APEDA India News
International Benchmark
Price
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Price on: 13-05-2015
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Product
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Benchmark
Indicators Name
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Price
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Apricots
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1
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Turkish
No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
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5850
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2
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Turkish
No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
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4125
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3
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Turkish
size 8, CIF UK (USD/t)
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3425
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Raisins
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1
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Californian
Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (USD/t)
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2664
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2
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South
African Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (USD/t)
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2327
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White Sugar
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1
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CZCE
White Sugar Futures (USD/t)
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875
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2
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Kenya
Mumias white sugar, EXW (USD/t)
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690
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3
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Pakistani
refined sugar, EXW Akbari Mandi (USD/t)
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561
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Source:agra-net
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Market Watch
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Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 13-05-2015
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Domestic Prices
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Unit Price : Rs per Qty
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Product
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Market Center
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Variety
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Min Price
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Max Price
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Jowar(Sorgham)
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1
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Botad
(Gujarat)
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Other
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1225
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1280
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2
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Vellore
(Tamil Nadu)
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Other
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1560
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1560
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3
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Nira
(Maharashtra)
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Other
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1800
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2800
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Maize
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1
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Dehgam
(Gujarat)
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Other
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1250
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1325
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2
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Honnali
(Karnataka )
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Local
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1230
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1320
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3
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Kota(Rajasthan)
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Other
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1181
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1251
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Mango
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1
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Balugaon
(Orissa)
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Other
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1500
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1700
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2
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Harippad(Kerala)
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Other
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2000
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2000
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3
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Mechua(West Bengal)
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Other
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2400
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2800
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Cucumbar
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1
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Chala
(Kerala)
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Other
|
2700
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2750
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2
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Bonai
(Orissa)
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Other
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1500
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2000
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3
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Satara(Maharashtra)
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Other
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1500
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2000
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Egg
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Rs per 100 No
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Price on 13-05-2015
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Product
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Market Center
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Price
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1
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Pune
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305
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2
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Ahmedabad
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285
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3
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Hyderabad
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265
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|
|
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Other International
Prices
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Unit Price : US$ per package
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Price on 13-05-2015
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Product
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Market Center
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Origin
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Variety
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Low
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High
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Onions Dry
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Package: 50 lb sacks
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1
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Atlanta
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California
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Yellow
|
19
|
19
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2
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Baltimore
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Mexico
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Yellow
|
18
|
18
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3
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Chicago
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Texas
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Yellow
|
15
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15
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Cabbage
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Package: 50 lb cartons
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1
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Atlanta
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Georgia
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Round
Green Type
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9
|
10
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2
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Detroit
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Florida
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Round
Green Type
|
13
|
14
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3
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Miami
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Canada
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Round
Green Type
|
11
|
12
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Apples
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Package: cartons tray pack
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1
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Atlanta
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Virginia
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Red
Delicious
|
19
|
19
|
2
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Baltimore
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Washington
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Red
Delicious
|
20
|
24
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3
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Miami
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Washington
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Red
Delicious
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24
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26
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Source:USDA
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Rice Milling Expo
planned Oct. 16-18
5/14/2015 - by World Grain Staff
GONDIA, INDIA — The third annual Rice Milling Expo 2015 is
planned Oct. 16-18 at Circus Ground Gondia, Maharashtra, India.Rice Milling
Expo 2015 is an exhibition on rice milling, grain milling machinery and
appliances. The main objective of this event is to bring the best of
technologies and latest products to the regional and adjoining area's millers.
It is expected to attract a large number of rice millers, dal millers, grain
millers, dealers and distributors, as well as end users from the industry who
are interested in upgraded technology.
http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2015/05/Rice_Milling_Expo_planned_Oct.aspx?ID=%7BBA05B79D-3A2A-4BB1-B491-3B150B163DEB%7D&cck=1
700 rice mills with no consent to operate
BHUBANESWAR: Around 700 rice mills in the state
are functioning without the mandatory 'consent to operate' (CTO), Odisha State
Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) revealed on Wednesday.
According to the board, 535 of 1,235 have valid CTO, while only 400 have
installed effluent treatment plant (ETP). "The millers are not renewing
CTO despite the five-year relaxation to some mills, which complied with the
pollution control norms. In other cases, the CTO has to be renewed every
year," said OSPCB regional officer, Bhubaneswar, Hadibandhu Panigrahi. Only four of 33 mills in area,
comprising Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack, have the valid consent. OSPCB sources said rice mills worth
less than Rs 50 crore will have to apply for consent at the regional offices.
