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PH rice inventory adequate – PSA
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Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers
after tariffication
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A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE
PHILIPPINES
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Pakistan’s basmati export hopes fade; Indian
prices fall
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PERSON OF THE YEAR
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China starts rice imports from Laos
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Govt's rice procurement may exceed 32 mn tons
this year
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USA Rice Teaches Mexican Consumers About U.S.
Rice's Versatility
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Rice Exporters Cutting Prices as Yuan Falls
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Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers
after tariffication
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New Research Reveals Climate-Food-Conflict
Connection Via Nighttime Temperatures
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Rice stocks good for 90 days – PSA
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Thailand to cut rice output
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Paddy procurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk
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Milled Rice Exports Up But Fall Short of Goal
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Paddy procurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk
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Government's rice procurement may exceed 32mn
tons this year
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Haryana, Punjab provide 20 per cent more rice
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News Detail...
PH rice inventory adequate – PSA
January 11, 2016 9:59 pm
The
Philippines has enough rice stocks to last for the next three months despite
major typhoons that made landfall at the end of last year and concerns of poor
harvests due to the adverse effects of El Nino, the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) reported.In its latest inventory report, the Philippine
Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics said that as of December
1, 2015, the country’s total rice inventory was at 3.44 million metric tons,
13.5 percent higher compared to the 3.03 million MT recorded during the same
period a year ago.
The
inventory was also up by 10.8 percent from the 3.11 million MT recorded in
November 2015 as imported shipments, particularly from Vietnam, continued to
arrive.“The total rice inventory for this month would be adequate for 100 days.
Stocks in thehouseholds would be sufficient for 47 days, those in commercial
warehouses for 29 days, and those in NFA depositories for 24 days,” the PSA-BAS
said.Of this month’s total rice inventory, 47.8 percent were with households,
28.4 percent were in commercial warehouses and 23.8 percent in NFA
depositories.To ensure stable supply and price of the staple amid droughts,
Manila is looking to import at least 1 million metric tons of rice early this
year.
Over the
past two years, the NFA has relied massively on cheaper imported rice to
replenish its buffer stocks in lieu of buying locally grown palay, saying that
it cannot compete with private millers and traders.Buying rice from abroad cuts
the agency’s spending on buying and milling locally grown palay and it can earn
more and slash losses by selling to consumers at higher prices.The Department
of Agriculture, meanwhile, expects no shortage in the supply of the grain ahead
of the lean months as more farmers continued to plant rice after continuous
rains late last year.Due to the movement of the cropping calendar, a shorter
lean season may be experienced this year, the DA said.
Traditionally,
the lean season in the Philippines starts in July and ends in September. It is
also the time when the government, through the National Food Authority, imports
rice that would help stabilize price in retail markets.To recall, the palay
sector suffered massively from unrealized plantings as a result of delayed
release and inadequate irrigation water, late occurrence of rains, and some
areas left fallow.The wet season should have started mid April but was delayed
to June or July due to the lack of water supplies.
Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after tariffication
In 1995, the Philippines was granted special treatment in rice by the WTO, thereby allowing it to maintain its import monopoly and quantitative restrictions (QRs). This privilege will expire by 2017, hence compelling the rice sector to undergo tariffication. Removal of special treatment will lead to intensified competition from imports and lower domestic prices, reducing farmers’ income. In the following we will assess options for agricultural production support options for rice farmers after tariffication.
TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SCHEMES
Domestic subsidies are typically provided through
productivity-oriented programs, direct payments, or a combination of both.
Productivity-oriented programs include research and development (R&D) and
irrigation investments. While such programs are important productivity-oriented
programs, our assessment focuses on direct payments. The Philippines is already
spending considerable amounts for support of rice farmers under its
self-sufficiency program, which should be kept in place. However,
productivity-oriented programs tend to impact the medium to long-term, whereas
the removal of QRs have immediate impacts. Direct payments appear to be the
more appropriate safety net for rice farmers.
Direct payments are
classified into three types namely, traditional support, deficiency payments
and decoupled payments.• Traditional support: examples are price support and
procurement schemes. NFA procurement is an example of traditional support.•
Deficiency payments are payments that compensate farmers for when farmgate prices
fall. Payments under this type are equal to the difference between a target
price and the market price. The US, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented
deficiency payment schemes for farmers.• Decoupled payments refer to lump-sum
payments unrelated to price or quantity. Since these payments are a form of
assistance to farmers in their transition to a free-market, decoupled payments
are capped, and time-bound. The US, Mexico, EU, Turkey, and South Korea, are
examples of countries that have implemented decoupled payment schemes.
Due to minimal distortion, decoupled payments are permitted without
restriction by WTO.Based on past research, traditional schemes such as the
market price support and consumer subsidy are disadvantageous, due to high
fiscal burden, leakage, and market distortion. For example, in the Philippines,
traditional support has imposed high cost, driving the net debt position of the
National Food Authority up to 143 billion pesos. In Thailand, a paddy pledging
program cost the government the equivalent of over a trillion pesos, and led to
huge stockpiles of rice.
Deficiency payments appear to be a better alternative; when
Thailand switched to a Price Insurance Scheme (PIS), it was able to reduce
budgetary outlays for farmer support, while still increasing the number of
beneficiaries, from 1 to 3.2 million farmers. However, deficiency payments are
still vulnerable to high fiscal cost when farmgate prices happen to fall to
unexpectedly low levels. On the other hand, decoupled payments address the
problem of wastage and high fiscal burden affecting traditional and deficiency
payments.
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
In the following, we evaluate a possible compensatory payment scheme (2017-2022) that would serve as a safety net for rice farmers after tariffication. Rice farmers registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), or their heirs, are eligible to receive payments. The annual compensation formula is posited as follows:
Total Payments = P5/kg. x (actual imports -- normal imports) /
0.654
To compute payments for each farmer, total payments from the
payment compensation formula shall be divided by the area harvested. This will
be distributed per cropping season (twice a year). To avoid fiscal problems,
eligible farm area is capped at 2 hectares per farmer.
In practice, actual imports and area harvested will be approximated
by the previous year’s figures.
To compute expected and normal imports, as well as assess the financial viability of the program, we apply an economic model called the Total Welfare Impact Simulator (TWIST). TWIST will be used to assess two scenarios: baseline scenario and an tariffication scenario. The former assumes QRs are maintained, with a fixed farmgate price of P17 per kg. (NFA support price); the baseline is the basis for the normal rate of imports in the compensation formula. The alternative scenario adopts the same assumptions, except that it posits the repeal of QRs, and imposition of a 35% tariff equivalent (2017 onwards).
To compute expected and normal imports, as well as assess the financial viability of the program, we apply an economic model called the Total Welfare Impact Simulator (TWIST). TWIST will be used to assess two scenarios: baseline scenario and an tariffication scenario. The former assumes QRs are maintained, with a fixed farmgate price of P17 per kg. (NFA support price); the baseline is the basis for the normal rate of imports in the compensation formula. The alternative scenario adopts the same assumptions, except that it posits the repeal of QRs, and imposition of a 35% tariff equivalent (2017 onwards).
Simulation analysis shows that tariffication leads to the following changes relative to the baseline (average of 2017-2022):
• Palay output will be lower by 2.5 million tons per year.
• Farmgate price will be lower by an average of P4.60 pesos per kg.
• Retail price will be lower by an average of P7.00 pesos per kg.
• Imports will be larger by 2.25 million tons per year.
• Tariff revenues will average 27.7 billion per year.
• Based on the assumed compensation formula, payments will equal 17 to 18 billion pesos per year.
