-store.
But on Friday Woolworths
spokesman Russell Mahoney advised: “Woolworths provides consistent prices to
our customers no matter how they choose to shop.”Before the policy change, a
500g pack of Vittoria Ground Espresso coffee was $1.48 more on Woolies’ website
than its Prahran store. The Coles online price gap was $1.93.Web prices for
certain sizes of Vegemite, Heinz ketchup and baked beans, Riviana basmati rice,
Lipton tea bags and Dove deodorant were 15c to 41c higher than the
stores.Colgate toothpaste was cheaper on the Woolies site before its same-price
strategy.
Coles spokesman Blair Speedy said
some categories online had a small price premium “to help cover the cost of our
convenient service, including the dedicated team members who select our
customers’ groceries”.“There are some non-advertised specials that are only
available in a physical store, and likewise our online customers regularly have
access to discounts and promotional offers not available in store,” Mr Speedy
said.
Supply Warehouse owner Mark
Goldberg said running an online store was considerably cheaper than paying
overheads on physical shops, and savings should be passed on.“You shouldn’t be
stung for higher-priced groceries plus delivery,” Mr Goldberg said.Woolworths’
delivery fees range from no charge to up to $11. Coles’ are from no charge to
up to $13.
Govt will design rice planting, harvesting cycle: President
Ponorogo, E Java (ANTARA News) –
The government will design a cycle for rice planting and harvesting to avoid
stocking excessive amounts of rice during simultaneous harvests, President Joko
Widodo (Jokowi) said.“Arranged cycles of planting and harvesting will also
increase farmers yield of unhusked rice. If the cycles are not designed, the
price will drop when rice is harvested simultaneously and stocks will pile up.
So we will frame a cycle for rice planting and harvesting,” the president
stated while observing a maize plantation in Suku village here on Friday
afternoon.
The head of state noted that with
high productivity, the rice stocks will always be adequate and the country will
not need to import the commodity.“We should strive to increase productivity.
For example, one hectare rice field now produces 5 tons of rice. We should find
ways to increase the output to 9 to 10 tons, as shown in Demak district. As for
the price, it will compete with that of other countries. If rice abroad is
cheap, our rice should also be cheap. The key point in this case is increased
productivity,” Jokowi explained.He reminded that the competition now was
between farmers at home and those abroad, and that the quality and availability
of stocks was the key to a nation becoming food self-sufficient.
Therefore, he urged farmers to
boost the yield of rice to maintain the availability of food stocks.“I asked
all farmers to be more confident in producing rice and informed them that the
government will not import the commodity anymore. So production should rise,”
Jokowi, said during his working visit to Jetis village, another village in
Ponorogo district.He pointed out that the government has prepared facilities
and infrastructure to improve agricultural production, including irrigation
systems, tractors, rice-planting machines, combine harvesters and seeds.“It is
now up to you (farmers),” Jokowi remarked.
The president further noted that
as many as 41,000 tractors will be distributed to farmers, besides other
harvesting tools.This month, the government will also announce the promised
price of unhusked rice that suits market conditions and meets farmers
expectations, Jokowi affirmed.President Jokowi is on a three-day working visit
to East Java from Friday to Sunday, accompanied by First Lady Iriana.The head
of state attended the grand harvest at Dukuh Jetis village, where he
distributed aid to the local farmers.Also present at the grand rice harvest
were District Head of Ponorogo Amin, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman, State
Secretary Pratikno and Governor of East Java Soekarwo.Ponorogo is one of the
districts in East Java that is entering this years rice harvest season.
Source : www.antaranews.com,
Friday 6 March 2015
Tax rice and sugar imports highly, governors urge authority
Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria. FILE PHOTO |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
Without providing details, Mr Ndathi
cited a case where some importers were bringing in sub-standard goods and
blending them with local products to dupe buyers. Kenya Association of
Manufacturers chief executive Betty Maina argues that Kenyan firms continue to
grapple with subsidised imports, counterfeits and substandard goods.
At Governors
Summit held in Naivasha last week, Marsabit County governor Ukur Yatani
proposed that the tax authority should work with the counties to help curb the
vice.
By NATION CORRESPONDENT
Two governors want the Kenya Revenue Authority
to impose high taxes on imported farm produce.Kirinyaga’s Joseph Ndathi and his
Murang’a counterpart Mwangi wa Iria said tea, rice and sugar industries were
making losses because of cheap imports.Mr Ndathi added that some of the imports
were of inferior quality. “If we hope to see the country grow in double digits,
we must protect our own industries,” said Mr Ndathi.