The regional officer can serve show-cause notice to mills without valid CTO. If
the explanation of the miller is found to be unsatisfactory, a closure notice
is served. Physical closure of mills is the responsibility of the respective
district administration. "Twenty-five
rice mills have faced closure. The millers, violating pollution control norms,
are not renewing CTO. No mills can obtain CTO without installing ETP,"
said OSPCB senior scientist D K Behera. According
to the pollution board, 1.3 tonne of waste water is generated from processing
of one tonne of paddy. The plants without ETPs discharge the untreated waste
water to nearby areas, causing groundwater pollution. RTI campaigner Tapan Kumar Mohanty
said the state government is lenient on rice millers. "After the pollution
board serves a closure notice, the government should ask the collector to
immediately close the mill," he said. Forest
minister Bikram Arukh said, "I will discuss with OSPCB member secretary as
to why so many mills are functioning without CTO."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/700-rice-mills-with-no-consent-to-operate/articleshow/47281038.cms
India to
seek Chinese market access for non-basmati rice
AMITI SEN
VISHWANATH KULKARNI
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, MAY
13:
India is hopeful that China will provide
market access to its non-basmati rice – blocked till now as quality norms have
not been defined between the two countries – during Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s visit later this week.“The solution to the problem is simple. We have
suggested to China that the protocol that exists for exporting basmati rice
should be adopted for exporting non-basmati rice as well,” a Commerce Ministry
official told BusinessLine.China, which began importing rice four
years ago and annually imports about 5 million tonnes, has not granted access
to Indian non-basmati rice. The absence of defined phyto-sanitary norms between
the two countries is cited by the China as the main reason for not importing
from India.China, however, has been sourcing its rice from countries such as
Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand. In fact, the steady increase in its purchases
from these countries has kept the Vietnamese prices firm.“We see a potential to
export up to onr million tonnes of non-basmati rice to China, provided they
grant us market access,” said BV Krishna Rao, Managing Director, Pattabhi Agro
Foods Pvt Ltd, the country’s largest non-basmati rice exporter.
Rao, who represents the Agri Exporters
Association, said India can offer better quality, price and a wider variety to
China.The Commerce Ministry has already sent the documentation for establishing
the quality protocol by the AQSIQ – the Chinese quality management institute
that gives approvals for a variety of imports – to Beijing.“The AQSIQ required
certain documents to extend the protocol existing for basmati rice to
non-basmati, and we have already sent them,” the official said.When the Prime
Minister visits Beijing on May 14, India is hopeful that the required quality
protocol would be implemented.Though China has opened up its market for Indian
basmati in 2012, hardly any direct shipments have taken place, industry sources
said. China is still in the process of registering the Indian mills, although
some basmati rice shipments are being exported indirectly through Hong Kong.
(This article was
published on May 13, 2015)
Business Line
Newcomers add to global rice market’s diminishing returns
On Thursday, 14 May 2015
Myanmar workers dry rice
under the sun at the Bayintnaung broker's sale centre in Yangon. Photo:
Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
Rice exports from Myanmar - the leader in
the global trade in the crucial grain five decades ago - surged more than 40%
last year and are expected to jump again in 2015, but the country’s return to
the world stage comes at a time of falling prices.According to the latest
estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Myanmar’s rice
exports in 2014 reached 1.663 million tons, up 43.0% year-on-year. The
government has reportedly set a target of exporting 2.5 million tons in fiscal
2015/16, ending March 31, but the prices they fetch may prove disappointing,
especially if Myanmar doesn’t improve its warehousing facilities to store the
grain.Where does that place Myanmar in relation to the world’s top rice
exporter?
Thailand
exports roughly six times as much rice as Myanmar. The country, which dethroned
Myanmar as the world’s number one rice exporter in the mid-1960s, saw an even
more dramatic rise in exports last year. The kingdom’s total rice exports
reached 10.969 million tons, up 63.2% from their 2013 performance, according to
USDA figures released April 10. Thailand lost the top rice exporter slot to
India in 2012 and 2013 as a direct result of the previous government’s populist
policy of buying up the entire paddy (unhusked rice) crop at 40-50% above the
market price.
With Thailand
back in the race last year, India’s rice exports in 2014 hit 10.901 million
tons, only slightly behind Thai shipments, according to USDA figures.Neither
the Thai government nor the private sector could sell off their overpriced
grain on the world market between 2012 to 2013, leaving the country with a
giant stockpile of rice in rented warehouses nationwide, estimated at anywhere
between 14 to 18 million tons. Last year’s surge in shipments was largely due
the termination of direct government involvement in exports, following the May
coup, and letting the very competitive Thai private sector do their thing. But
this year, even Thailand’s private sector rice traders are worried.
“This year I was thinking we
could sell 12 million tons, but now it doesn’t look that way,” said Vichai
Sriprasert, Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association. “There
is no demand. The whole world is not in normal circumstances anymore,” he said.
Thailand’s rice shipments averaged about 700,000 tons per month during the
January to March period, and prices have been steadily falling. Thailand’s 5%
broken rice (which sets the world standard for prices) end the month of March
at $390 per ton, down 4% from the previous month, according to the
Oryza.Com.Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was selling even cheaper, at $370 per ton,
according to the online rice newsletter.