Earmarking the rice tariff revenue to pay for the compensation scheme is feasible. Assuming eligible area is at 4 million hectares, payments per hectare is equal to P4,750. In this case, for 2 hectares of irrigated farmland, farmers could receive P19,000 per year. This is greater than transfer per household from the conditional cash transfer program (CCT) which is P15,000 for 3 children. Note that compensatory payments can be received simultaneously with the CCT.
TARIFFICATION INEVITABLE
Tariffication of the Philippine rice sector by 2017 is inevitable.
The inevitable transition to a more open rice trade regime should be
accompanied by safety nets for smallholders suffering from intensified
competition from imports. We have evaluated a compensatory transfer scheme
combined with a 35% tariff equivalent as a feasible support scheme once special
treatment is removed. Such a compensatory scheme should be implemented
alongside existing productivity-enhancing programs for the rice sector.
Roehlano M. Briones and Lovely Ann Tolin are Research Fellow and
Research Analyst, respectively, at the Philippine Institute for Development
Studies. The study is conducted under the multi-country CREW Project, supported
by CUTS International Jaipur.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=compensatory-payment-scheme-for-rice-farmers-after-tariffication&id=121206
Pakistan’s basmati export hopes fade; Indian
prices fall
By Erum Zaidi
January 12, 2016
KARACHI: Pakistan’s aromatic basmati rice exports
fell almost 30 percent in the year to October due to cheaper rival supplies
from India, a trend that is expected to continue and would make it difficult
for the country to stay competitive, traders said.“India’s competitive rice
prices have helped the country in grabbing a bigger share of the global market
and increasing exports,” Muhammad Shafique, Chairman Rice Exporters Association
of Pakistan (Reap), told The News in an interview. “Our exports are already on the
decline.”Pakistan’s various varieties of rice were quoted at $950 to 1,100/ton
in the international market, while Indian varieties of basmati rice, which
competes with Pakistan, were priced at around at $720 to $850/ton.
Basmati – a premium long grain variety of rice –
saw a sharp drop of 30.35 percent to $185 million in July to November FY16 as
compared to $264 million a year ago. Exports of non-basmati rice increased 6.30
percent to $503 million compared with $474 million earlier. Shafique said India’s lower export prices
are taking toll on the Pakistan’s Basmati exports. "Still we are not
mulling to reduce prices to compete India," he added. "The exporters
will continue to sell at even higher prices despite decline in earnings."Analysts
said world rice prices have taken a hit because of bumper crops in Thailand and
Vietnam, which will make it difficult for a number of counties, including
Pakistan to export some of its burdensome stocks.
Pakistan’s traditional customers of rice are
African and Middle Eastern countries. The country produced seven million tons
in 2014/15 as against 6.098 million tons in the preceding fiscal year. Given an
ample supplies, it was easy for India and other Southeast Asian countries to
sell at a price that was lower than shipments from Pakistan.Figures from the
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that the cost of basmati rice fell
to $1,130.92/ton during January to November 2015 from $1,200.87/ton in the same
period of the preceding year. Non-basmati (broken rice) prices declined to
$404.30/ton compared with $456.39/ton a year ago. A rice analyst said the country’s exporters
are selling rice on high prices in comparison of Indian counterparts because of
their rising input cost.
“However, by and large, Pakistan’s rice export
prices remained subdued in line with the global trend of softening staple
commodity prices since 2012,” the analyst added. “Otherwise, the levels of crop
production, inventories and supply in Pakistan are quite encouraging.” The
country hopes to regain its share in the Iranian market after the world’s
sanctions on neighbouring Iran eased in July last. Iranian government said that
it would restart rice imports from Pakistan from October. For Pakistani
exporters, Iran can become the good destination for their basmati exports.“We
are trying to capture around 1.2 million tons of Iranian rice market, but lack
of payment mechanism between the two countries is the major hurdle in meeting
this objective,” Shafique said.
He said the Reap representatives’ scheduled
visit to Iran on January 15 to discuss the issues related to the resumption of
rice exports from Pakistan, implementation of currency swap agreement and the
condition of good manufacturing practices (GMP) certification with Iranian
authorities has been postponed owing to the recent diplomatic crisis between
Saudi Arabia and Iran.“Iran is one of the largest rice importers and purchases
world rice output worth $2 billion every year. However, Pakistan’s rice accounts
for nearly an eight percent of Iran’s market.”Data on Reap’s website showed
that around 2,234 tons of rice was exported to Iran in 2014/15, while the
export receipts stood at $1.32 million.
Presently, trade with Iran is done on barter
basis. “If a currency swap agreement is implemented between the two countries,
traders of the both sides can look forward to conventional deals,” Shafique
said.The Iranian health ministry has set health standards for the rice import
and only those who are registered under its GMP certification program can
export to the country.“The Iranian authorities have so far registered only 15
Pakistani companies, giving them a clean chit that their consignments are fit
for human consumption and meet specific health standards,” Shafique said.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/89561-Pakistans-basmati-export-hopes-fade-Indian-prices-fall#sthash.kMLoV73t.dpuf
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PERSON OF THE YEAR
Mon, 01/11/2016 - 21:02 admin
Who
Says Liberia Can’t Grow Its Own Rice? 1M tons produced in Lofa This Year,
Farmers Say
Mr. Selma
To say that Liberia’s farmers are unable to
produce enough food to supply the country would be an untrue statement. Sadly,
the prevailing belief that the country imports more than it produces, certainly
appears true to see the volume of imported rice entering the country every
year.However, a Daily Observer team on a recent trip to Lofa County uncovered
evidence that Liberia can feed itself, and the farmers at work have the produce
to prove it.The evidence uncovered also pointed to the fact, however, that lack
of government support to local farmers in one of the country’s major
breadbaskets is what is preventing farmers in this part of the country from
putting all their efforts and energy into farming, actions that would see
Liberia being food sufficient.It all started when, earlier this month, The
Daily Observer was throwing around a few names as possible person of the year.
We had been through the usual suspects – President Sirleaf, Mary Broh, Mills
Jones and others – people who have made significant, positive and radical moves
that have influenced the economy, society in general and the body politic. For
2015, we felt the need for significant focus on Agriculture. But who were the
major players? Who was that entrepreneurial farmer, someone who was solutions
oriented – a leader among his peers producing a volume of crop that inspired
other famers to compete?
And with 2017 on the horizon, the two biggest
farmers who have announced their candidacy for the Liberian presidency – Vice
President Joseph N. Boakai and businessman Benoni Urey – also came to mind.
However, we shied away from any political personalities, because agriculture
need not be a political endeavor.Probing further still, we became aware of a
group of farmers in Lofa County led by a man named John Selma, who are said to
have collectively produced roughly one million tons of upland and lowland rice
in 2015 alone.
This had to be our guy – in fact, our group –
for what we saw on the ground in Lofa was a classic example that one need not
be a wealthy businessman or politician to produce the kind of volume we are
reporting about. It was a classic example of the possibilities that derive from
good leadership, trust, unity – and for goodness sake – hard work.Wanting to
reverse the trend of Liberia importing huge amounts of rice instead of growing
its own, local farmer John Selma decided to get involved in farming.Witnessing
the daily struggles of Liberians in the country in search of food, despite the
huge amounts of imports of foodstuff on a daily basis, Selma got tired of that
and embarked on an effort to produce rice on a large scale in Liberia, thereby
boosting local production.In an interview with Mr. Selma and others at his farm
in Kpadeh Village, Lofa County, he said he was also moved to get involved in
farming to make Liberia food sufficient so as to prevent his people from
struggling for food on a daily basis.
Like father, like son
Born on March 20, 1972, Selma grew up in David Selma Town, Lofa County. As a boy Selma always wanted to be like his father, after whom the town is named.A surveyor by profession, David Selma earned the respect and admiration of many people in the county. He earned extra money helping local people in Lofa cash their government checks and gained a reputation for being trustworthy and for his goodwill.This initial contact with “business” led young John Selma to see himself pursuing business as a career.
