PhilRice trains 20
out-of-school youth to learn rice farming
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute
(PhilRice) said it has recently trained 20 out-of-school youths (OSYs) in rice
farming, equipping them with technical knowledge and skills, and a “positive”
mind-set toward farming and agriculture.The 20 OSYs completed a seven-week
training as part of the module under the Agricultural Development Officers of
the Community (AgriDOCS) training program. The PhilRice said the participants
were young people who went to farming after being forced to stop their
education due to lack of resources.Arnaldo Bildua, one of the participants with
seven years of experience in farming, said the training gave him a better
understanding and appreciation for rice.
Bildua works
for seed growers in Maligaya, Nueva Ecija. During the harvest season, he is
hired to help in the drying, roughing and processing of seeds. But during other
seasons, he said he is “left with nothing to do.”The 20-year-old farmer said
the training encouraged him to go back to farming and made him realize that
there is money in farming, especially in rice.Dr. Karen Eloisa T. Barroga,
leader of Improving Technology Promotion and Delivery through Capability
Enhancement of Next-Gen Rice Extension Professionals and Other Intermediaries
(IPaD) Project, which implements the AgriDOC training program, said the project
contributes to community transformation by engaging the community, especially
the OSY-farmers.“It is a great challenge to engage the OSYs, who often work in
the farm only for work’s sake. But, we know that farming will soon be in their
hands.
So, we have
to show them that it can be productive and profitable. We also encourage
positive mind-set and engage them in entrepreneurial activities with the
AgriDOCs to help ensure sustainability and resilience. Otherwise, they will
leave farming, their families and their communities,” Barroga said in a
statement.Barroga said the training could give the OSYs an advantage when
applying for rice-related jobs, especially if they pursue certification from the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).Project IPaD is
currently working with Tesda in developing training regulations for
rice-production competency, she said.Among the rice farming topics shared with
the OSY-participants included classifying organisms in the rice field, using
the leaf color chart, a nitrogen diagnostic tool and doing an agro-ecosystem
analysis to lessen chemical applications in fields.
Training the
OSYs in rice farming communities is part of the PalayCheck and Palayamanan module
of the AgRiDOC training under Project IpaD, which is funded by the Department
of Agriculture National Rice Program through the Bureau of Agricultural
Research.PalayCheck is an integrated crop management system for rice, while
Palayaman is a diversified rice-based farming system coined from the
words palay (rice) and yaman (wealth), the PhilRice said.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/philrice-trains-20-out-of-school-youth-to-learn-rice-farming/
Bulog's Steps to Increase National Rice Reserve
MONDAY, 23 NOVEMBER, 2015 | 09:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-The State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Ministry has prepared five
steps to strengthen the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to increase national
rice reserve. The strategy is part of the ministry’s agenda until 2019.Deputy
for Business Infrastructure Sector of the SOE Minister Wahyu Kuncoro explained
that Bulog’s first strategy is to work on agriculture. “But that doesn’t mean
that Bulog will be farming,” he said in Jepara, Central Java, on Saturday,
November 21.Bulog recommends that the government acquires new land.Second
strategy is modernizing additional storage facilities. Wahyu said that the
storage capacity owned by Bulog is just 3.9 million ton or equal to 6-7
percent.
“We will add this to become 15 percent.”Next, Bulog will absorb
crops. Wahyu says the absorption through an offtake agreement is to give supply
certainty for Bulog. “Fourth is the development of food distribution channels,”
he said.The last strategy is reinforcing of Bulog function. Wahyu said Bulog
will have its subsidiary in charge of distribution. The subsidiary will be
integrated with two SOEs, PT Sang Hyang Sri and Pertani, as well as PHC. “Bulog
will also be coordinating with SOEs of logistics and distribution function,” he
said.
President Joko Widodo, accompanied Minister of State Owned
Enterprises (BUMN), Rini Soemarno when arrived in Bulog warehouse, Sunter,
Jakarta, October 2, 2015. Tempo/ Aditia Noviansyah
Guyana: rice earnings down as Venezuela pulls-out
Guyana’s rice exports increased by six per cent during up to
October this year, compared with the same period in 2014, but a significant
drop in the world market price for the product has resulted in reduced export
earnings. Acting General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB,)
Nizam Hassan, said Guyana exported 437,448 metric tonnes of milled rice in the
last 10 months, and 412,228 metric tonnes for that period in 2014.
But with Guyana not getting the higher than above market prices
that it was getting with Venezuela – which has decided to stop buying rice from
Georgetown – the dollar figures are not looking as good. “In 2014, almost 30
per cent of the market that we exported to was Venezuela, for which the country
and the farmers were receiving higher than above world market prices for the
rice and paddy they exported there,” he said. In 2014, Guyana received from
Venezuela, US$480 per metric tonne of paddy. White rice, being traded now,
ranges between US$390 and US$398 per metric tonne. This is compared to US$780
that was received by Guyanese exporters and millers for export of the same
commodity to Venezuela last year.