International
rice prices have been on the decline since September 2014, hitting a four-year
low in March, according to the latest Food and Agriculture (FAO) update on the
rice industry. Prices have remained depressed despite huge losses in Thailand’s
second rice crop due to an unusually severe drought. “Nobody understands why
the prices are so low,” Vichai said. “We are in the dark.” One can speculate,
however. “If I was forced to give an opinion, I would say world demand is much
less for rice because of the economic situation,” he said. The world’s leading
economies – USA, Europe, Japan and China – are slowing, and commodity prices
have been falling across the board, starting with oil prices.
The Middle
East and parts of Africa have also witnessed an upsurge in fighting, making
shipments of rice to these important markets risky. “Iraq and Iran, all these
countries are very important to the rice market. You’re talking millions of
tons,” Vichai said.Another factor affecting rice prices is rice stockpiles,
which remain huge. India and Thailand have accumulated massive stockpiles of
rice, according to the FAO, inevitably affected the market outlook as the two
countries are the world’s leading exporters. Although the FAO predicts a 2.4%
decline in the stockpiles this year from their opening level of 176.6 million
tons, there is still a lot of grain out there ready to flood the market at the
opportune time. “While the stockpiles are sitting around, there is probably not
going to be much upward movement on rice prices,” said David Dawe, Senior
Economist at the FAO regional office in Bangkok.
Thailand’s
military government has succeeded in offloading about 1.18 million tons in five
public auctions held since May, but it cancelled an auction planned in April to
avoid impacting prices fetched by Thai farmers whose second crop was already
hard hit by drought. “They are trying to balance between liquidating the stock
and keeping the price relatively stable so farmers don’t suffer, but you can’t
achieve both,” Vichai said.
Add to this mix the advent of
newcomers to the international rice market, and the price picture promises to
get bleaker. According to the FAO, last year the international trade in rice
grew 14% from 2013, to reach a new peak of 42.4 million tons, with the main
importers being Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri
Lanka. The UN organization estimates that the rice trade will reach 41.3
million tons in 2015, only a smidgeon less than last year’s. Some of this
business will be captured by relative newcomers such as Cambodia and Myanmar.
Cambodia’s rice exports during the first quarter of 2015, rose 77% year-on-year
to 149,464 tons, according to Oryza.Com. That doesn’t necessarily bode well for
rice prices. “You’ve got these new competitors, and you’ve already got a lot of
stock sitting out there,” FAO’s Dawe noted.
Rice exports by the main players,
in millions of tons:
|
|
2013
|
2014
|
Cambodia
|
1,075
|
1,000
|
India
|
10,480
|
10,901
|
Myanmar
|
1,163
|
1,663
|
Pakistan
|
4,126
|
3,300
|
Thailand
|
6,722
|
10,969
|
USA
|
3,293
|
3,042
|
Vietnam
|
6,700
|
6,325
|
World
Total
|
39,455
|
43,057
|
Source
USDA, April 10, 2015
|
This Article first appeared
in the May 7, 2015 edition of Mizzima Weekly.
Mizzima Weekly is available
in print in Yangon through Innwa Bookstore and through online subscription atwww.mzineplus.com
http://www.mizzima.com/news-features/newcomers-add-global-rice-market%E2%80%99s-diminishing-returns
Gov’t tracks
emerging ‘strong’ El Niño, but keeps farm growth goal
THE
GOVERNMENT remains confident that its full-year target for farm production can
be achieved even with the rising threat of a strong El Niño that could prolong
dry spells.