Without providing details, Mr Ndathi cited a
case where some importers were bringing in sub-standard goods and blending them
with local products to dupe buyers.Mr Mwangi singled out the local
horticultural industry noting that it was vulnerable since much of the produce
was perishable.Kenya Association of Manufacturers chief executive Betty Maina
argues that Kenyan firms continue to grapple with subsidised imports,
counterfeits and substandard goods.
“Over and above this, the average import tariff
of 12 per cent for the East African Community customs union is perceived not to
be protective enough compared to that of India, which is said to be at 60 per
cent,” says Ms Maina.She added that partner states are also notorious for using
discretionary powers failing to honour the customs union by importing goods at
lower tariff rates than agreed.Porous borders and laxity by some tax officers
have been cited as a major cause for the influx of contraband goods.
Kenya’s borders with Ethiopia and Somalia have
particularly been easy passage routes owing to their long stretch and
insecurity, which has made control a challenge.At Governors Summit held in
Naivasha last week, Marsabit County governor Ukur Yatani proposed that the tax
authority should work with the counties to help curb the vice.He argued that
locals could be recruited to act as informers in regions where professionals
were not willing to venture to insecurity.
Nigeria: 6,808 Edo Rice Farmers
Benefit From FG Scheme
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Africa
Zimbabwe: Bare Your Bloom
No
fewer than 6,808 rice farmers in Edo State had benefited from the Growth
Enhancement Support (GES) Scheme during the 2013/2014 dry season rice farming
in the state.Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Edo, Mr Wellington
Omoragbon, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Wednesday in Benin.He said that the rice farmers in the state benefited from
the scheme by redeeming fertiliser at 50 per cent subsidised rate.
He
said water pumps, rice reapers and threshers allocated to the state were also
provided to the farmers at subsidised rate to enhance the dry season rice
farming.According to him, 30 agro dealer redemption centres were created where
these inputs are redeemed at subsided rates by registered farmers."At the
moment, farmers have redeemed 129,284 bags of NPK, 125, 351 bags of urea, 40,
012kg of maize seeds and 13, 348kg of rice seeds," he said.He said government
incentive was aimed at boosting production of agricultural produce to ensure
self-sufficiency in food production. He explained that government was also
determined to guarantee food security and stop importation of rice into the
country.
The
director also said that the ministry had registered about 152, 110 farmers
under the GES programme.Omoragbon gave the assurance that the ministry was
ready and would continue with the registration of farmers, who were yet to key
into the programme.He said the Federal Government was committed to farmers'
welfare and had made arrangement for the delivery of tractors and other farm
equipment for 2015 farming season.
Provinces to get rice from national reserves
HAU
GIANG (VNS) — Nearly 7,000 tonnes of rice from national reserves will be
distributed among impoverished households in nine provinces across the country
during the period between crops this year.The central provinces of Quang Ngai,
Quang Binh and Quang Tri will receive 1,371 tonnes, 1,219 tonnes and 668
tonnes, respectively.The northern provinces of Ha Nam will receive more than
1,280 tonnes while the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau will get 847 tonnes.
— VNS
The area under rabi rice as on
March 5 stands at 32 lakh hectare as compared to 37.19 lakh hectare at this
time last year. Rice exports may decline 20% this year on cheaper supplies from
Thailand.
06 Mar 2015
NEW DELHI(Commodity Online): India Rabi rice planting has touched 32 lakh hectare. As per the
latest reports received from States, the area under rabi rice as on March 5
stands at 32 lakh hectare as compared to 37.19 lakh hectare at this time last
year.As per 2nd Advance Estimates, the production of Rice stands at 103.04
million tonnes. As per 2nd Advance Estimates for 2014-15, total foodgrains
production in the country is estimated at 257.07 million tonnes which is the
fourth highest quantity of annual foodgrains production in the country.As
compared to last year’s record production of 265.57 million tonnes, current
year’s production of foodgrains is lower by 8.50 million tonnes.
This decline has occurred on account of lower production of rice,
coarse cereals and pulses due to erratic rainfall conditions during the monsoon
season-2014.
Exports face 20 % decline
Exports face 20 % decline
India rice exporters are anticipating 20 per cent fall in 2015 tiggered by a stiff competition from Thailand. This means exports will decline to around 8 million tonnes in 2015 from 10 million tonnes in 2014.The much cheaper rice from Thailand is the reason for this decline. Thailand government is planning to offload around 10million tonnes of rice from its stockpiles this year.