However, the Liberian civil war put an end to
that vision, which caused Selma to stop formal schooling in the 5th grade.Yet,
with business in his blood, the enterprising Selma and his friends sold
everything from cocoa to cane juice during the war, instead of getting involved
in the blood letting that was characteristic of the war.“During the war some of
us went through difficulties – I lost my father and other relatives. After the
war, I got involved into petty business like buying and selling tobacco, cane
juice, salt, and other important items that our people needed.
Back to the soil
“The issue of getting a better job was something
very difficult so I decided to get back to my father’s old business by giving
out loans to farmers to improve their farming activities in 2009.“Late 2012, I
realized that I needed to get back to the soil to grow more food after noticing
that the issue of food is the country’s major problem, with not much efforts
being placed on putting an end to the huge importation of food.“With this I
decided to start my farming activities with a village savings loan for only
farmers in the county, while at the same time encouraging them to go back to
the soil with high expectations of earning a better living for them and their
families through the maximum production of food that would feed the country,”
said Selma.
From acres to hectares
He said that he got involved in commercial
farming because it was then a new phenomenon in Liberia’s agriculture sector.
Historically, he said, smallholder farmers in Liberia had been content with
subsistence farming.“This has partially been due to the difficulties in accessing
money from commercial banks. Banks do not trust the farmers’ ability to repay,
and in turn, farmers are not willing to take loans at the high interest rates
required by the banks,” he added.
Although access to farming loans from local
banks is still a big issue that is hindering the agriculture sector from
maximizing its potential, Selma said that farmers across Liberia are grateful
for the assistance they receive from local and international NGOs.He said that
to promote access to finance for smallholder farmers in Liberia, the Liberia
Entrepreneurial Asset Development (LEAD) and the United States Agency for
International Development Food and Enterprise Development (USAID FED) Program
for Liberia have partnered to provide financial assistance to farming organizations.
USAID FED provides the project’s beneficiaries
with training on basic financial management principals and then links them to
LEAD for loans.“We are glad to be among the nine farming organizations
benefiting from the LEAD loan program in coordination with USAID FED since
December 2014. We received US$10,000 which was invested in buying paddy rice
from farmers and sold to the government and a local partner (Fabrar),” John
Selma, lead farmer of the Zileh Farmers Association, disclosed.Selma said that
the Zileh farmers, from December 2014 to February 2015, have sold rice to both
the government and to Fabrar for a total of US$98,893 from 5.25 metric tons of
50kg paddy rice.
USAID FED has assisted the Zileh farmers with
the construction of irrigation structures and provided power tillers to plow
the lowland rice field. The farmers were also trained on how to grow lowland
rice according to improved methods.Prior to USAID/FED’s intervention, the group
continuously experienced low yield harvests due to the application of
traditional farming methods, harvesting only twenty 50-kg bags of rice from
their seven-hectare plot annually.However, as a result of USAID’s intervention,
the Zileh farmers experienced a dramatic increase in yield, harvesting nearly
two hundred 50-kg bags from the same area under cultivation.Selma said that
USAID/FED has been supporting farmers to improve production in food value
chains such as cassava, rice, goats and vegetables.Following this intervention
in the process several farmers have let go of the past and turned to this new
way of life by increasing their farms from cultivating an acre or so to
hectares of rice and other food value chains.
“I have been in the farming [business] for the
past three years. I started with 50 farmers at the initial stage but through
our tireless efforts providing farming equipment, cash and other support to
them, they increased in Lofa because the farmers have now increased from 50 to
over 350 farmers currently,” he said.Selma manages more than 175 hectares of
lowland and upland rice farms in Lofa County. He said that he increases his
production through a barter system with subsistence farmers, where he would
trade certain amenities the farmers need for their farms’ output.Selma’s vision
of going back to the soil with the hopes of improving the agriculture sector
has been encouraging to farmers in Lofa. Farmers in Lofa County have in 2015
harvested more than 15,000 bags of rice, which is a true success story
considering the fact that prior to his efforts, they were mostly subsistence
farmers.
Big harvest, no market
Despite this level of success, however, the
farmers are deeply frustrated because there is no one to purchase their
rice.With about a million tons produced this year in Lofa County alone,
according to Selma, believes that Liberia can feed itself if farmers nationwide
are given the fullest support in terms of finance, materials and moral support.
He explained that several farmers in the
country are capable of producing more food, especially rice, the country’s
staple food, as well as cassava, potatoes, vegetables and many of the other
crops that grow in the country.“We the farmers are willing to grow more food
but we are not receiving the necessary support we need. Instead, the money that
is supposed to be used to improve agriculture is being used [to import huge
volumes] of food into the country.The Ministry is aware of the large quantities
of rice being produced around the country, Agriculture Minister Moses Zinnah
told the Observer, but “it is not the role of the government to buy rice.
”Asked whether rice importers could be
encouraged to purchase more local rice, Zinnah said “we want importers to buy
rice from farmers,” but did not speak to any efforts being made to encourage or
mandate rice importers to do so, arguing that that is a question for the
Ministry of Commerce.Commerce Minister Axel Addy told the Observer that the
government has engaged rice importers, who have welcomed the idea. However,
Addy said, the Ministry of Agriculture has to take the lead in either
encouraging or mandating them to buy rice locally. The question then becomes,
whose job is it to ensure that local farmers are able to sell their rice?
Another issue is that the few rice importers
who are in fact buying from Liberian farmers are only buying at US$17 per bag,
while the MOA normally buys at US$20 per bag. For this year, however, the MOA
says it does not have a budget for buying rice from local farmers. So the
surplus rice produced by farmers this year is wasting on their farms because
they have no buyers.
Give Liberia ten more John Selmas and Liberia’s
food insecurity days will be over! But after they have done the work, who will
buy?
http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/person-year
China
starts rice imports from Laos
English.news.cn 2016-01-10 22:14:58
SHENZHEN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The first
shipment of rice imports from Laos have passed through inspection and
quarantine procedures at south China's Shenzhen port, according to local
authorities.The shipment weighed 87.8 tonnes and was valued at 746 million U.S.
dollars, said the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine Bureau.China
mainly imports rice from Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. It recently added Laos
to the list.Chinese appetite for grain imports has been growing fast, as the
increasingly wealthy population seek more choices of staple food.
As
China's biggest port for rice imports, Shenzhen handled over 1 million tonnes
of rice imports in 2015, accounting for nearly half of the country's total.The
Shenzhen bureau said it has carried out both on-the-spot inspections and lab
tests for pesticide residue and heavy metal pollutants on each batch of goods
to ensure the quarantine quality of the imports.
Govt's rice procurement may exceed 32 mn tons this year
According to a Food Ministry
official, overall rice procurement in 2015-16 will surpass last year's level
Press Trust of India | New
Delhi January 11, 2016 Last Updated at 17:56 IST
FCI fixes higher rice
procurement target despite fears of crop lossGovt to rope in pvt players for
kharif rice procurementAgriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers' WelfareAgriculture Ministry proposes further 5% hike
in import duty of edible oilFCI's wheat procurement falls to 27.6 MT this year
Government's rice
procurement may surpass last year's level of 32 million tonnes in the 2015-16
marketing year despite prospect of lower production due to deficient monsoon.As
per the latest data, rice procurement has risen by 31% to 20 MT so far in the
2015-16 marketing year that started from October, from 15.29 MT in the year-ago
period.The Centre's nodal procurement agency Food Corporation of India (FCI)
and state government-owned agencies undertake procurement operations. The
Centre has kept a rice procurement target of 30 MT for the this year.