Representatives
of a farmers’ group sell rice to the government in a warehouse in Libmanan,
Camarines Sur in this undated photo which the National Food Authority e-mailed
to media outfits last May 12.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the impact
of the current dry season on crops has been “minimal,” so far, although the
agency is ready to review the target as the need arises.“The target is 3.3-4.3%
agriculture growth for 2015, without assumptions of El Niño,” DA Undersecretary
Emerson U. Palad said in a text message yesterday.Asked how El Niño could
affect production, Mr. Palad replied: “Given the production forecasts of BAS
(Bureau of Agricultural Statistics) so far, there seems to be minimal impact on
our targets.”Last Tuesday, Australia’s weather bureau said El Niño has already
formed and that models indicated a “substantial” event, while the Japan
Meteorological Agency confirmed the weather pattern had begun and forecast it
would continue into late 2015.But an official of the Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the
El Niño episode the country has been experiencing is still considered “weak.”“We
expect this to last June, July or August. If this will worsen, we couldn’t tell
yet at this point,” PAGASA Senior Weather Specialist Anthony Joseph R. Lucero
said in a separate phone interview.The official, however, acknowledged that
global forecasts point to a “moderate to strong El Niño.”“There’s a strong
possibility that this El Niño can be moderate or strong. We are not ruling that
out because that’s the global forecast,” said Mr. Lucero, who also serves as
the officer-in-charge of PAGASA’s Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section.But
Mr. Palad said there is no immediate need to review 2015’s farm growth goal,
explaining that “targets are set on a yearly basis.”“We will review as needed,”
he said.Christopher V. Morales, officer-in-charge of DA’s Field Operations
Service, shared this confidence, saying in a separate phone interview: “We are
still on track to meet the target.”He said preparations for El Niño had started
in 2014 in response to forecasts then that it would hit this year.“In case the
scenario worsens, the DA can still undertake interventions and mitigating
measures to cushion the impact,” Mr. Morales added, noting that “[a]s of last
week, damage to rice and corn... were still minimal.”He said recorded damage to
palay was equivalent to about 0.72% of the first-semester production forecast
of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
(PSA-BAS) of 8.55 million MT, while that to corn was at 1.26% of the 3.69
million MT output estimate for the same six months.Mr. Morales also said the
extent of El Niño’s threat to farms remains unclear.“Based on our field
validations and the current PAGASA forecast, there are areas that will
experience intensified drought but there are also areas where rainfall
situation will improve,” he explained.The official recalled the country was
last hit by a prolonged dry spell in 2009, when the agriculture sector incurred
P17 billion of worth of production losses.There was also a mild El Niño in 2004
that resulted in P2-2.5 billion worth of losses, Mr. Morales said.“But right
now, it’s still around P1 billion, so we haven’t even reached the level seen
before,” he noted.For his part, the National Food Authority (NFA) said there
are no immediate plans to import rice.“So far, meetings of the NFA Council and
Imports Committee are continuous but no final decision yet,” NFA Administrator
Renan B. Dalisay said in a text message when sought for comment.Mr. Dalisay
also acknowledged that “effect of drought is minimal and insignificant to rice
production.”
FIRST-QUARTER PRODUCTION
PSA-BAS production estimates as of March 1 showed that palay, or unmilled rice,
output was expected to have hit 4.47 million MT in the first quarter, while
corn production was seen to reach 2.41 million MT in the same period.“We are
positive that we will attain the first-quarter targets,” DA’s Mr. Palad
said.The latest estimates were PSA-BAS’ second revision on its outlook from the
original 4.59 million MT and 2.28 million MT respective forecasts released last
January. An update as of Feb. 1 showed that the government cut first-quarter
production forecast of palay to 4.46 million MT and corn to 2.43 million MT.The
actual palay and corn production data forms part of the regular Philippine
agricultural report that will be released a week before the first-quarter gross
domestic product (GDP) data scheduled to be reported on May 28.The agriculture
sector accounts for about a tenth of the Philippine GDP, which is targeted by
the government to expand between 7-8% this year.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=TopStory&title=gov&rsquot-tracks-emerging-&lsquostrong&rsquo-el-nio-but-keeps-farm-growth-goal&id=107939
Taiwan to donate rice to help feed
poor in 17 countries
2015/05/14 18:13:00
CNA file photo in South Africa July 2014
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Taiwan will donate 16,670 metric
tons of white rice to 17 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the
Pacific this year, the national Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) said
Wednesday.The rice will be shipped by the end of June and the donations to the
recipient countries will be managed by the World Taiwanese Chambers of
Commerce, the World League for Freedom and Democracy ROC Chapter, Noordhoff
Craniofacial Foundation, Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), according to the AFA.The donation of 16,670
metric tons of rice is intended to help feed refugees and poor people in
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and the Philippines in Asia;
Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe in Africa; the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador in Latin
America; and Tuvalu in the South Pacific, the agency said.The United Nations'
Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about one in nine people in
the world live in chronic hunger, the AFA noted.As long as Taiwan’s domestic
food supply remains secure, the AFA said, it will continue to work with the
MOFA and non-governmental organizations to donate rice for humanitarian
purposes.Under the aid program, which started in 2002, Taiwan has donated more
than 270,000 metric tons of white rice to people in 33 countries, the AFA said.
(By Chiu Chun-chin and Kuo Chung-han)
Enditem/pc
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201505140018.aspx
NFA-Kalinga assures enough rice stock
for the lean months
May 14, 2015
Larry Lopez
TABUK
CITY, Kalinga, May 14 (PIA) - - There is
enough enough buffer stock for the
province for the lean months, assured
the National Food Authority (NFA) provincial office here.Assistant Provincial Manager Ric Baliang reported that based on their latest inventory, 50,000 bags of rice are available at their
ware house. The supply is more than enough
for the province’s rice requirement for the months of July, August and
September.Based on NFA’s rice allocation program, the stock shall be released
only to NFA-accredited bigasan outlets. NFA sells its rice at P27-32/kg but
allows remote bigasan outlets to make reasonable add-on to defray
transportation cost. Baliang urged bigasan outlets to properly renew their
permits with NFA for continued rice retail trade. NFA he said, is closely
monitoring the operation of bigasan retailers in the province to check on over
pricing and business malpractice.