Source: Caribbean 360
Rice Prices in East Java Continue to Rise
SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER, 2015 | 20:08 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A number of traders in
Bojonegoro regency, East Java, estimated that the prices of various types of
rice would continue to rise because the supply of rice produced by local
farmers, including in Tuban, is almost running out."The price rice of rice
can reach Rp 500 per kilogram before the harvest time,” said one of the rice
traders at Banjarjo market in Bojonegoro, Nanang, on Saturday (21/11).Nanang
also said that rice harvest in Tuban and other areas in East Java would be done
in around three to four months."The prices of premium rice and rice for
the poor have also risen in the past one week,” he added
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2015/11/21/056721058/Rice-Prices-in-East-Java-Continue-to-Rise
Dry weather forecast to leave crops thirsty
HA NOI (VNS) — El Nino will last
until next spring, the season when winter crops are harvested, and is expected
to usher in higher-than-average temperatures, according to the National Centre
for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.As a result, northern provinces are likely
to face a water shortage and a warm harvesting season for winter-spring crops,
the centre said.
El Nino is the warm phase of the El
Nino Southern Oscillation (commonly called ENSO) and is associated with a band
of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial
Pacific.It is the longest El Nino period in the past 50 years, said experts
from the centre.The amount of rainfall in the central area could be 30 to 60
per cent less than average. Unfavourable weather has sharply affected crop
productivity since the beginning of the year. A serious drought in central
areas rendered 49,000ha of agricultural land unsuitable for cultivation.The
area in which summer-autumn rice was planted in northern provinces shrunk by 1.3 per cent compared with previous years, and the area of the
winter crop shrunk by 13.6 per cent as of the beginning of November.Tran Xuan
Dinh, deputy director of the Crop Production Department under the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, told the Kinh te do thi (Economics and
Urban) newspaper that this year's winter-spring crop is expected to face a
water shortage.To minimise the consequences, Dinh said localities should give
instructions about climate change and make farmers aware that they will face a
warm season and drought so that they can plan accordingly.
Localities should change their
crops and plant a variety of different crops.For instance, with warm weather,
the farmers should use a short-term rice variety and cultivate it at the
beginning of February next year.The Directorate of Water Resources asked
provinces and cities to outline plans to cope with drought, namely plans to closely
monitor water levels in ponds and rivers.Pham Khanh Ly, deputy director of the
Department of Aqua culture under the Directorate of Fisheries, said the
department has also instructed farmers to start breeding fish a month earlier
than usual, beginning next month.The breeding density will be decreased by 10
per cent in order to prevent diseases caused by water shortages and
overcrowding.
The Ha Noi People's Committee has
asked districts to establish plans for the winter-spring crop that are suitable
with the present water condition.Farmers should use a plant variety that needs
little water to ensure productivity, Ly said, adding that irrigation systems
should be operated regularly to remove water from the Hong (Red) River. — VNS
Illustrative Image- El Nino will
last until next spring, the season when winter crops are harvested, and is
expected to usher in higher-than-average temperatures.
Rice sector must adapt to global competition
November 23, 2015 10:02 pm
by JAMES KONSTANTIN GALVEZ, REPORTER
The Philippine rice
industry will soon bear the brunt of global competition as quantitative
restrictions may no longer be extended beyond 2017, the Philippine Rice
Research Institute (PhilRice) said.At present, Manila limits the amount of rice
allowed to enter via the so-called minimum access volume (MAV) scheme to
805,000 metric tons.The MAV sets the volume of farm produce allowed to enter
the Philippines at reduced tariffs. Shipments outside the MAV are levied higher
rates of 50 percent and require approval by the National Food Authority.
With the government no
longer able to control the volume of imported grains once the QR is lifted,
PhilRice said cheaper rice that is subject to a 35-percent tariff would compete
in the local market.“Cheap imported rice will likely be sold in the
Philippines, lowering the prices of local milled rice and palay. This, in turn,
will force farmers to look for ways to reduce their cost of production to
retain profit,” the grains research agency said.“If the QR were removed today
and only 35 percent tariff remained as trade protection, local farmers will not
be able to compete,” it added.
The Department of
Agriculture, through PhilRice in collaboration with the International Rice
Research Institute, conducted a cross-country study in 2013 that assessed the
cost of producing palay among intensively cultivated and irrigated ecosystems
in six countries: the Philippines (Nueva Ecija), China (Zhejiang), Indonesia
(West Java), India (Tamil Nadu), Thailand (Suphan Buri) and Vietnam (Can Tho).Among
the importing countries (Philippines, China, and Indonesia), Nueva Ecija had
the least cost of producing dry paddy (at 14 percent moisture content and at
P12.34 per kilo).