"Despite the Agriculture Ministry's first estimate of
lower production, somehow rice procurement has been higher so far in most
states. If the current trend continues, the overall rice procurement in 2015-16
would surpass last year's level," a senior Food Ministry official told
PTI.Higher rice procurement was mainly due to fall in prices of common variety
in most mandis after basmati rice rates declined sharply, the official said.At
present, procurement has been completed in Punjab and Haryana, while the
operations are in full swing in Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana.Winter rice will be procured from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal,
Telangana and Odisha.
As per the latest data, rice
procurement in Punjab rose to 9.34 MT in 2015-16 from 7.78 MT in the last year.
Similarly, rice purchase in Haryana increased to 2.85 MT from 2.01 MT in the
review period.Rice procurement in Andhra Pradesh has more doubled to 1.2 MT so
far this year as against 5,58,573 tonnes in the year-ago period, while
neighbouring Telangana state procured only 9,07,180 tonnes as against 1.28 MT
in the said period.
In Chattishgarh, the procurement was up at 2.53 MT from
1.56 MT, while in Uttar Pradesh the purchases rose to 1 MT from 6,05,000 tonnes
in the said period, the data showed.Rice procurement in Odisha increased to
7,36,945 tonnes so far this year from 1,59,793 tonnes in the year-ago period.In
its first estimate, the Agriculture Ministry has projected a fall in kharif
rice production to 90.61 MT in the 2015-16 crop year (July-June) from 90.86 MT
in the year-ago period due to 14% fall in monsoon rains.
The agencies buy paddy from the farmers and give to millers
for conversion into rice. The government has fixed the minimum support price of
common variety of paddy at Rs 1,410 per quintal for 2015-16 kharif season
http://agriculture.einnews.com/article/305765375/594RB-Ia4mEzPE6M
USA Rice Teaches Mexican Consumers About U.S. Rice's
Versatility
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - USA Rice chefs and representatives took
advantage of Sunday being a major family shopping day in Mexico to set up a cooking
demonstration event at a Sam's Club here yesterday. About 75 shoppers
crowded around as two USA Rice chefs and two assistant chefs pulled from the
audience cooked three very different dishes featuring U.S.-grown rice.A rice
dessert featuring long grain rice with pineapple, raisins, and eggnog was
presented alongside a rice salad with ham, cheese, peanuts, and vegetables made
with parboiled rice. The main event, and biggest crowd pleaser was the
"People's Paella" that featured yellow rice, chicken, shrimp,
sausage, onions, and other vegetables.
"One very important aspect of these events is that they enable
us to actually teach Mexican consumers about U.S. rice and break some old
habits that may discourage rice use," explained Chef Gabriel Saucedo who
led the seminar. "Mexicans are used to having to wash their rice and then
fry it in some oil before cooking it. Neither are necessary and they make rice
more complicated than it needs to be."USA Rice's Marvin Lehrer drove the
point home when he showed off the clean rice in the packages on
display. "It's ready to cook right now - don't waste your time
washing the rice - the mill has done it for you," he told the crowd,
handing out coupons for U.S.-grown rice.
The chefs shared other cooking tips with the crowd, such as
cooking rice in bulk and storing it in the refrigerator for use over several
days. USA Rice's Gaby Carbajal helped dish out the prepared food to the
hungry crowd and then led a Quiz Show to see how much the spectators learned
with USA Rice cookbooks as prizes."I was happily surprised to learn of new
ways to use rice today such as the main course paella, salad, and
dessert," said Malena Martinez, a shopper and mother of two who participated
in the event.
"Here in Mexico we know
of only three traditional ways of cooking rice that we learned from our
mothers, so I'll definitely use more rice now that I know how versatile it
is."Mexico, with a population of more than 122 million, is the top
destination for U.S.-grown rice that has a huge logistical advantage over other
origins. Mexico City is a sprawling metropolis of some 21 million people
and Sam's Club and Walmart are major shopping centers here.
USA Rice goes live at Sam's
Club cooking demo
Rice Exporters Cutting Prices as Yuan Falls
Khmer Times/Sum
Manet
Sunday,
10 January 2016
As
China’s currency, the yuan, falls against the US dollar and other major global
currencies, Cambodian rice exporters say they will need to adjust their prices
to compete in the market they have targeted for expansion.Hun Lak, vice
president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said prices of rice exports to China
will need to fall due to yuan’s depreciation, which began at the end of last
year. “Thailand and Myanmar lowered their rice prices and if we don’t follow
suit we cannot sell our product [in China],” Mr. Lak said.
“Fragrant
rice was priced at $740 per ton on average [in China] at the end of 2015,
compared to around $800 early in the year and white rice is going for $430 per
ton, about $20 to $30 lower,” Mr. Lak said, noting that pricing is in US dollars. “This
is a problem for rice producers because it is challenging to make a profit from
exports, not only for Cambodia but also for other countries,” Mr. Lak said,
adding that members of his federation will hold talks and eventually a
roundtable discussion to find solutions to the problem.
Economist Srey Chanthy said the dollarization of Cambodia’s economy adds to the pressure on exporters to China.Cambodia exported 538,396 tons of rice last year, up almost 40 percent from the 387,061 tons exported in 2014, according to a report from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality. Cambodia exports both white and fragrant rice. China imported about 100,000 tons of rice from Cambodia last year, according to official figures. Hean Vanhan, deputy director of the General Department of Agriculture, said exports to China were a major factor in the rise in ric export last thanks.
He said this was due to lobbying from the government to identify new markets and the close relationship between the Cambodian and Chinese governments. Cambodia’s rice farmers are also becoming more productive, Mr. Vanhan added.He added that because China is tightening quality and hygiene standards on imported rice millers and exporters will need to ensure they comply with these.
“We need
to transform some policies in order to increase exports,” Mr. Vanhan said.Khan
Kunthy, CEO of rice exporter Brico, remains optimistic about China’s market due
to its size and the amount of rice consumption in the country.“My company exported
rice to many countries, but not China and Malaysia,” he said, adding that it
plans to export rice to both of the countries this year. It only exported
eight tons last year, but expects to double that amount this year, he said,
adding that it will focus on fragrant and romdul rice.
Mr. Kunthy said that Europe has been the major export destination for Cambodian exporters but China is a growing market for them.
Mr. Kunthy said that Europe has been the major export destination for Cambodian exporters but China is a growing market for them.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19666/rice-exporters-cutting-prices-as-yuan-falls/
Compensatory payment scheme for rice farmers after tariffication
In 1995, the Philippines was granted special treatment in rice by the WTO, thereby allowing it to maintain its import monopoly and quantitative restrictions (QRs). This privilege will expire by 2017, hence compelling the rice sector to undergo tariffication. Removal of special treatment will lead to intensified competition from imports and lower domestic prices, reducing farmers’ income. In the following we will assess options for agricultural production support options for rice farmers after tariffication.
TYPES
OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SCHEMES
Domestic
subsidies are typically provided through productivity-oriented programs, direct
payments, or a combination of both. Productivity-oriented programs include
research and development (R&D) and irrigation investments. While such
programs are important productivity-oriented programs, our assessment focuses
on direct payments. The Philippines is already spending considerable amounts
for support of rice farmers under its self-sufficiency program, which should be
kept in place.
However,
productivity-oriented programs tend to impact the medium to long-term, whereas
the removal of QRs have immediate impacts. Direct payments appear to be the
more appropriate safety net for rice farmers. Direct payments are classified
into three types namely, traditional support, deficiency payments and decoupled
payments.• Traditional support: examples are price support and procurement
schemes. NFA procurement is an example of traditional support.• Deficiency
payments are payments that compensate farmers for when farmgate prices fall.
Payments under this type are equal to the difference between a target price and
the market price. The US, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented deficiency
payment schemes for farmers.