Meanwhile, Baliang informed that
they were able to procure 10,000 bags of palay in the last cropping when
traders offered lower price. However,
traders’ price climbed to P18/kg so
NFA temporarily stopped
procurement since farmers prefer
to sell their palay to traders. NFA buys good-dry palay at P17/kg. (JDP/LL-PIA
CAR, Kalinga)
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/181430185650/nfa-kalinga-assures-enough-rice-stock-for-the-lean-months-#sthash.Ca0ZsInG.dpuf
Full rice sufficiency by 2020 target
ALOR SETAR, May 14, 2015:
The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Ministry wants the country to achieve 100% self-sufficiency level (SSL) in padi
production by 2020, its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday.
Towards this end, he said, the
government would spend RM2.2 billion out of the total RM6 billion allocated to
the ministry this year to help padi farmers to increase their crop yield.He
said various strategies and projects had been planned to achieve the target,
including upgrading of the irrigation system in the Muda Agricultural
Development Authority (MADA) areas.
Ismail Sabri said the
country imported about 900,000 metric tonne of rice every year and the amount
did not include about one million tonnes which was smuggled into the country.In
an effort to achieve the 100% SSL, he said farmers had to increase their crop
yield to seven tonnes per hectare from the current six tonnes per
hectare.Ismail Sabri also witnessed the signing of memorandum of understanding
between MADA and Bayer Co (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for use of the company’s
technology to increase padi yield in MADA areas.
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http://www.therakyatpost.com/business/2015/05/14/full-rice-sufficiency-by-2020-target/
Agriculture Ministry Targets 100 Per Cent Self-Sufficiency Level
In Rice Production By 2020
ALOR SETAR, May 13 (Bernama) -- The Agriculture and Agro-based
Industry Ministry wants the country to achieve a 100 per cent self-sufficiency
level (SSL) in padi production by 2020, its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri
Yaakob said today.Towards this end, he said, the government would spend RM2.2
billion out of the total RM6 billion allocated to the ministry this year to
help padi farmers to increase their crop yield.He said various strategies and
projects had been planned to achieve the target, including upgrading of the
irrigation system in the MADA areas.He said this when opening the Muda
Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Farmers' Convention and launching of
MADA Corporate Plan.Ismail Sabri said the country imported about 900,000 metric
tonne of rice every year and the amount did not include about one million
tonnes which was smuggled into the country.In an effort to achieve the 100
percent SSL, he said farmers had to increase their crop yield to seven tonnes
per hectare from the current six tonnes per hectare.At the event, Ismail Sabri
also witnessed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MADA
and Bayer Co (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd or use of the company's technology to increase
padi yield in MADA areas.
-- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1134313
700 rice mills with no consent
to operate
BHUBANESWAR: Around 700 rice mills in the state are
functioning without the mandatory 'consent to operate' (CTO), Odisha State
Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) revealed on Wednesday.
According to the board, 535 of 1,235 have valid CTO, while only 400 have
installed effluent treatment plant (ETP). "The millers are not renewing
CTO despite the five-year relaxation to some mills, which complied with the
pollution control norms. In other cases, the CTO has to be renewed every
year," said OSPCB regional officer, Bhubaneswar, Hadibandhu Panigrahi. Only four of 33 mills in area,
comprising Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack, have the valid consent. OSPCB sources said rice mills worth
less than Rs 50 crore will have to apply for consent at the regional offices.
The regional officer can serve show-cause notice to mills without valid CTO. If
the explanation of the miller is found to be unsatisfactory, a closure notice
is served. Physical closure of mills is the responsibility of the respective
district administration. "Twenty-five
rice mills have faced closure. The millers, violating pollution control norms,
are not renewing CTO. No mills can obtain CTO without installing ETP,"
said OSPCB senior scientist D K Behera. According
to the pollution board, 1.3 tonne of waste water is generated from processing
of one tonne of paddy. The plants without ETPs discharge the untreated waste
water to nearby areas, causing groundwater pollution. RTI campaigner Tapan Kumar Mohanty
said the state government is lenient on rice millers. "After the pollution
board serves a closure notice, the government should ask the collector to
immediately close the mill," he said. Forest
minister Bikram Arukh said, "I will discuss with OSPCB member secretary as
to why so many mills are functioning without CTO.