Zhejiang’s and West Java’s were pegged at P13.99
and P16.21, respectively.Relative to exporting countries, however, it was still
very expensive to produce in Nueva Ecija, with prices at only P8.87 per kilo in
Tamil Nadu and P9.46 in Suphan Buri. It was cheapest to produce dry paddy in
Can Tho at P6.50 per kilo.“There is a wide difference in land productivity. Can
Tho produces three rice corps a year while Nueva Ecija only has two; high rice
yield also contributes to lower unit cost in Can Tho while high labor cost due
to manual labor in Nueva Ecija also contributes to higher cost of local palay,”
PhilRice said.“The practice of direct seeding in crop establishment and the use
of combine harvesters primarily, and dependence on family labor explain the
lower labor cost in Can Tho.
In Nueva Ecija, transplanting,
which is labor-intensive, remains popular together with manual harvesting and
mechanized threshing,” it noted.PhilRice said the free use of water from state
irrigation canals, greater volume of paddy output, more efficient handling and
higher milling recovery were the key factors for Vietnam.“Clearly, from farm to
market, rice in Nueva Ecija is far more expensive to produce than in Can Tho,”
it said.Vietnam also in a much better position to export rice with 44 million
MT of paddy for a population of 91.7 million, compared to 18.4 million MT for
98.4 million Filipinos.Relying on world market to meet the Philippines’ rice
requirement would not be feasible, PhilRice said.“Given the country’s yearly
total rice requirement of about 14.7 million MT rice, it will be impossible to
rely solely on international trade to supply our rice needs,” it said.
“This means that we need
to produce the bulk of the rice that we eat. We cannot count solely on
imports,” it added.PhilRice said the Philippine government could actually ban
imports and declare rice self-sufficiency but this would trigger an upsurge in
rice prices, long queues, and a restive constituency.“With an ever-growing
demand, rice imports are allowed to stabilize domestic rice prices. Indeed, food
security is not just about producing enough supply but also ensuring its
affordability to consumers,” it noted.To make local rice more affordable, the
grains agency said that stakeholders should improve competencies, stressing
that increasing rice yield was central to being competitive. It also said that
there are already ways that could have an immediate impact.“This is where
hybrid rice technology helps, coupled with appropriate crop management in our
suitable areas.
Increasing availability
and reliability of irrigation water, particularly in the dry season, will also
lead to improved yield,” it said.In reducing cost, PhilRice the intensified use
of labor-saving technologies such as combine harvesters and direct seeding was
a step in the right direction. To alleviate rural labor displacement, jobs need
to be generated outside the agriculture sector and improving the efficiency of
milling and handling can also reduce the cost of processing and marketing rice.“We
must invest in state-of-the-art rice R&D to create next generation
technologies that would be future sources of yield growth,” it said.“We cannot
allow the rice industry to die a natural death, but we also cannot afford to be
complacent and continue to produce expensive rice. We should start our quest
for rice competitiveness,” PhilRice said.
http://www.manilatimes.net/rice-sector-must-adapt-to-global-competition/230809/
Minister abused power in ST15 rice quota, says PAS
The rice subsidy scheme is open to abuse, says PAS today. – The
Malaysian Insider file pic, November 23, 2015. The latest
auditor-general’s report indicated that the agriculture and agro-based minister
“abused his power” in providing quotas for the Super Tempatan 15 (ST15) rice,
which was meant for the poor, PAS said today.The ministry recently announced
that it was discontinuing the ST15 quota for 2016 because of leakage and
wastage in the provision system. The
A-G’s report, according to the Islamist party, also stated that the provisions
were given to firms selected by the minister, and not through an open tender
process.
“In short, the minister made the
mistake, and the people are paying for that mistake,” said in a press
conference at the Parliament lobby today.Mahfuz demanded an investigation into
which minister who started the practice.Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek is the
current minister, while Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was the previous
minister."We want to know when this
practice started, and which minister started this," Mahfuz said.This
goes to show that the minister chose all the wrong firms, which were not
capable of ensuring that the subsidised rice went to those who were supposed to
get it." – November 23, 2015.
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/minister-abused-power-in-st15-rice-quota-says-pas#sthash.tFpuyEus.dpuf
Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity
Report
A comprehensive daily commodity market report for Arkansas
agricultural commodities with cash markets, futures and insightful analysis and
commentary from Arkansas Farm Bureau commodity analysts.
Noteworthy benchmark price levels of interest to farmers and
ranchers, as well as long-term commodity market trends which are developing.
Daily fundamental market influences and technical factors are noted and
discussed.