Thai govt gets bids for 780,000 tonnes of riceTop exporter Thailand received bids for around 780,000 tonnes of
rice out of the 1 million tonnes offered in its latest tender, the erce
Ministry said on Friday, as the government continues to sell grain to reduce
its bulging stockpiles.
PHOTO: SPH
6 Mar7:50 PM
[BANGKOK]
Top exporter Thailand received bids for around 780,000 tonnes of rice out of
the 1 million tonnes offered in its latest tender, the Commerce Ministry said
on Friday, as the government continues to sell grain to reduce its bulging
stockpiles.
Thailand built up more than 17
million tonnes of the grain under a subsidy scheme run by the government of
ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra until early 2014, which paid farmers
well above market rates for their crops.Banjongjitt Angsusingh, deputy
director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said bids for around 780,000
tonnes were received in the March tender from 40 firms. "The value of the
780,000 tonnes of rice, according to the floor price we established, is around
8 billion baht (US$247 million). Almost every bid we received was above the
floor price," she told reporters.
The
sales are expected to be approved next week, she said.The authorities have held
five tenders since the military seized power last May and have sold 1,177,983
tonnes for around 17.21 billion baht.In the last tender in January they sold
less than 500,000 tonnes out of the roughly 1 million tonnes on offer.
Officials said in February that this was because some bidders did not meet
certain requirements.In a tender last December, around 150,000 tonnes of rice
went unsold out of 400,000 tonnes on offer because some bids were below the
government's floor price.Thailand exported a record high 10.8 million tonnes in
2014, toppling India to regain its mantle as the world's top rice exporter.
The
military government that seized power last May ended the rice subsidy scheme
and has said it wants to sell off the stockpiles over the next two years.Thai
common grade 5 per cent broken white rice was offered in the market at US$416
per tonne on Friday.Ms Yingluck was removed from government just days before
the May coup. The rice scheme was hugely popular among the rural electorate,
which remains loyal to her, but it was derided by her critics as an expensive,
populist policy.Ms Yingluck was found guilty of negligence over the
controversial scheme and was banned from politics for five years in January
Jimmy Hoppe Inducted into Louisiana Agriculture Hall of
Distinction
 BATON ROUGE, LA -- Jimmy Hoppe, a rice farmer from Iowa
LA, was just the fourth person honored by being inducted into the Louisiana
Agriculture Hall of Distinction (see USA Rice Daily story, January 29, 2015). USA Rice's Randy Jemison
introduced Hoppe at last night's awards ceremony, saying "Jimmy's deep
knowledge of farming, commodity processing, and marketing, coupled with his
genuine concern for others, has equipped him to be one of Louisiana's great
agricultural ambassadors, building good will between consumers and production
agriculture." |
USA Rice Reps Visit Cuba with Ag
Coalition
Rance Daniels (l) makes contacts on USACC trip to Cuba
HAVANA, CUBA -- Missouri rice
farmer Rance Daniels and Riceland Foods Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Risk Management Terry Harris represented the U.S. rice industry on a trip with
more than 90 people involved in agriculture and education visiting Cuba this
week. The group, traveling as the U.S.
Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC), included two former U.S. Secretaries of
Agriculture, Mike Espy and John Block, and the First Lady of Missouri
Georgeanne Nixon.
The group met on Monday morning with the Minister of Foreign
Investment, Mr. José Luis Padrone, Director of International Relations for the
Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Juan José León Vega, and in the afternoon with
Rafael Rivacoba, Director of International Relations for the state sugar enterprise,
and Leonardo Chairing, Director of International Relations for the National
Association of Small Farmers.All the Cuban officials discussed opportunities in
the market for imports of a wide variety of ag products including inputs and
equipment. They also discussed in depth
the problems created by the U.S. embargo and the roadblock it created that
prevented consistent business and a closer ongoing relationship between
industries in the nations.That evening the group attended a reception at the
residence of the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba, hosted by the Missouri First
Lady.Tuesday the delegation split into six groups to visit various segments of
the ag industry including sugar production; aquaculture; cattle production;
fruits, grains, and vegetables; tobacco and sorghum; and rice.
Terry Harris (l) on tour with
Cuban farm co-op officials
Daniels and Harris went on the
rice tour, meeting with the board of directors of a farm cooperative that
farmed more than 7,000 acres of rice.