"http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/700-rice-mills-with-no-consent-to-operate/articleshow/47281038.cms
Olam
Raises Investment on Rice Backward Integration
14 May 2015
By Crusoe Osagie

Olam Nigeria Limited has unveiled plans
to increase its stake in the rice industry as part efforts to aid the
realisation of the self-sufficiency target and job creation efforts of
government.The General Manager of the firm, Reji George, disclosed yesterday
that his company had concluded plans to kick-start milling of 200,000
metric tonnes of paddy rice in Doma Council, Nassarawa, by June
1,2015. According to the firm, its backward integration plan
in the sector is expected to aid local rice production and job creation.The
firm had earlier this year unveiled its locally produced rice to the Nigerian
market. Olam’s Business Head for Rice, Anil Nair, had explained that the
launch was designed to meet growing local demands for the commodity as well as
reduce its importation.He explained that the launch of the commodity in Lagos
was strategic, since the state holds the largest market of consumers of rice.He
said: “There are lots of paddy been produced and Lagos being the biggest
market in the country is having local rice coming to it. It is a sign of good
things to come and we hope that two years from now, we will be able to
bridge the gap. We have a milling capacity of about 800,000 tonnes in the
country and we hope to help this country eliminate import completely.”On
placing a total ban on the commodity, George said: “I believe it should be a
gradual process. Before you ban rice or any agricultural commodity you must
have to develop the local strength of rice production. If you plan the ban of
importation of rice, companies like Olam are into commercial production of rice
with 6,000 hectares in two cities, making it 12,000 hectares that would
definitely help bridge the demand and supply gap, and with support from other
companies, in addition to the role government is playing.“In few years time, we
would be able to bridge the demand and supply gap and we would be able to be
self-sufficient in rice production.”The community leader of a settlement
in the Doma area, Kushunta Adi, said, “Before the coming of Olam to our
community, most people in this area were idle, which is not good, but today,
the story is different. In fact, at that initial time, most of the excavators
on the project were foreigners, but today, the company has employed many of our
youths and this is helping many families here”.“In fact, what they have done
here is enormous. I believe if the Federal Government can copy them, the
country would be better. If we have one or two other companies like this in
Nigeria, it will be difficult for us as a country to import rice,” he added .A
former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Secretary of the Rice
Farmers’ Association, Mr. Michael K. Aondoakaa, in his position, urged the
government to urgently protect the local rice industry from being thrown out of
the agriculture sector.Aondoakaa, at the House of Representatives hearing,
stated that corrupt actions by some rice importers could destroy
government’s policy and truncate the local rice sub-sector.He disclosed
that a certain company behaves like another government and has resorted
to dubious activities in apparent bid to frustrate the local rice
manufacturers.He called on all and sundry to stop this untoward activities in
the best interest of Nigeria, especially local farmers and others.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/olam-raises-investment-on-rice-backward-integration/209279/
Heirloom rice farmers meet top chefs
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MANILA,
Philippines -An exchange of indigenous and
culinary cultures transpired in the Philippine National Museum
yesterday during a “market encounter” organized by the Heirloom Rice
Project of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
Farmers from the Cordilleras—from
Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province—proudly showcased the
special heirloom rice varieties and rice products produced in their
communities.
"The lives of our heirloom
farming communities revolve around rice culture, from planting to
harvesting and everything in between," shared Cameron Odsey,
regional technical director of the Department of Agriculture in the
Cordillera Administrative Region.
For more than a decade, heirloom
varieties have been regularly exported to niche markets. But heirloom
rice varieties are low-yielding and take about seven months to
mature—much longer than popular varieties that are widely cultivated.
A government effort to improve the
livelihoods of heirloom rice farmers is underway, which makes use of
science to improve production and value-chain analysis to link
farming communities more efficiently and directly to local markets.
All these efforts are being made
while making sure the traditions attached to producing heirloom rice
are preserved.
"I have to keep growing rice in
the land that my parents and grandparents tilled because I do not want
our rice and traditions to fade," shared Evelyn Magastino, a
farmer from Ifugao. "I want my son to take up farming as well,
although I admit it is physically challenging."
To chef and restaurateur Amy Besa,
who has been serving heirloom rice in her restaurants in New York for
years, heirloom rice's authenticity is the key to promoting Filipino
food. "There is integrity in heirlom rice. It was grown on our
land by Filipino farmers", said Besa. "The presence of
heirloom rice in the United States is a major turning point for
promoting Filipino food."
This sentiment is shared by chefs,
Robby Goco and Chele Gonzales. They agree that heirloom rice's unique
characteristics are some of their best culinary qualities.
"Our rice can outshine any rice
in the world. Ominio? You can make into a black sushi that is
unbelievably creamy. Chor-chor-os is fibrous that is so good for
salad," said Goco. "You cannot cook heirloom rice the way
we cook white rice. We have to open our mind and cook according to
their characteristics. This is our proverbial pot of gold at the end
of the rainbow." Ominio and Chor-chor-os are some of the
heirloom rice varieties from the Mountain Province.