Soybeans
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Cash
Bids
|
887
|
818
|
|
New
Crop
|
888
|
843
|
|
|
Riceland Foods
|
|
|
Cash
Bids
|
Stuttgart:
|
Pendleton:
|
|
New
Crop
|
Stuttgart:
|
Pendleton:
|
|
|
|
Futures:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan '16
|
865.25
|
844.25
|
864.25
|
+6.75
|
|
Mar '16
|
867.00
|
847.00
|
866.25
|
+5.75
|
|
May '16
|
873.25
|
853.50
|
872.75
|
+6.00
|
|
Jul '16
|
879.25
|
859.50
|
878.50
|
+6.00
|
|
Aug '16
|
880.25
|
861.75
|
880.25
|
+6.00
|
|
Sep '16
|
880.75
|
863.00
|
880.75
|
+6.25
|
|
Nov '16
|
885.50
|
867.50
|
885.00
|
+6.50
|
|
Jan '17
|
891.00
|
874.00
|
890.75
|
+6.25
|
|
Mar '17
|
|
|
894.75
|
+6.25
|
|
|
Soybean Comment
Soybeans ended higher today. Today's gains were surprising given
the mediocre export inspections report and the elections in Argentina where the
new president plans to reduce export barriers in an effort to increase exports
and reduce their more than 500 million bu reserves. Soybean gains were the
result of strength in both the wheat and corn markets and will likely be
difficult to maintain long term. Soybeans continue to face a number bearish
factors which will likely limit gains moving forward.
Wheat
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Cash
Bids
|
485
|
475
|
|
New
Crop
|
490
|
465
|
|
|
|
Futures:
|
|
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|
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High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec '15
|
497.25
|
484.00
|
495.00
|
+6.50
|
|
Mar '16
|
499.75
|
486.00
|
497.75
|
+7.75
|
|
May '16
|
503.00
|
489.25
|
501.50
|
+8.75
|
|
Jul '16
|
506.00
|
492.00
|
505.25
|
+10.25
|
|
Sep '16
|
513.75
|
501.00
|
513.75
|
+10.50
|
|
Dec '16
|
528.00
|
515.50
|
527.25
|
+10.50
|
|
Mar '17
|
527.50
|
527.50
|
537.00
|
+10.25
|
|
May '17
|
|
|
540.75
|
+10.25
|
|
Jul '17
|
|
|
528.75
|
+4.50
|
|
|
Wheat Comment
Wheat prices closed higher today, but failed to break resistance
at $5 in the December contract. While wheat remains under pressure from
continued dismal exports, reported improvements in domestic demand remains
supportive helping push prices higher in the near term. Longer term, wheat will
need export demand to show signs of prolonged improvement before prices can
maintain gains.
Grain Sorghum
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Cash
Bids
|
374
|
297
|
|
New
Crop
|
370
|
317
|
|
|
Corn
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Cash
Bids
|
385
|
351
|
|
New
Crop
|
390
|
357
|
|
|
|
Futures:
|
|
|
|
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High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec '15
|
367.50
|
360.00
|
367.25
|
+4.00
|
|
Mar '16
|
373.50
|
366.50
|
373.00
|
+3.25
|
|
May '16
|
378.75
|
372.25
|
378.50
|
+3.00
|
|
Jul '16
|
383.75
|
377.50
|
383.50
|
+2.75
|
|
Sep '16
|
387.25
|
381.50
|
387.25
|
+3.00
|
|
Dec '16
|
394.75
|
388.75
|
394.50
|
+3.25
|
|
Mar '17
|
403.50
|
397.25
|
403.25
|
+3.50
|
|
May '17
|
409.25
|
403.00
|
409.50
|
+3.75
|
|
Jul '17
|
413.75
|
408.00
|
414.00
|
+3.50
|
|
|
Corn Comment
Corn prices closed higher today as the market grows hopeful that
lower prices have led to improved domestic demand. Friday's CFTC report showed
significant gains in commercial net longs supporting hope for improved demand.
Exports on the other hand continue to be bearish for corn as sales and actual
exports remain well below year ago levels. While gains today pushed prices to
their highest levels in weeks, there remains limited fundamental support to
hold prices at these levels.
Cotton
|
Futures:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec '15
|
60.95
|
59.72
|
60.16
|
0.12
|
|
Mar '16
|
63
|
61.45
|
61.6
|
-1.23
|
|
Dec '16
|
64.11
|
63.48
|
63.58
|
-0.71
|
|
|
Cotton Comment
March cotton was sharply lower in today's trade. The market is
becoming increasingly concerned about the quality of the lint left in the
field. Hard hit areas in the Southeast are now expecting to see acres
abandoned. However, cheap synthetics will continue to limit the upside
potential of the market. The next level of support for March is around 60
cents.
Rice
|
High
|
Low
|
|
Long
Grain Cash Bids
|
|
|
|
Long
Grain New Crop
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futures:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan '16
|
1229.5
|
1203.0
|
1210.5
|
-2.5
|
|
Mar '16
|
1255.5
|
1232.0
|
1237.0
|
-2.5
|
|
May '16
|
1273.5
|
1268.0
|
1265.5
|
-2.5
|
|
Jul '16
|
|
|
1291.5
|
-2.0
|
|
Sep '16
|
|
|
1261.5
|
-2.0
|
|
Nov '16
|
|
|
1261.5
|
-2.0
|
|
Jan '17
|
|
|
1261.5
|
-2.0
|
|
|
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended lower after posting sharp gains in early
dealings. January will have resistance near $12.50 on a rebound, while March
has tough resistance at $12.75. Disappointing demand continues to weigh on
futures, and the Asian market has also softened in recent weeks. USDA is now
projecting the average long-grain price for the 2015 crop at $11.50 to $12.50.