They also toured two rice mills and a rice drying and storage
facility. There was a detailed
discussion between the Cuban and U.S. farmers about farm practices, pricing,
problems, and opportunities
"I found it very
interesting in talking with the Cuban farmers the practices we have in common,
but also how different some of them are," Daniels reflected. "They
were definitely intrigued with the size of our planting and harvesting
equipment. I also feel renewed trade with Cuba is a great opportunity for us to
expand our rice export markets, but it will also be a way for us to share some
of our technology with the Cuban farmers to help improve their
productivity." The meeting ended on Wednesday morning after a meeting with
the president of Alimport, the state agency that imports almost all foodstuffs
into the country, a follow up discussion with the Cuban officials who had
previously met with the group, and capped by comments by both the former
Secretaries of Agriculture.
"I felt the trip was very
beneficial from both the U.S. and Cuban perspectives," said Harris.
"It allowed a good exchange of information, ideas, and goals that could
benefit both nations and create opportunities for bilateral trade. As expressed by both Secretary Block and
Secretary Espy, Cuba holds incredible potential for increased commerce in goods
and technology, but the embargo remains a stumbling block that we must remove
to make this opportunity a reality."
Contact: Michael Klein
(703) 236-1458
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
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Debate Over Genetically Engineered ‘Golden Rice’ Heats Up
FILE - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) bioplant scientist
Sophan Datta shows during a press tour a variety of experimental "golden
rice" being tested inside sealed IRRI greenhouse in Laguna, Nov. 27, 2003.
Simone Orendain
March 06, 2015 6:44 AM
MANILA—
Scientists in the Philippines are
at work on a strain of rice that could solve one of the world’s major health
challenges: a vitamin A deficiency. The so-called, “golden rice”, which
has been genetically engineered to produce beta carotene, has led to opposition
from GMO opponents, including Greenpeace. To supporters of golden rice,
the crop offers enormous potential for 
eliminating as many as two million
deaths each year from vitamin A deficiency, which mainly impacts young children
and pregnant women. The beta carotene in the new rice is a precursor for
Vitamin A, which is missing in the diets of millions of people in the
developing world. The deficiency is a leading cause of childhood blindness, and
is a public health problem in many countries.
eliminating as many as two million
deaths each year from vitamin A deficiency, which mainly impacts young children
and pregnant women. The beta carotene in the new rice is a precursor for
Vitamin A, which is missing in the diets of millions of people in the
developing world. The deficiency is a leading cause of childhood blindness, and
is a public health problem in many countries.Pros vs cons
Canadian ecologist Patrick Moore
says there should be no debate over whether farmers should grow golden
rice. “Why is there not the same revulsion at two million children
dying," Moore asked. "To let golden rice out so at least some people
can get it and maybe more and more and more?”
But critics, including the Greenpeace environmental group, have long opposed the crop because of the genetic engineering involved in its creation. Moore was an early member of Greenpeace in the 1970s and early 80s, but has since become a critic of the group’s stance on a range of issues, including golden rice.
But critics, including the Greenpeace environmental group, have long opposed the crop because of the genetic engineering involved in its creation. Moore was an early member of Greenpeace in the 1970s and early 80s, but has since become a critic of the group’s stance on a range of issues, including golden rice.
“Genetically engineered crops
consist almost entirely of herbicide tolerant and insect resistant crops
marketed to developing countries” Greenpeace said in an emailed statement in
response to queries about Moore’s criticism. The statement also said the group
finds this model detrimental to people’s health, farmers’ livelihoods and the
environment.
Public financing
Unlike some genetically modified crops designed by corporations that patent the plants, the golden rice being developed in the Philippines is financed by public funds. A range of philanthropic and public sector groups have worked to engineer the crop and improve its production.
They hope that farmers in the
developing world will eventually grow it, addressing a major public health
issue that many scientists say is on the scale of malaria or tuberculosis.
But Manila-based Greenpeace Southeast Asia Agriculture Campaigner Daniel Ocampo said after 20 years of research golden rice is not ready for consumption, and could be more dangerous than its supporters will admit.
But Manila-based Greenpeace Southeast Asia Agriculture Campaigner Daniel Ocampo said after 20 years of research golden rice is not ready for consumption, and could be more dangerous than its supporters will admit.
“It’s still in the laboratory. It’s
not available commercially," Ocampo said. "So it’s really misleading
the public when they say that it’s going to be one of the solutions to Vitamin
A deficiency.”Greenpeace is instead pushing what it calls “ecological
agriculture” which it said is climate resilient and will let people access food
that meets their nutritional needs.
A year and a half ago, a group of
anti-GMO activists overran one of the golden rice test plots in the
Philippines' Bicol region and destroyed it in a protest against the project.
