Louisiana rice planting off to good
start
Published 04/07 2016 09:29AM
Updated 04/07 2016 09:29AM
Good weather set the stage for good planting conditions for the
2016 rice crop in Louisiana.
“In general, we’re off to a good start,” said Steve Linscombe,
director of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. “I think
this has probably been the most favorable growing conditions in the month of
March in my career.”Some farmers were finished planting as early as March 7, he
said.Linscombe said most farmers appear to have good stands, with only a few
scattered fields needing to be replanted.The bird repellent AV-1011 is working
well at preventing birds from eating rice seed, he said. “This has been an
outstanding product for us.”Unlike last year, rains kept farmers out of fields
for only a few days, he said.All research projects on the Rice Research Station
are on schedule, with a few plots remaining to be planted.
Louisiana’s rice crop could increase over last year’s 412,000 acres, Linscombe said. It may be too late to replant flooded corn fields, and a portion of that land could be used to grow rice.
“By the end of the week, there won’t be too much left to plant in southwest Louisiana,” said AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell.Planting started in early February, and Harrell estimated a third of the crop had been planted before March 10. Favorable weather this year, unlike 2015, allowed farmers to drill-seed more of their rice.Farmers prefer to spread their planting over a few weeks to prevent the rice from ripening and reaching desired moisture levels all at once, Harrell said. “I feel we’ll be close to the acreage we had last year,” he said.
Louisiana’s rice crop could increase over last year’s 412,000 acres, Linscombe said. It may be too late to replant flooded corn fields, and a portion of that land could be used to grow rice.
“By the end of the week, there won’t be too much left to plant in southwest Louisiana,” said AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell.Planting started in early February, and Harrell estimated a third of the crop had been planted before March 10. Favorable weather this year, unlike 2015, allowed farmers to drill-seed more of their rice.Farmers prefer to spread their planting over a few weeks to prevent the rice from ripening and reaching desired moisture levels all at once, Harrell said. “I feel we’ll be close to the acreage we had last year,” he said.
Not much rice has been planted in northeast Louisiana, and Harrell
expects it will be at least two weeks before it gets fully underway. “A lot of
that ground is still underwater,” he said.Andrew Granger, AgCenter county agent
in Vermilion Parish, said planting is 80 percent complete there.
Farmers who haven’t finished are probably still harvesting crawfish, or they don’t typically plant early, Granger said.Vermilion Parish rice acreage is likely to decrease by about 10-15 percent this year to around 40,000. “The price is the drag,” he said.Todd Fontenot, AgCenter county agent in Evangeline Parish, said farmers are taking advantage of the good weather. “If they’re not finished planting, they’re going to be finished this week.
Farmers who haven’t finished are probably still harvesting crawfish, or they don’t typically plant early, Granger said.Vermilion Parish rice acreage is likely to decrease by about 10-15 percent this year to around 40,000. “The price is the drag,” he said.Todd Fontenot, AgCenter county agent in Evangeline Parish, said farmers are taking advantage of the good weather. “If they’re not finished planting, they’re going to be finished this week.
It’s moving along pretty
fast,” he said.Fontenot estimated 65 percent of the fields are planted and
doesn’t expect an acreage change from 2015 in Evangeline Parish. “We’ll be
pretty much in line with the 40,000 acres last year,” he said.Jeremy Hebert,
AgCenter county agent in Acadia Parish, said planting is nearly finished. “It’s
going very, very well, with extremely favorable growing conditions,” he said.Farmers
are pleased with the stands. “It seems like everything planted has germinated,”
Hebert said.Acreage will be at least the same as last year’s 82,000 acres, he
said. “I haven’t heard of anybody reducing rice acreage.”Frances Guidry,
AgCenter county agent in Jefferson Davis Parish, said planting has gone
smoothly. ”Some are done. Some actually were done in the middle of March,” she
said.Farmer Johnny Hensgens, of Calcasieu Parish, said he only has 100 acres
remaining, and he will be finished by week’s end.He finished planting last year
in March. “I could have finished in March this year, but I held off,” Hensgens
said.