• Decoupled payments refer to lump-sum payments unrelated to price or quantity.
• Decoupled payments refer to lump-sum payments unrelated to price or quantity.
Since
these payments are a form of assistance to farmers in their transition to a
free-market, decoupled payments are capped, and time-bound. The US, Mexico, EU,
Turkey, and South Korea, are examples of countries that have implemented
decoupled payment schemes. Due to minimal distortion, decoupled payments are
permitted without restriction by WTO.
Based on past research, traditional schemes such as the market price support and consumer subsidy are disadvantageous, due to high fiscal burden, leakage, and market distortion. For example, in the Philippines, traditional support has imposed high cost, driving the net debt position of the National Food Authority up to 143 billion pesos. In Thailand, a paddy pledging program cost the government the equivalent of over a trillion pesos, and led to huge stockpiles of rice.
Deficiency payments appear to be a better alternative; when Thailand switched to a Price Insurance Scheme (PIS), it was able to reduce budgetary outlays for farmer support, while still increasing the number of beneficiaries, from 1 to 3.2 million farmers. However, deficiency payments are still vulnerable to high fiscal cost when farmgate prices happen to fall to unexpectedly low levels. On the other hand, decoupled payments address the problem of wastage and high fiscal burden affecting traditional and deficiency payments.
A SCHEME OF DECOUPLED PAYMENTS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
In
the following, we evaluate a possible compensatory payment scheme (2017-2022)
that would serve as a safety net for rice farmers after tariffication. Rice
farmers registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture
(RSBSA), or their heirs, are eligible to receive payments. The annual
compensation formula is posited as follows:
Total Payments = P5/kg. x (actual imports -- normal imports) / 0.654
Total Payments = P5/kg. x (actual imports -- normal imports) / 0.654
To compute payments for each farmer, total payments from the payment compensation formula shall be divided by the area harvested. This will be distributed per cropping season (twice a year). To avoid fiscal problems, eligible farm area is capped at 2 hectares per farmer. In practice, actual imports and area harvested will be approximated by the previous year’s figures.
To compute expected and normal imports, as well as assess the financial viability of the program, we apply an economic model called the Total Welfare Impact Simulator (TWIST). TWIST will be used to assess two scenarios: baseline scenario and an tariffication scenario. The former assumes QRs are maintained, with a fixed farmgate price of P17 per kg. (NFA support price); the baseline is the basis for the normal rate of imports in the compensation formula. The alternative scenario adopts the same assumptions, except that it posits the repeal of QRs, and imposition of a 35% tariff equivalent (2017 onwards).
Simulation
analysis shows that tariffication leads to the following changes relative to
the baseline (average of 2017-2022):
• Palay output will be lower by 2.5 million tons per year.
• Farmgate price will be lower by an average of P4.60 pesos per kg.
• Retail price will be lower by an average of P7.00 pesos per kg.
• Imports will be larger by 2.25 million tons per year.
• Tariff revenues will average 27.7 billion per year.
• Based on the assumed compensation formula, payments will equal 17 to 18 billion pesos per year.
Earmarking the rice tariff revenue to pay for the compensation scheme is feasible. Assuming eligible area is at 4 million hectares, payments per hectare is equal to P4,750. In this case, for 2 hectares of irrigated farmland, farmers could receive P19,000 per year. This is greater than transfer per household from the conditional cash transfer program (CCT) which is P15,000 for 3 children. Note that compensatory payments can be received simultaneously with the CCT.
TARIFFICATION INEVITABLE
Tariffication
of the Philippine rice sector by 2017 is inevitable. The inevitable transition
to a more open rice trade regime should be accompanied by safety nets for
smallholders suffering from intensified competition from imports. We have
evaluated a compensatory transfer scheme combined with a 35% tariff equivalent
as a feasible support scheme once special treatment is removed. Such a
compensatory scheme should be implemented alongside existing
productivity-enhancing programs for the rice sector.
Roehlano M. Briones and Lovely Ann Tolin are Research Fellow and Research Analyst, respectively, at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. The study is conducted under the multi-country CREW Project, supported by CUTS International Jaipur.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19666/rice-exporters-cutting-prices-as-yuan-falls/
New Research Reveals
Climate-Food-Conflict Connection Via Nighttime Temperatures
The
effect of climate change on the emergence of violent conflict has become one of
the more lively academic debates and is even bleeding
over into the mainstream. Despite a substantial number of studies,
results are contradictory and somewhat inconclusive.In
a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Peace Research, we
present the results of a novel case study: Indonesia from 1993 to 2003, a
period of major economic, political, and social transition.
We found a close relationship between an
increase in the minimum temperature during the rice growing season and an
increase in violence.Perhaps more importantly, however, we suggest that some of
the contradictory results from previous climate change and conflict research
may be a result of methodological differences – namely, not looking at the
relationship between the principle crop in a given place and temperature.
What You Measure Matters
Among
social scientists studying conflict, climate change has been represented by
measures of rainfall and mean temperature. However, when studying different
crops we may find that different climate factors actually affect harvests and
yields.In our study, we focus on rice, the staple crop in Indonesia. We rely on
the natural science literature that claims rising minimum temperatures have a strong negative impact on rice production. Higher
minimum temperatures increase the amount of energy plants needs to spend to
maintain a healthy state, shorten the time to maturity, and reduce net growth
and productivity. Since minimum temperature is reached during the night, it is
a variable often lost when scholars consider a daily average temperature.
With
these different insights in mind, we investigate the impact of climate change
on violence via agricultural production. The hypothesis underlying our work is
that climate change may negatively affect rice production, rice prices, and
eventually food availability and food prices, thus making the emergence of
violence more likely.
Higher minimum
temperatures reduce net growth and productivity
This
framework of how climate change contributes to conflict holds when considering
a single country whose economy is strongly dependent on rice. Rice in Indonesia
is a staple food, and food constitutes 50
percent of household expenditures in urban areas and 67
percent in rural areas.
Rice
production is a source of income for a substantial number of Indonesian
households. According to data drawn from World Development Indicators, the
employment in agriculture as percentage of total employment was around 46
percent between 1994 and 2003.In addition, Indonesia experienced substantial
violence during a period of three major transitions in the 1990s. The
first transition was political, from autocracy to democracy; the second
was economic, from crony capitalism to a rules-based market system; and the
third was social, from state centralization to decentralization.The overall
severity of violence in terms of deaths peaked after the fall of Suharto’s regime
in 1998 and decreased after 2001. However, the sheer number of violent
incidents has risen since then.
With
this context in mind – environmental factors alone are never enough to provoke
conflict – we analyzed the link between climate change and violence in 14
Indonesian provinces.We matched climate data from NOAA’s Global
Historical Climatology Network with
provincial-level conflict data from the
United Nations. We studied the emergence of violence as
measured by the number of monthly events (say for example riots and lynchings).
Using an econometric approach that allows us to claim that our results are
causal and not just correlations, we show that an increase of the minimum
temperature during the core month of the wet planting season (e.g., December),
determines an increase in violence fueled by the reduction in future rice
production.
A Flexible Framework?
This
analysis supports the hypothesis that minimum temperature negatively affects
rice availability (per capita), which in turn inflames violence. The evidence
is robust. Somehave
suggested that what is missing in the climate change and
conflict literature is a strong articulation of how climate change leads to conflict. This
framework may be an answer to that question.Stated broadly, our work suggests
that some inconclusive results in the climate change and conflict literature
may suffer from not considering specificities of different crops.
The
dominant agricultural output and economic relevance of that crop changes across
countries, from rice to wheat and others. Crops also differ in terms of growing
season, cultivation technology, and reaction to climate variability. Further
research seems necessary to explore other combinations of climate change
variables, crops, and violence in different countries to see if this framework
holds up.