IRRI deputy director general Bruce
Tolentino thanked the DA for providing leadership to the effort to
help heirloom rice farmers. DA and IRRI are working on several
projects that aim to improve rice productivity in the country. The
Heirloom Rice Project, led by Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz, is being
implemented by the DA and IRRI, in partnership with the DA-CAR
Regional Field Office and SUCs in the region.
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Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- May 14
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Nagpur, May 14 Gram and tuar prices showed weak
tendency in Nagpur Agriculture
Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on
poor demand from local millers amid good supply
from producing belts. Easy condition on NCDEX in
gram and release of stock from stockists also
pushed down prices, according to sources.
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FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram
varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
TUAR
* Tuar
gavarani recovered marginally in open market on good seasonal demand from local
traders amid tight supply from millers.
* Moong
varieties moved down in open market in absence of buyers amid profit-taking
selling by stockists at higher level.
* Wheat
mill quality recovered in open market on good demand from local traders amid
weak
supply from producing regions like Punjab and Haryana.
* In
Akola, Tuar - 7,200-7,500, Tuar dal - 10,000-10,500, Udid at 9,100-9,600,
Udid
Mogar (clean) - 10,900-11,300, Moong - 9,100-9,400, Moong Mogar
(clean) 10,900-11,300, Gram - 4,300-4,600, Gram Super best bold -
6,200-6,400
for
100 kg.
* Other
varieties of wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market
in
poor trading activity, according to sources.
Nagpur
foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous
close
Gram
Auction
3,500-4,425 3,500-4,510
Gram
Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar
Auction 5,500-7,080 5,500-7,170
Moong
Auction n.a. 6,000-6,300
Udid
Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram
Super Best Bold
6,500-6,700 6,500-6,700
Gram
Super Best n.a.
Gram
Medium Best 6,300-6,400 6,300-6,400
Gram
Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram
Mill Quality 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700
Desi
gram Raw 4,650-4,750 4,650-4,750
Gram
Filter new 6,100-6,200 6,100-6,200
Gram
Kabuli 5,000-6,800 5,000-6,800
Gram
Pink 6,300-6,500 6,300-6,500
Tuar
Fataka Best
10,500-10,800 10,500-10,800
Tuar
Fataka Medium
10,000-10,300 10,000-10,300
Tuar
Dal Best Phod 9,500-9,800 9,500-9,800
Tuar
Dal Medium phod
9,000-9,400 9,000-9,400
Tuar
Gavarani New 7,700-7,800 7,650-7,750
Tuar
Karnataka 7,900-8,000 7,900-8,000
Tuar
Black 10,700-11,000 10,700-11,000
Masoor dal best
7,400-7,600 7,400-7,600
Masoor dal medium
6,900-7,300 6,900-7,300
Masoor
n.a. n.a.
Moong
Mogar bold 11,000-11,400 11,000-11,500
Moong
Mogar Medium best
10,200-10,500 10,200-10,600
Moong
dal Chilka 9,200-9,700 9,200-9,800
Moong
Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong
Chamki best 9,500-9,800 9,500-9,900
Udid
Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)
11,200-11,600 11,200-11,600
Udid
Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)
9,900-10,600 9,900-10,600
Udid
Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
8,500-8,900 8,500-8,900
Batri
dal (100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,200-3,350 3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,450 3,200-3,450
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
2,450-2,625 2,450-2,625
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
3,700-4,800 3,600-4,800
Wheat
308 (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,800 1,500-1,800
Wheat
Mill quality(100 INR/KG)
1,950-2,050 1,900-2,000
Wheat
Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,700 1,500-1,700
Wheat
Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,250-2,550 2,250-2,550
Wheat
Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a. n.a.
MP
Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,750 3,200-3,750
MP
Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,700-3,000 2,700-3,000
Wheat
147 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,500 1,400-1,500
Wheat
Best (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,200
Rice
BPT New(100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800
Rice
BPT (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300
Rice
Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800
Rice
Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,400 2,100-2,400
Rice
Swarna old (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,700 2,500-2,700
Rice
HMT new(100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,700 3,300-3,700
Rice
HMT (100 INR/KG)
4,000-4,400 4,000-4,400
Rice
HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG)
4,200-4,500 4,200-4,500
Rice
HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG)
4,600-5,200
4,600-5,200
Rice
Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000
Rice
Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
6,000-7,500 6,000-7,500
Rice
Chinnor new (100 INR/KG)
4,600-5,200 4,600-5,200
Rice
Chinnor (100 INR/KG)
5,600-6,000 5,600-6,000
Jowar
Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200
Jowar
CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 42.1 degree Celsius (107.8 degree
Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
25.3 degree Celsius (77.5 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : nil
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or
thunder-showers likely towards evening or night. Maximum
and minimum temperature would be around and 40
and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from
plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/14/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N0Y54XT20150514
Research and Markets: Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 -
Government Support and Technological Advancement to Escalate Productivity
May
14, 2015 05:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time
“Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 - Government Support and
Technological Advancement to Escalate Productivity”
The report titled Thailand Seed Industry Outlook to 2018 -
Government Support and Technological Advancement to Escalate Productivity
provides a comprehensive analysis of the various aspects such as market size of
the seed industry in Thailand. The market is segmented by types of seeds, by
vegetable or non vegetable seeds, by informal and formal sector in the report.