Cattle
|
Futures:
|
|
|
Live Cattle:
|
|
|
|
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High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec '15
|
132.700
|
128.575
|
130.900
|
+1.200
|
|
Feb '16
|
135.025
|
130.900
|
132.800
|
+0.775
|
|
Apr '16
|
135.350
|
131.800
|
133.150
|
+0.400
|
|
Jun '16
|
126.175
|
123.150
|
124.450
|
+0.100
|
|
Aug '16
|
123.700
|
120.925
|
122.025
|
-0.050
|
|
Oct '16
|
125.025
|
122.675
|
124.000
|
+0.300
|
|
Dec '16
|
125.950
|
123.725
|
124.500
|
-0.200
|
|
Feb '17
|
125.050
|
124.000
|
124.925
|
+0.775
|
|
Apr '17
|
124.350
|
123.200
|
123.200
|
-0.400
|
|
|
|
Feeders:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan '16
|
166.250
|
160.925
|
164.175
|
+0.525
|
|
Mar '16
|
164.000
|
159.375
|
162.650
|
+0.625
|
|
Apr '16
|
165.600
|
160.950
|
163.700
|
+0.100
|
|
May '16
|
166.075
|
161.725
|
164.000
|
-0.200
|
|
Aug '16
|
167.100
|
163.050
|
165.750
|
+0.200
|
|
Sep '16
|
165.175
|
162.500
|
165.175
|
+0.850
|
|
Oct '16
|
162.675
|
162.175
|
162.675
|
+0.500
|
|
Nov '16
|
160.750
|
160.000
|
160.750
|
+0.750
|
|
|
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices started this week out much different than last
week. After a lower open and moving lower early, prices recovered and closed up
sharply today. The market continues to try and recover losses from this month
and get back to October highs.
Hogs
|
Futures:
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
Low
|
Last
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec '15
|
58.350
|
57.350
|
57.450
|
0.000
|
|
Feb '16
|
59.650
|
58.100
|
58.250
|
-0.075
|
|
Apr '16
|
64.550
|
62.875
|
62.900
|
-0.625
|
|
May '16
|
71.050
|
70.650
|
69.875
|
-0.025
|
|
Jun '16
|
74.925
|
73.250
|
73.350
|
-0.775
|
|
Jul '16
|
75.200
|
73.900
|
73.900
|
-0.725
|
|
Aug '16
|
74.725
|
73.625
|
73.675
|
-0.600
|
|
Oct '16
|
64.750
|
64.000
|
64.050
|
-0.400
|
|
Dec '16
|
62.350
|
61.600
|
61.600
|
+0.075
|
|
|
Hog Comment
Shell Eggs
National Turkeys
Delmarva Broilers
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Rice Prices
as on : 23-11-2015 08:10:59 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
|
Arrivals
|
Price
|
|
Current
|
%
change
|
Season
cumulative
|
Modal
|
Prev.
Modal
|
Prev.Yr
%change
|
|
Rice
|
|
Bangalore(Kar)
|
3685.00
|
56.54
|
153623.00
|
4200
|
4100
|
-14.29
|
|
Gadarpur(Utr)
|
2980.00
|
1.57
|
204412.00
|
1980
|
1900
|
3.13
|
|
Shahjahanpur(UP)
|
2828.30
|
28.48
|
68155.10
|
2115
|
2105
|
1.68
|
|
Pilibhit(UP)
|
1000.00
|
NC
|
20550.50
|
2195
|
2190
|
-3.52
|
|
Etawah(UP)
|
980.00
|
-10.91
|
13620.00
|
2260
|
2225
|
4.15
|
|
Samsi(WB)
|
600.00
|
20
|
21500.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
-9.68
|
|
Manjeri(Ker)
|
290.00
|
NC
|
13050.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-9.09
|
|
Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
|
280.00
|
-6.67
|
24570.00
|
2140
|
2160
|
1.90
|
|
Karimganj(ASM)
|
200.00
|
900
|
1930.00
|
2250
|
2250
|
-8.16
|
|
Ballia(UP)
|
200.00
|
-20
|
17230.00
|
1990
|
1985
|
0.76
|
|
Gondal(UP)
|
189.60
|
140
|
32225.70
|
2110
|
2120
|
0.72
|
|
Azamgarh(UP)
|
175.00
|
-1.69
|
4631.00
|
2075
|
2070
|
-
|
|
Allahabad(UP)
|
170.00
|
21.43
|
14642.50
|
2275
|
2300
|
10.98
|
|
Bahraich(UP)
|
137.50
|
10
|
7995.50
|
2085
|
2085
|
2.21
|
|
Kalipur(WB)
|
115.00
|
4.55
|
5852.00
|
2000
|
2000
|
-14.89
|
|
Bindki(UP)
|
80.00
|
77.78
|
4106.00
|
2315
|
2315
|
12.38
|
|
Dhing(ASM)
|
75.00
|
-15.73
|
4842.70
|
1800
|
1800
|
-5.26
|
|
Howly(ASM)
|
71.50
|
93.24
|
3340.10
|
1450
|
1450
|
-14.71
|
|
Aligarh(UP)
|
70.00
|
NC
|
6095.00
|
2150
|
2160
|
7.50
|
|
Chorichora(UP)
|
70.00
|
40
|
1108.50
|
2050
|
2070
|
-0.73
|
|
Kiratpur(UP)
|
65.00
|
150
|
245.00
|
2250
|
2210
|
-