The incident raised the profile of the conflict over golden rice, and led some
to accuse Greenpeace of being behind the protest and the destruction. But the
organization says it had nothing to do with it.The International Rice Research
Institute just south of Manila has been doing breeding experiments with golden
rice for nine years, but said they must still conduct more research before it
is ready for human consumption.
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Hain Celestial Celebrates Innovation At Natural Products Expo West 2015
Features Over 100
New And Exciting Food, Beverage, Snack And Personal Care Products
PR Newswire,LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 6, 2015
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading organic and natural products company providing
consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced that over 100 new
products will be featured at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California starting today. Expo West is the world's largest event
devoted to natural and specialty food and beverages, organics, supplements,
health and beauty, natural living and pet products. Hain Celestial's
products will be rolling out now through the end of 2015 and sold in selected markets
in the United States. In its last fiscal year, Hain Celestial's new products generated
over $100 million in net sales on a worldwide basis.
"This is a banner year for Hain Celestial's innovation
pipeline. We are proud of our brands and our new product innovation that
demonstrates our continued leadership in the organic and natural space,"
said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain
Celestial. "Our ability to globally source distinctive ingredients,
coupled with our nimble, innovation-focused culture, has resulted in product
uniqueness with quality and speed-to-market that rival the rest.
Our exciting line-up features food, beverage, snack and personal
care products for all age groups and lifestyles, with particular attention to
millennial consumers, an important segment for Hain Celestial's
growth."Natural Products Expo West 2015 is expected to feature over 2,600
exhibitors and more than 60,000 participants who will be able to preview the
exciting Hain Celestial product line-up first-hand.
"This year, our booth includes a digital experience in
support of two programs. The first is our new partnership with CARE to support
girls' education around the world, and the second is our on-going leadership to
make mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food
products a reality in the United States.
Our new products along with these digital initiatives exemplify
our high standards for quality, value, enjoyment and social
responsibility," concluded Irwin Simon.In the year since the last Expo West Hain Celestial has acquired
new brands that extend the Company's existing portfolio of innovative and high quality
natural and certified organic products.
The new brands include
Rudi's Organic Bakery®, a leading organic and gluten-free brand offering a
diversified line of bread and baked goods products and fresh and frozen
FreeBird® chicken and Plainville Farms®
turkey that are never, ever given antibiotics. More recently, Hain
Celestial purchased the Live Clean® personal care brand and Empire Kosher.
Some of the highlights of this
year's lineup of new products includes:
o Arrowhead Mills® brand adds three new cereals including
two new Organic Sprouted Granolas made with organic whole sprouted oats and
buckwheat in Maple & Apple and Apple and Ginger varieties, and Organic
Gluten Free Coconut Rice and Shine Hot Cereal made with Fair Trade Coconut.
o BluePrint® introduces new nutrient-packed 100% juices—Arugula Kale and Chard
Basil. Arugula, kale, apple, romaine, celery, cucumber, lemon and ginger
provide a dose of essential daily vitamins and minerals and superfoods chard
and collards, basil, apple, romaine, celery, cucumber and lemon combine for a
flavorful and nutritious choice.
o Celestial Seasonings® announces completely re-imagined packaging and a variety of
innovative new product lines that appeal to new and existing tea drinkers
alike. The new products include Sleepytime® Honey and Watermelon Lime Zinger® Herbal Teas; Celestial™ Organics Herbal and Wellness Teas; Celestial™Teahouse Chai Teas;
Celestial™ Lattes in shelf-stable ready-to-drink and aseptic concentrate
formats; Celestial™ Loose Leaf Tea Blending Kits; and two new flavors of Celestial™ Organics
Kombucha.
o The DREAM® brand expands its plant based offerings with
a new platform of coconut based yogurts and frozen dessert bites. Coconut
Dream™ Yogurts have a creamy consistency with a tropical twist and come in five
luscious flavors: Plain, Vanilla, Strawberry, Blueberry and
Raspberry. Coconut Dream™ Frozen Dessert Bites, the first and only
coconut based bite size frozen treats, are delicious frozen nuggets coated with
rich thick chocolate.
o Earth's Best Organic® introduces redesigned and value sized packaging and new snacks for
toddlers. The Earth's Best Tendercare® Diapers and Wipes have a fresh new look,
giving babies pure, chlorine free protection. Value size options include
Earth's Best™ Frozen Fish Nuggets, made from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certified Sustainable Alaskan Pollock and Earth's Best Organic® Infant formula
the #1 Organic Formula brand*, is now offered in 50% larger value can.