Raul
Caruso is an
assistant professor of economic policy at Catholic University of the Sacred
Heart. Roberto
Ricciuti is an
associate professor of economic policy at the University of Verona.
Sources:
Climactic Change, Journal of Peace Research, National Journal, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, PNAS, Science, United Nations Support Facility
for Indonesian Recovery, World Bank, World Development.
Topics: agriculture, Asia, climate change, conflict, democracy, development, economics, environment, environmental security, featured, food security, Guest Contributor, Indonesia, security
http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/01/research-reveals-climate-food-conflict-connection-higher-nighttime-temperatures/
Rice stocks good for 90 days – PSA
MANILA,
Philippines – Stock of the main Filipino staple remains ended the year more
than enough to meet he government-mandated target for rice-sufficiency, data
from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.Local rice stock
inventory hit 3.44 million metric tons (MT) as of December, 13.5 percent up
from their year-ago levels. The figure was also an increase of 10.8 percent
from end-November.
The
current inventory is good for 100 days, the PSA said. As a matter of government
policy, a 90-day national rice buffer is considered enough to meet everyday
consumption needs.Broken down, stocks held by households are sufficient for 47
days, while those in commercial warehouses are good for 29 days.The National
Food Authority (NFA), the state rice importer, meanwhile has depositories
enough for 24 days, figures showed.By percentage, Filipino households held the bulk
of inventories at 47.8 percent, followed by commercial warehouses at 28.4
percent. NFA supplies cornered 23.8 percent of the total.Stock levels increased
in both commercial warehouses and NFA, data showed. The latter posted the
highest year-on-year growth of 68.9 percent, while the former increased 4.9
percent.Household supplies, on the other hand, dipped 0.2 percent.Meanwhile,
corn stock inventory stood at 265,200 MT by the end of last year, up by 22.8
percent year-on-year, but fell11.1 percent from the previous month.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/01/10/1540930/rice-stocks-good-90-days-psa
Thailand to cut rice output
BANGKOK,
Jan 11, 2016:
Thailand plans to produce about 25 million tonnes of rice in the
2016-2017 crop instead of the normal production output of between 31-32 million
tonnes in the last periods, according to the latest report released by the
country’s Ministry of Commerce.The decision to cut output is prompted by a huge
rice inventory and severe droughts in the country, Vietnam News Agency (VNA)
reported.Commerce permanent secretary Chutima Boonyaprapat said that the
private and farming sectors had been invited to join the government in working
out an integrated rice production and market plan for the 2016-17 crop.
Chutima said the plan was agreed by the three parties that the
yield for the 2016-17 crop years would be capped at 25 million tonnes.Thailand,
one of the world’s leading rice exporters, is
striving to unleash its huge rice inventory of 13 million tonnes.
In 2014, Thai rice production exceeded local demand by 50%.Restoring the
balance on the rice market and raising farmers’ income are now key items on the
Thai government’s agenda.
The Rakyat
Post -
Padyprocurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk
Insufficient
manpower in TNCSC's direct procurement centres was a major deterrent
Paddy procurement by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies
Corporation (TNCSC) has almost been completed in the ayacut areas of
Thadapalli-Arakankottai canals.This time around, paddy was procured through
nine direct procurement centres (DPC), and farmers had a reason to feel
relieved on two counts: increase in procurement price and direct remittance of
amount in the bank accounts of the farmers by the Primary Agricultural
Cooperative Banks.The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation was not able to
deploy sufficient manpower at the DPCs, due to which there was a backlog, and
farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the open market, Subi
Thalapathi, president of Thadapallai-Arakankottai Ayacut Farmers’ Association
said.
Rates
As per the revised rates, the farmers were
given Rs. 1,460 per quintal, inclusive of incentive of Rs. 50, for coarse
variety. For the fine variety, the rate was Rs. 1,520 per quintal along with
incentive of Rs. 70. This time, however, there was not much of a difference in
the procurement rate by the DPCs and open market. But, it was necessary for the
TNCSC to strengthen manpower since farmers in inaccessible locations prefer to
sell their produce at the DPCs, Mr. Thalapathy said.The procurement was carried
out at nine centres: N.G. Palayam, T.N. Palayam, Kookalur, Elur (Arakankottai),
Pudukkaraipudur, Puduvalliampalayam, Kasipalayam, Kallipatti and Athani.
‘A few farmers found themselves forced to sell
their produce in the
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paddy-procurement-gets-to-a-close-in-gobi-taluk/article8087513.ece
Milled Rice Exports Up But Fall Short of Goal
Cambodia’s
year-on-year milled rice exports increased by 39 percent to 538,396 tons in
2015, with most of the rice going to China and European Union countries,
according to a report released by the Agriculture Ministry’s General
Directorate of Agriculture on Friday.Exports to China accounted for 21.7
percent, or nearly 120,000 tons, of total exports, according to the
report.However, despite the substantial increase, the figure was still more
than 460,000 tons short of the government’s much-touted target of 1 million
tons of milled rice per year, which Prime Minister Hun Sen said in 2010 that he
hoped to achieve by 2015.Although the country has a surplus of 4 million tons
of rice paddy, it still lacks the private sector financing and storage capacity
that would allow that paddy to be milled and exported, according to Hean
Vanhan, deputy director of the general directorate.
“We
could not export our rice to the targeted amount because we did not have
sufficient [milled] rice to export, although we had surplus rice paddy,” Mr.
Vanhan said.“One of the main reasons was that the private sector’s ability to
process and buy rice paddy was limited.” Mr. Vanhan added that the 1 million
ton goal had not disappeared.
“The
government still has the ambition to export 1 million tons of rice a year, but
the timeframe and what needs to be reviewed are not set yet.”
© 2016, The Cambodia Daily. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in
print, electronically, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written
permission.
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/milled-rice-exports-up-but-fall-short-of-goal-105012/
Paddy procurement gets to a close in Gobi taluk
Insufficient
manpower in TNCSC's direct procurement centres was a major deterrent
Paddy procurement by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies
Corporation (TNCSC) has almost been completed in the ayacut areas of
Thadapalli-Arakankottai canals.This time around, paddy was procured through
nine direct procurement centres (DPC), and farmers had a reason to feel
relieved on two counts: increase in procurement price and direct remittance of
amount in the bank accounts of the farmers by the Primary Agricultural
Cooperative Banks.The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation was not able to
deploy sufficient manpower at the DPCs, due to which there was a backlog, and
farmers found themselves forced to sell their produce in the open market, Subi
Thalapathi, president of Thadapallai-Arakankottai Ayacut Farmers’ Association
said.
Rates
As per the revised rates, the farmers were
given Rs. 1,460 per quintal, inclusive of incentive of Rs. 50, for coarse
variety. For the fine variety, the rate was Rs. 1,520 per quintal along with
incentive of Rs. 70. This time, however, there was not much of a difference in
the procurement rate by the DPCs and open market. But, it was necessary for the
TNCSC to strengthen manpower since farmers in inaccessible locations prefer to
sell their produce at the DPCs, Mr. Thalapathy said.The procurement was carried
out at nine centres: N.G. Palayam, T.N. Palayam, Kookalur, Elur (Arakankottai),
Pudukkaraipudur, Puduvalliampalayam, Kasipalayam, Kallipatti and Athani.
‘A few farmers found themselves forced to sell
their produce in the
open market’
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/paddy-procurement-gets-to-a-close-in-gobi-taluk/article8087513.ece
Government's rice procurement may exceed 32mn tons this year
By PTI | 11 Jan, 2016, 06.40PM IST
"Despite
the Agriculture Ministry's first estimate of lower production, somehow rice
procurement has been higher so far in most states. If the current trend
continues, the overall rice procurement in 2015-16 would surpass last year's
level," a senior Food Ministry official told PTI. Higher rice procurement
was mainly due to fall in prices of common variety in most mandis after basmati
rice rates declined sharply, the official said.