|
|
Dadri(UP)
|
55.00
|
22.22
|
3760.00
|
2060
|
2060
|
-5.07
|
|
Gauripur(ASM)
|
53.50
|
16.3
|
2856.00
|
4500
|
4500
|
NC
|
|
Junagarh(Ori)
|
49.62
|
2.69
|
2076.94
|
2200
|
2200
|
NC
|
|
Jaunpur(UP)
|
48.00
|
-4
|
4369.00
|
1990
|
1990
|
NC
|
|
Pandua(WB)
|
46.00
|
-9.8
|
3293.00
|
2250
|
2300
|
-13.46
|
|
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
|
41.03
|
57.02
|
1334.08
|
2200
|
2200
|
NC
|
|
Dhilwan(Pun)
|
41.00
|
70.83
|
130.00
|
1750
|
1600
|
-
|
|
Cachar(ASM)
|
40.00
|
-33.33
|
3935.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
NC
|
|
Balrampur(UP)
|
40.00
|
60
|
2424.00
|
2100
|
2100
|
0.96
|
|
Dahod(Guj)
|
37.20
|
389.47
|
3149.60
|
3600
|
3700
|
-10.00
|
|
Udala(Ori)
|
37.00
|
-2.63
|
1711.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
16.67
|
|
Gazipur(UP)
|
36.00
|
12.5
|
3853.80
|
2025
|
2025
|
1.25
|
|
Ramgarh(Jha)
|
32.00
|
NC
|
376.50
|
2600
|
2600
|
NC
|
|
Lohardaga(Jha)
|
24.00
|
-4
|
1789.60
|
1700
|
1900
|
-7.61
|
|
Ghatal(WB)
|
22.00
|
-31.25
|
448.00
|
1840
|
1860
|
-
|
|
Firozabad(UP)
|
18.00
|
-18.18
|
899.00
|
2150
|
2010
|
5.91
|
|
Raiganj(WB)
|
18.00
|
12.5
|
1859.00
|
2730
|
2700
|
-
|
|
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
|
17.90
|
-4.28
|
1663.00
|
2400
|
2500
|
-22.58
|
|
Partaval(UP)
|
17.50
|
-41.67
|
1774.50
|
2025
|
2030
|
-0.49
|
|
Falakata(WB)
|
16.20
|
4.52
|
692.90
|
1925
|
1930
|
-
|
|
Muradabad(UP)
|
15.00
|
7.14
|
763.60
|
2230
|
2225
|
11.50
|
|
Kaliaganj(WB)
|
15.00
|
7.14
|
1641.50
|
2675
|
2600
|
-0.93
|
|
Champadanga(WB)
|
15.00
|
-16.67
|
787.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
-9.09
|
|
Medinipur(West)(WB)
|
15.00
|
7.14
|
1360.00
|
2280
|
2280
|
-12.31
|
|
Naugarh(UP)
|
13.00
|
-13.33
|
1053.00
|
2035
|
2035
|
2.78
|
|
Bijnaur(UP)
|
12.00
|
-20
|
816.00
|
2230
|
2240
|
-
|
|
Kolaghat(WB)
|
12.00
|
NC
|
629.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
|
12.00
|
NC
|
695.00
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Madikeri(Kar)
|
10.00
|
42.86
|
47.00
|
1260
|
1543
|
-10.00
|
|
Cherthalai(Ker)
|
10.00
|
-16.67
|
586.00
|
2400
|
2300
|
2.13
|
|
Mannargudi(Ker)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
740.00
|
3100
|
3100
|
-
|
|
Chengannur(Ker)
|
8.00
|
NC
|
823.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
-13.79
|
|
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
7.70
|
-25.24
|
431.30
|
1900
|
1900
|
-
|
|
Unnao(UP)
|
6.00
|
-7.69
|
291.00
|
2175
|
2170
|
3.57
|
|
Karanjia(Ori)
|
5.60
|
12
|
478.40
|
2900
|
2900
|
16.00
|
|
Mohanpur(Tri)
|
5.00
|
NC
|
90.60
|
2900
|
2900
|
-
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
5.00
|
-23.08
|
1131.50
|
1990
|
1995
|
1.02
|
|
Aroor(Ker)
|
4.00
|
NC
|
253.80
|
7100
|
6900
|
-25.26
|
|
Nimapara(Ori)
|
4.00
|
-11.11
|
324.30
|
2200
|
2200
|
NC
|
|
Fatehpur(UP)
|
4.00
|
100
|
2238.50
|
2260
|
2255
|
7.62
|
|
Islampur(WB)
|
4.00
|
29.03
|
319.10
|
2150
|
2150
|
-14.00
|
|
Melaghar(Tri)
|
2.80
|
-6.67
|
95.10
|
2350
|
2450
|
-12.96
|
|
Rahama(Ori)
|
2.70
|
-3.57
|
59.15
|
2300
|
2200
|
6.98
|
|
Gulavati(UP)
|
2.50
|
-16.67
|
84.50
|
2085
|
2080
|
3.73
|
|
Darjeeling(WB)
|
2.00
|
NC
|
129.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
-
|
|
Sardhana(UP)
|
1.50
|
50
|
81.90
|
2060
|
2060
|
-0.48
|
|
Mawana(UP)
|
1.00
|
NC
|
83.20
|
2060
|
2070
|
0.49
|
The Hindu
U.S. Rice Makes HealthCents for the
Holidays
Eat Right, Think Rice
ARLINGTON, VA -- To encourage shoppers to cook
with rice this holiday season, USA Rice is partnering with retail dietitians at
Redner's, a mid-Atlantic grocery chain of 45 stores located across
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.Redner's HealthCents magazine is written