The report also includes the competitive landscape of major seed developing
companies in Thailand both domestic and international and also a detailed
presentation on the rice seed and the maize seed industry in Thailand.
Thailand seed industry is largely categorized into Rice seeds,
Grain corn seeds and Vegetable seeds. Rice seeds are the most demanded and the
most widely produced seeds in Thailand due to its high quality and the rising
demand from world over. The production and the revenue generated by the
vegetable seeds are increasing year on year as more farmers are starting to
focus more on the vegetable seed sector. It is estimated that it would take
another 10-12 years for the vegetable seeds to have a competitive share in the
domestic market with rice and corn seeds already dominating the sales value.
The production volume of seed categories is mainly dominated by
cereals which include Rice and Maize/Field Corn with around 97% of production
over the years. Rice, alone had a percentage share of 94.5% followed by maize.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Thailand Seed Industry
2. Thailand Seed Industry Introduction- Evolvement and Current
Scenario
3. Thailand Seed Industry Value Chain
4. Thailand Seed Market Size
5. Thailand Seed Market Segmentation
6. Thailand Seed Industry by Geography
7. Export and Import of Seeds in Thailand
8. Thailand Rice Seed Industry Introduction
9. Thailand Maize/Corn Seed Industry Introduction
10. Thailand Vegetable Seed Industry Introduction
11. Trends and Developments in Thailand Seed Industry
12. Growth Drivers in Thailand Seed Industry
13. Major Challenges and Issues in Thailand Seed Industry
14. SWOT Analysis of Thailand Seed Industry
15. Seed Research and Development Institutes and Centers in
Thailand
16. Government Regulations in Thailand Seed Industry
17. Competitive Landscape of Major Players in Thailand Seed
Industry
18. Future Outlook and Projections for Thailand Seed Industry,
2014-2018
19. Analyst Recommendation
20. Macro-economic Factors of Thailand Seed Industry
21. Appendix
Companies Mentioned
- Dupont
- Monsanto
- Syngenta
- Bayer
- Pacific Seeds
- East West Seeds
- Charoen Pokphand Group
- Lion Seeds
- Adams Enterprise Seeds Limited
- Siam Hi Tech Seeds
Contacts
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Sector http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150514005346/en/Research-Markets-Thailand-Seed-Industry-Outlook-2018#.VVXTs_lViko
Syngenta and IRRI explore possible new areas of
R&D partnership
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The Scientific
Know-How and Exchange Program (SKEP) II project between Syngenta and the
International Rice Research (IRRI) held a workshop to discuss possible future
activities as the partnership entered its third and final year. A highlight of
the workshop was the steering committee meeting on possible new areas of
R&D partnership as well as opportunities to consider SKEP III. The
parties also recommended some new paths for each of the projects under the SKEP
umbrella.
During the review
and planning workshop, held at the IRRI Headquarters on 7 – 8 May,
project management emphasized the importance of producing deliverables within
the target timelines, improving communication, and protecting intellectual
properties. IRRI and project teams presented progress and key achievements in
the last two years, and agreed on planned key priorities for the next six
months.
The Syngenta and
IRRI teams were led by Drs. Manuel Legrono and Matthew Morell, respectively.
Leading scientists from the Syngenta offices in India, Singapore,
Thailand, and the Philippines came to dialogue with their project counterparts
at IRRI.
The SKEP II project
consists of five sub-projects co-managed by a scientist from IRRI and Syngenta.
These are:
• Project 1. SNP
marker validation (Michael Thomson and Ai Li Yeo)
• Project 2. Crop health management (Adam Sparks and Ben Wu)
• Project 3. Outcrossing in hybrid rice (Fangming Xie and S. Sundar)
• Project 4. Phenotyping for lodging resistance (Michael Dingkuhn and Mila
Lopez)
• Project 5. Pyramiding high-value genes to increase rice yield (Kshirod Jena
and Kasul Sheshagiri)
The SKEP II project
is a good example of a public-private partnership that generates valuable
experience and information. Both Syngenta and IRRI are committed to
strengthen collaboration for the common purpose of sharing knowledge to develop
innovative solutions for the benefit of the rice growers.
http://www.agprofessional.com/news/syngenta-and-irri-explore-possible-new-areas-rd-partnership
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USDA Post Estimates China Rice Imports to
Remain Stable at 4.3 Million Tons in MY 2015-16 
Conab Estimates Brazil 2014-15 Paddy Rice
Production at 12.399 Million Tons, Up 2% from Last Year