At
present, procurement has been completed in Punjab and Haryana, while the operations
are in full swing in Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana. Winter rice will be
procured from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha. As per the
latest data, rice procurement in Punjab rose to 9.34 MT in 2015-16 from 7.78 MT
in the last year. Similarly, rice purchase in Haryana increased to 2.85 MT from
2.01 MT in the review period. Rice procurement in Andhra Pradesh has more
doubled to 1.2 MT so far this year as against 5,58,573 tonnes in the year-ago
period, while neighbouring Telangana state procured only 9,07,180 tonnes as
against 1.28 MT in the said period. In Chattishgarh, the procurement was up at
2.53 MT from 1.56 MT, while in Uttar Pradesh the purchases rose to 1 MT from
6,05,000 tonnes in the said period, the data showed.
Rice
procurement in Odisha increased to 7,36,945 tonnes so far this year from
1,59,793 tonnes in the year-ago period. In its first estimate, the Agriculture
Ministry has projected a fall in kharif rice production to 90.61 MT in the
2015-16 crop year (July-June) from 90.86 MT in the year-ago period due to 14
per cent fall in monsoon rains. The agencies buy paddy from the farmers and
give to millers for conversion into rice. The government has fixed the minimum
support price of common variety of paddy at Rs 1,410 per quintal for 2015-16 kharif
season.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/governments-rice-procurement-may-exceed-32mn-tons-this-year/articleshow/50534238.cms
Haryana,
Punjab provide 20 per cent more rice for central pool
By ET Bureau | 9 Jan, 2016, 03.20PM
IST
The
two states are the largest contributor of both paddy and wheat to the central
kitty.CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana
have contributed 20% more paddy to the central
pool in the current marketing season that was marked by scanty rains, providing
a major boost to the National Food Security Mission. The two states are the
largest contributor of both paddy and wheat to the central
kitty. As per the Food Corporation of India's latest figures, Punjab
contributed 139.54 lakh tonnes of paddy compared to 120 lakh a year ago in the
current market season that began in October, while Haryana's share was 42.6
lakh tonnes compared to 30.5 lakh tonnes.
The
increase in procurement from the two states is attributed to the yield increase
and buying of PUSA 1509 basmati variety by government agencies. The government
agencies in the two states, especially Haryana, had to resort to bulk buying of
PUSA 1509 basmati variety after prices in open market dwindled below minimum
support price for premium variety non-basmati rice. The rice market was
affected by downward price trend in basmati due to carryover stock and limited
demand from overseas markets. While the record procurement has strengthened
Food Security Scheme, farmers' remuneration has been affected by the slump in
prices in open market.
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Bangalore(Kar)
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5046.00
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163.5
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68508.00
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4100
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4100
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-
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Gadarpur(Utr)
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1400.00
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400
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46703.00
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1993
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1840
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-5.10
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Jasvantnagar(UP)
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850.00
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-
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850.00
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2260
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-
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-
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Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
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600.00
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15.38
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4135.00
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1940
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1945
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-2.27
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Bharthna(UP)
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600.00
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NC
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3200.00
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2250
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2240
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-
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Mathura(UP)
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550.00
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-8.33
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3885.00
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2090
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1970
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-
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Samsi(WB)
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500.00
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NC
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13810.00
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2800
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2800
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-
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Bangarpet(Kar)
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451.00
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-29.64
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4967.00
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1680
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1680
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-9.68
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Kanpur(Grain)(UP)
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300.00
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15.38
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3520.00
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2125
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2100
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-0.70
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Pilibhit(UP)
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300.00
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15.38
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13420.00
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2195
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2195
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-
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Allahabad(UP)
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270.00
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-10
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2860.00
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1965
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1980
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-
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Azamgarh(UP)
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248.00
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8.77
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2236.00
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2090
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2090
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-
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Bareilly(UP)
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245.00
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8.89
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4559.00
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2200
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2180
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-
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Bazpur(Utr)
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240.00
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-76
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12022.90
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1416
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1900
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-
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Ballia(UP)
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210.00
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-
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3560.00
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1945
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-
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-
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Shahjahanpur(UP)
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204.20