by their corporate dietitian and is published six times throughout the year,
providing shoppers with timely health and wellness themes as well as recipes
and meal solutions. The
November/December issue prominently features U.S.-grown rice in a two-page
spread titled "Eat Right, Think Rice." The article includes U.S.-grown rice
nutrition, versatility, and locally-grown messaging as well as the Think
Ricelogo and USA Rice's new "Top 10 Reasons to Eat Rice Grown in the
USA" infographic.
"The article also includes two USA Rice
recipes, perfect for the holidays - a rice puddingand Maple-Glazed Turkey with
Cranberry Arugula Rice," said Katie Maher, USA Rice director of domestic
promotion. "Both of these recipes
showcase the versatility of rice and how it can be used from main dishes to
dessert, and provide shoppers with new recipes to add to the table and even
unique ideas on how to make holiday leftovers new again."The magazine will
reach more than 10,000 shoppersin stores from November 8 - January 9, 2016 and
is also available on Redner's website which receives more than 21,000 unique
visitors per month.In addition, USA Rice's Maple-Glazed Turkey with Cranberry
Arugula Rice recipe and U.S.-grown rice nutrition messages were included in the
HealthCents section of Redner's weekly circular during November.
To further encourage shoppers to try the
recipe, the dietitian also created a bundle sale featuring Redner's private
label U.S.-grown rice, cranberries, and turkey in the ad section.To top things
off, dietitians are also promoting U.S. rice in stores through displays and
recipe demonstrations. For the month of
November, the dietitian's HealthCents display features U.S.-grown rice and USA
Rice's featured recipe was sampled for three days at TasteStation Sampling
events in 30 higher traffic stores.Maher added, "These features work
perfectly together - highlighting consistent messaging and the same recipe - to
reiterate to shoppers to think rice while planning holiday meals."
Contact:
Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444
USDA to Collect
Final 2015 Crop Production and Crop Stocks Data
WASHINGTON, DC -- As the 2015
growing season comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide on the
December Agricultural Survey to gather final year-end crop production numbers
and the amount of grain and oilseed they store on their farms. At the
same time, NASS will survey grain facility operators to determine year-end
off-farm grain and oilseed stocks.
"The December Agricultural
Surveys are the largest and most important year-end surveys conducted by
NASS," explained NASS's Louisiana State Statistician Nathan Crisp.
"They are the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and
harvested acres of all major agricultural commodities in the United States and
year-end grain and oilseed supplies. Data from the survey will benefit
farmers and processors by providing timely and accurate information to help
them make crucial year-end business decisions and begin planning for the next
growing and marketing season. Producers not responding by mail or
electronic data reporting (EDR) will be contacted by phone or in person."
The information will be compiled,
analyzed and then published in a series of USDA reports, including the Crop Production Annual Summary and quarterly Grain Stocks report to be released January 12."Crop information reported by
producers on the December Agricultural Survey will be included in the County
Agricultural Production Survey and used in calculating local yields,"
explained Crisp. "USDA uses yield information from the survey to
evaluate and administer vital farm disaster mitigation and insurance programs
such as Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC).