Earth's Best Organic® Freeze Dried Snacks are tiny finger-sized freeze
dried fruits and veggies with a soft texture for a nutritious first
snack. Varieties include Corn & Edamame and Strawberry, Banana &
Apple.
o Ella's Kitchen® has new, nutritious snack and beverage options for children.
Ella's Kitchen® Organic Cookies are lightly sweetened only with honey and contain
2 grams of sugar per serving. Organic Multigrain Snacks are made with
gluten free grains including Quinoa & Brown Rice and are available in
varieties including Lentil & Carrot Sticks. Kids beverage options from
Ella's Kitchen® include Organic Coconut Water to help rehydrate and replenish
nutrients and Nutritional Shakes that are packed with vitamins and minerals
essential for growing big and strong.
o Garden of Eatin'® Cantina Style Corn Tortilla Chips are thin and crispy like you'd
find in an authentic "Mexican Cantina." Available in White Corn with
Lime and Blue Corn with Sea Salt.
o GG Unique Fiber® Scandinavian Thins, baked wheat crispbread in Raisin & Honey,
with 40 calories and 3 grams of fiber per serving.
o Imagine® has a strong soup season planned for Fall of
2015. New products include Imagine® Seafood
Stock which is MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certified, Imagine® Organic
Unsalted Free Range Chicken and Vegetable Broths sold in a 4-pack of 8 fluid
ounce cartons, and a new line of refrigerated Imagine®Culinary
Soup in 22 ounce tubs in 5 delicious varieties, including 3 vegetarian soups
such as Potato & Kale, and 2 chicken soups including Lemon Chicken Quinoa.
o Plainville Farms® debuts Organic Deli Breast
products—Oven Roasted Turkey, Honey Turkey and Hickory Smoked Turkey and
Organic Ground Turkey.
o Rudi's Gluten-Free Bakery™ Garlic Toast and Cheese
Toast are a gluten-free take on the popular Texas Toast category. These
delicious "heat and serve" items also contain 5 grams of fiber per
slice.
o Sensible Portions® Puffs
made with Organic Corn are gluten-free and available in four delicious
varieties: Cheddar, Sour Cream & Onion, Tomato Basil and Veggie.
o TERRA® Wasabi Chips, sharp and spicy wasabi flavor on a
seasonal blend of potato chips.
o Tilda® ready-to-heat rice is made with only the finest,
authentic Basmati rice. Available in four delicious flavors: Pure
Basmati, Brown Basmati, Brown Basmati and Quinoa and Mexican Style Chili Bean.
o Spectrum® Whole Chia
Seed is now available in a 22 ounce Value Size. Whole
Chia Seed is rich in Omega-3 ALA fatty acids and a good source of fiber.
o Westbrae Natural® condiments
have the same great taste but are now USDA Organic. The full line of Organic
condiments include: Stoneground Mustard, Stoneground Mustard–No Salt Added,
Dijon Style Mustard, Yellow Mustard and Unsweetened Ketchup.
o Yves Veggie Cuisine® brand
is introducing delicious new vegan burgers, patties and appetizers to its
line-up which contain on-trend ingredients such as Kale & Quinoa. New
Yves Veggie Cuisine® Kale & Roots Vegetable Patties with brown rice and
ancient grains and Yves Veggie Cuisine® Kale
& Quinoa Bites are non GMO, gluten free and packed with veggies.
Hain Celestial's featured personal care products include:
o Alba Botanica® brand
introduces Fast Fix, four botanically-powerful solutions to common beauty
emergencies, and Clear Spray SPF 50 Broad Spectrum Sunscreens for single-touch
continuous spray-on sun care convenience without chemical propellants.
o JASON® brand introduces two Sheer Spray Lotions for
feather-light moisture in a convenient, continuous spray and the Smoothing
Coconut Body Care Collection to deliver intense moisture to extremely dry skin.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europeand India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®,, Empire Kosher®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe'sBest®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co. ®, Johnson's Juice Co. ®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europeand India. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Casbah®, Rudi's Organic Bakery®, Gluten Free Café™, Hain Pure Foods®, Spectrum®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint®, FreeBird®, Plainville Farms®,, Empire Kosher®, Kosher Valley®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe'sBest®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co. ®, Johnson's Juice Co. ®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, Natumi®, GG UniqueFiber®, Tilda®, JASON®, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Live Clean® and Queen Helene®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
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