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-
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35660.50
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2200
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-
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-
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Faizabad(UP)
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180.00
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NC
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1721.50
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2080
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2120
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-
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Sainthia(WB)
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176.00
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-
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770.45
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1855
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-
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-16.44
|
|
Bahraich(UP)
|
165.00
|
13.01
|
1245.50
|
2075
|
2085
|
0.48
|
|
Birbhum(WB)
|
150.00
|
-
|
884.00
|
1790
|
-
|
-
|
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
118.00
|
40.48
|
2349.00
|
2060
|
2030
|
-
|
|
Sitapur(UP)
|
100.00
|
-23.08
|
2463.00
|
2220
|
2240
|
-
|
|
Lucknow(UP)
|
100.00
|
-16.67
|
1591.00
|
2080
|
2080
|
-
|
|
Agra(UP)
|
100.00
|
-
|
1983.00
|
2155
|
-
|
5.12
|
|
Dhing(ASM)
|
82.00
|
9.33
|
1515.20
|
1800
|
1800
|
-
|
|
Aligarh(UP)
|
75.00
|
7.14
|
655.00
|
2150
|
2160
|
14.97
|
|
Kalipur(WB)
|
72.00
|
20
|
1797.00
|
2100
|
2100
|
-
|
|
Lanka(ASM)
|
70.00
|
40
|
1000.00
|
1775
|
1725
|
-
|
|
P.O. Uparhali Guwahati(ASM)
|
67.50
|
-
|
1213.50
|
2100
|
-
|
-
|
|
Gajol(WB)
|
65.00
|
-
|
601.50
|
2800
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jorhat(ASM)
|
62.00
|
-
|
334.00
|
2600
|
-
|
-
|
|
Karimganj(ASM)
|
60.00
|
NC
|
800.00
|
2200
|
2100
|
-
|
|
Ghaziabad(UP)
|
60.00
|
NC
|
960.00
|
2070
|
2050
|
-
|
|
Muzzafarnagar(UP)
|
60.00
|
71.43
|
400.00
|
2040
|
2080
|
-
|
|
Bindki(UP)
|
60.00
|
33.33
|
1090.00
|
2230
|
2220
|
-
|
|
Egra/contai(WB)
|
55.60
|
-
|
298.60
|
1800
|
-
|
-14.29
|
|
Howly(ASM)
|
54.50
|
32.93
|
1576.70
|
1300
|
1300
|
-13.33
|
|
Kalahandi(Dharamagarh)(Ori)
|
51.71
|
-
|
290.24
|
2100
|
-
|
-4.55
|
|
Dharampur(veg)(Guj)
|
50.00
|
NC
|
100.00
|
3250
|
3250
|
-
|
|
Goalpara(ASM)
|
48.50
|
7.3
|
749.90
|
3600
|
3200
|
-
|
|
Balrampur(UP)
|
46.50
|
22.37
|
566.50
|
2140
|
2150
|
-
|
|
Kasimbazar(WB)
|
45.50
|
-1.09
|
475.50
|
2360
|
2340
|
-9.23
|
|
Beldanga(WB)
|
44.00
|
10
|
523.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-11.54
|
|
Koderma(Jha)
|
43.00
|
-
|
207.00
|
3400
|
-
|
-
|
|
Cachar(ASM)
|
40.00
|
NC
|
870.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
NC
|
|
Barasat(WB)
|
40.00
|
-42.86
|
785.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Siliguri(WB)
|
38.00
|
-
|
153.00
|
2600
|
-
|
-
|
|
Gazipur(UP)
|
37.00
|
-48.61
|
546.50
|
1910
|
1900
|
-
|
|
Tilhar(UP)
|
34.00
|
2166.67
|
741.50
|
2215
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Meerut(UP)
|
33.00
|
-5.71
|
222.50
|
2140
|
2100
|
-
|
|
Yusufpur(UP)
|
30.00
|
100
|
215.00
|
1865
|
1870
|
-1.84
|
|
Balurghat(WB)
|
30.00
|
-
|
30.00
|
2900
|
-
|
-
|
|
Junagarh(Ori)
|
27.75
|
-
|
501.43
|
2100
|
-
|
-4.55
|
|
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
|
25.00
|
-16.67
|
346.00
|
3000
|
3000
|
-
|
|
Jalpaiguri Sadar(WB)
|
25.00
|
8.7
|
363.00
|
2750
|
2750
|
-
|
|
Purulia(WB)
|
24.00
|
-33.33
|
936.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
|
23.00
|
-2.54
|
398.60
|
2300
|
2500
|
-11.54
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
22.50
|
-10
|
412.00
|
1920
|
1925
|
6.67
|
|
Balugaon(Ori)
|
20.00
|
-33.33
|
120.00
|
3200
|
3100
|
10.34
|
|
Haldibari(WB)
|
20.00
|
NC
|
316.50
|
2350
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Ajuha(UP)
|
19.00
|
35.71
|
143.50
|
2120
|
2120
|
-
|
|
Mekhliganj(WB)
|
19.00
|
-5
|
181.50
|
2000
|
2000
|
-
|
|
Alipurduar(WB)
|
17.00
|
-
|
71.00
|
2200
|
-
|
-
|
|
Tinsukia(ASM)
|
15.00
|
-
|
45.00
|
2200
|
-
|
-
|
|
Firozabad(UP)
|
15.00
|
7.14
|
212.00
|
2120
|
2180
|
-
|
|
Champadanga(WB)
|
15.00
|
7.14
|
267.00
|
2450
|
2400
|
-
|
|
Medinipur(West)(WB)
|
15.00
|
-
|
231.00
|
2400
|
-
|
-
|
|
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
14.00
|
-23.08
|
568.70
|
1900
|
1900
|
-
|
|
Bijnaur(UP)
|
14.00
|
250
|
219.00
|
2200
|
1620
|
-
|
|
Divai(UP)
|
14.00
|
NC
|
111.00
|
2060
|
2060
|
-
|
|
Holenarsipura(Kar)
|
13.00
|
-51.85
|
79.00
|
1770
|
1776
|
7.01
|
|
Naugarh(UP)
|
13.00
|
-7.14
|
257.50
|
2045
|
2035
|
8.78
|
|
Muradabad(UP)
|
12.00
|
20
|
231.50
|
2240
|
2240
|
-
|
|
Sheoraphuly(WB)
|
12.00
|
14.29
|
286.50
|
2550
|
2500
|
-
|
|
Kannauj(UP)
|
11.50
|
21.05
|
82.10
|
2210
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Kottayam(Ker)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
40.00
|
3500
|
3500
|
-
|
|
Mannargudi(Ker)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
215.00
|
2600
|
2900
|
-
|
|
Kolaghat(WB)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
210.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-
|
|
Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
|
10.00
|
NC
|
231.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-
|
|
Bhivandi(Mah)
|
8.00
|
NC
|
63.00
|
2670
|
3080
|
-
|
|
Chengannur(Ker)
|
7.00
|
-12.5
|
226.00
|
2500
|
2500
|
-13.79
|
|
Khairagarh(UP)
|
7.00
|
16.67
|
175.00
|
2060
|
2060
|
-
|
|
Bolangir(Ori)
|
5.50
|
-8.33
|
65.50
|
2300
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Tusura(Ori)
|
5.00
|
-28.57
|
64.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Buland Shahr(UP)
|
5.00
|
-44.44
|
171.00
|
2040
|
2040
|
-
|
|
Rura(UP)
|
5.00
|
-
|
29.50
|
2150
|
-
|
-
|
|
Imphal(Man)
|
4.90
|
-
|
95.80
|
2700
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hailakandi(ASM)
|
4.00
|
NC
|
51.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
-
|
|
Farukhabad(UP)
|
4.00
|
NC
|
140.50
|
2250
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Islampur(WB)
|
4.00
|
33.33
|
127.00
|
2150
|
2150
|
-
|
|
Thoubal(Man)
|
4.00
|
-
|
50.50
|
2600
|
-
|
-
|
|
Bishenpur(Man)
|
3.40
|
-
|
44.40
|
2400
|
-
|
-
|
|
Aroor(Ker)
|
3.00
|
-25
|
69.00
|
6900
|
6900
|
-
|
|
Alibagh(Mah)
|
3.00
|
NC
|
42.00
|
3750
|
3750
|
134.38
|
|
Murud(Mah)
|
3.00
|
NC
|
28.00
|
2750
|
2750
|
71.88
|
|
Balarampur(WB)
|
2.30
|
NC
|
21.40
|
2200
|
2230
|
-
|
|
Darjeeling(WB)
|
2.20
|
-
|
31.90
|
2800
|
-
|
-
|
|
Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
|
1.80
|
-10
|
28.90
|
2500
|
2500
|
-
|
|
Gulavati(UP)
|
1.50
|
-25
|
18.50
|
2060
|
2045
|
-
|
|
Moreh(Man)
|
1.40
|
-
|
1.40
|
2900
|
-
|
-
|
|
Shillong(Meh)
|
1.00
|
-16.67
|
21.40
|
3500
|
3500
|
-
|
|
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
|
1.00
|
66.67
|
7.10
|
2000
|
2000
|
-23.08
|
|
Sardhana(UP)
|
1.00
|
-16.67
|
34.10
|
2080
|
2070
|
-
|
|
Kalimpong(WB)
|
0.90
|
-25
|
10.90
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
|
RELATED
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8092565.ece
Drought hits half of country,
but rice bowl seen surviving
- 11 Jan
2016 at 18:13 WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS
A farmer in Song Phi Nong district in Suphan
Buri tries to get her rowboat through Rang Thong canal that is drying up.
(Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Slightly more than half of the country is
facing water shortages, but the Royal Irrigation Department remains confident
the Central Plain will survive the dry season.Water Resources Department
director-general Suphot Tovichakchaikul said 548 out of 928 districts in the
country are fighting drought, an issue addressed in a meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House on Monday.Short-term measures to
help the country survive drought until the next rainy season arrives are
focused on finding more underground water reserves and discharging water to
arid regions, he added.
But irrigation chief Suthep Noipairote
predicted drought would not ravage the Chao Phraya plain as the rice bowl of
the country will have enough water until the end of May.
While Mr Suthep expressed confidence in
handling the problem in rice-growing central provinces, the water level at the
Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat continues to hover under the 14-metre
"critical" level. It stood at 13.95 metres above sea level on Monday
and has been under 14m since the start of the year.
Dam director Ekkasit Sukdithanaporn warned
farmers on Jan 4, when the level was measured at 13.89 metres, that water would
not be discharged to feed second rice crops in downstream fields.
In Phrae's Muang district, soldiers joined
local authorities and villagers in tambon Pamat to dump 6,000 sandbags into the
Yom with hopes of saving water for the coming months.Sitthiphan Thonglai, the
tambon administration organisation chief, said the river blockade was necessary
as the shortage situation could get worse.
Phitsanulok
governor Chuchart Keelapaeng said Wang Thong, Nuen Maprang and Phrom Phiram
districts have been declared disaster zones, as shortages were severe and Bang
Rakam district could be added to the list.
BangkPost
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