Farmers who receive the December
Agricultural Survey are not included in the County Agricultural Production
Survey; therefore this is their only opportunity to be included in the
calculation of statewide yields. If you choose not to report, your
unreported farm information may decide whether your locality has published
yields which may be needed for calculating losses. Localities that do
not have enough reports and sufficient coverage of each commodity will not be
published. I encourage each producer to report their farm information so
that each locality can be published."
As with all NASS surveys,
information provided by respondents is confidential, as required by federal
law.
|
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
|
CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for November
23
|
January 2016
|
$12.105
|
- $0.025
|
|
March 2016
|
$12.370
|
- $0.025
|
|
May 2016
|
$12.655
|
- $0.025
|
|
July 2016
|
$12.915
|
- $0.020
|
|
September 2016
|
$12.615
|
- $0.020
|
|
November 2016
|
$12.615
|
- $0.020
|
|
January 2017
|
$12.615
|
- $0.020
|
|
|
APEDA COMMODITY NEWS
International Benchmark Price
|
|
Price on: 19-11-2015
|
|
Product
|
Benchmark
Indicators Name
|
Price
|
|
Apricots
|
|
1
|
Turkish
No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
|
4875
|
|
2
|
Turkish
No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t)
|
4375
|
|
3
|
Turkish
size 8, CIF UK (USD/t)
|
3625
|
|
Raisins
|
|
1
|
Californian
Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t)
|
2422
|
|
2
|
South
African Thompson seedless raisins, CIF UK (GBP/t)
|
2459
|
|
Sultanas
|
|
1
|
Australian
5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t)
|
2940
|
|
2
|
South
African Orange River, CIF UK (USD/t)
|
2610
|
|
3
|
Turkish
No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t)
|
2125
|
|
Source:agra-net
|
For more info
|
|
|
Market Watch
|
|
Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 21-11-2015
|
|
Domestic Prices
|
Unit Price : Rs per Qty
|
|
Product
|
Market
Center
|
Variety
|
Min
Price
|
Max
Price
|
|
Rice
|
|
1
|
Mangalore
(Karnataka)
|
Fine
|
2700
|
3280
|
|
2
|
Rayagada
(Orissa)
|
Other
|
1700
|
1800
|
|
3
|
Samsi
(West Bengal)
|
Fine
|
2790
|
2820
|
|
Wheat
|
|
1
|
Soundati
(Karnataka)
|
Local
|
1670
|
1670
|
|
2
|
Sangli
(Maharashtra)
|
Other
|
1700
|
2800
|
|
3
|
Dahod
(Gujarat)
|
147
Average
|
1750
|
1850
|
|
Papaya
|
|
1
|
Barnala
(Punjab)
|
Other
|
2500
|
2900
|
|
2
|
Kangra
(Himachal Pradesh)
|
Other
|
2400
|
2600
|
|
3
|
Bharuch
(Gujarat)
|
Other
|
800
|
1250
|
|
Onion
|
|
1
|
Jatni
(Orissa)
|
Other
|
3200
|
3600
|
|
2
|
Barnala
(Punjab)
|
Other
|
1600
|
2200
|
|
3
|
Barasat
(West Bengal)
|
Other
|
2800
|
3300
|
|
|
For more info
|
|
|
Egg
|
Rs per 100 No
|
|
Price on 21-11-2015
|
|
Product
|
Market
Center
|
Price
|
|
1
|
Pune
|
385
|
|
2
|
Hyderabad
|
348
|
|
3
|
Nagapur
|
363
|
|
|
|
|
Other International Prices
|
Unit Price : US$ per package
|
|
Price on 19-11-2015
|
|
Product
|
Market
Center
|
Origin
|
Variety
|
Low
|
High
|
|
Potatoes
|
Package: 50 lb cartons
|
|
1
|
Atlanta
|
Colorado
|
Russet
|
17
|
17.75
|
|
2
|
Chicago
|
Idaho
|
Russet
|
14
|
16
|
|
3
|
Detroit
|
Wisconsin
|
Russet
|
15
|
15.50
|
|
Cucumbers
|
Package: cartons film wrapped
|
|
1
|
Atlanta
|
Mexico
|
Long
Seedless
|
14
|
14
|
|
2
|
Dallas
|
California
|
Long
Seedless
|
17
|
18.50
|
|
3
|
Miami
|
Honduras
|
Long
Seedless
|
10
|
10
|
|
Grapefruit
|
Package: cartons tray pack
|
|
1
|
Atlanta
|
Virginia
|
Red
Delicious
|
27
|
28
|
|
2
|
Dallas
|
Washington
|
Red
Delicious
|
24
|
24
|
|
3
|
New York
|
Washington
|
Red
Delicious
|
25
|
28
|
|
Source:USDA
|
|
TPP will put U.S.
on level playing field in Japan, USDA says
11/20/2015 - by World Grain Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The U.S. recently concluded negotiations
on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Japan and 10 other nations. Tom
Vilsack, U.S. secretary of agriculture, arrived in Japan on Nov. 19 to m... [
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