He said some of his seed seemed reluctant to emerge after cool temperatures that followed rain, but he didn’t have a problem with blackbirds feeding on seed because he used AV-1011. Two neighboring farmers who didn’t use the product had blackbird problems, he said.Farmer Clarence Berken, of Jefferson Davis Parish, said his planting went well. “We couldn’t have had any better weather in terms of getting it out there and getting it done,” he said.Berken said he finished planting earlier than ever. “I think everybody is satisfied with the way things have gone.”
He said some of his seed seemed reluctant to emerge after cool temperatures that followed rain, but he didn’t have a problem with blackbirds feeding on seed because he used AV-1011. Two neighboring farmers who didn’t use the product had blackbird problems, he said.Farmer Clarence Berken, of Jefferson Davis Parish, said his planting went well. “We couldn’t have had any better weather in terms of getting it out there and getting it done,” he said.Berken said he finished planting earlier than ever. “I think everybody is satisfied with the way things have gone.”
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S. Korean rice hits Chinese
shelves for first time
2016/04/07 16:23
By Kim Boram
BEIJING, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rice hit shelves in
Beijing for the first time in history on Thursday to meet rising Chinese demand
for Korean-made agricultural products and foodstuffs.China's state-run
agricultural trading company COFCO Corp. imported some 72 tons of South Korean
rice in February and put it on sale in an upscale supermarket of BHG Indigo
department store in Beijing.It is the first time that the Korean staple grain
has been exported to China, while South Korea imports 200,000 tons of Chinese
rice every year in accordance with the mandatory import quota set by the World
Trade Organization."Exports of rice represent our efforts to help South
Korean agricultural products go overseas," Agricultural Minister Lee
Dong-phil said during a ceremony marking the arrival of the Korean rice in
Beijing.
"It also marks the
first step to strike balance in the rice trade between the two countries."
He said he will make efforts to tap deeper into the world's biggest rice buyer
that imports an annual 2.5 million tons.The Chinese sale of South Korean rice
came nearly a decade after the Seoul government asked Beijing to open the market,
which had been blocked by the Chinese government's tough quarantine
requirements.In a Korea-China summit meeting in September last year, their
leaders agreed to ease quarantine regulations on South Korean rice.Following
the agreement, some 30 tons of rice went to Shanghai and 72 tons to Beijing
since the beginning of the year.
The South Korean government expects that a total 2,000 tons of
rice will be shipped to China by the end of this year, with the total amount of
outbound shipments reaching 4,000 tons.Exports of South Korean agricultural
products to the world's second-largest economy have been on a steady rise in
recent years as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, is spreading Korean culinary
culture and cuisine from TV dramas and the K-pop boom.Some US$1 billion won
worth of South Korean food was sold in China last year, with the figure
projected to rise to $1.4 billion this year.
Thai rice exporters sign MOU to
sell 150,000 tons of rice to Hong Kong
BANGKOK: — Thai exporters
yesterday entered a memorandum of understanding agreement with Hong Kong rice
importers to sell 150,000 tons of quality rice.The signing of MOU was witnessed by the commerce minister Mrs
Aphiradee Tantraporn. Under the MOU, seven Hong Kong companies agreed to buy 150,000
tons of rice from Thai rice exporters.The deal is estimated to be worth 120
million USD.The Commerce Ministry has plans to increase Thailand’s market share
in Hong Kong from 57% to 65% for 2016. This will represent a total of no less
than 200,000 tons of Thai rice exports to the former colony.The ministry also
has plans to further increase this amount to 300,000 tons within the next 1 – 2
years.Official estimate for Thai rice exports for this year is that the target
of 9 – 9.5 million tons will be met.
However it is still lower than last
year’s rice exports which were 10 million tons.This is due almost entirely to
the national drought crisis which had caused production to drop.There are
altogether 12 million tons of rice stocks remaining which will not help market
prices for Thai white rice to increase any time soon.As a consequence, the
Ministry of Commerce has been forced to revise its marketing plans to focus
more on the quality of Thai rice.Markets targeted for high quality rice are
primarily in the Asian region such as Hong Kong, Singapore, China and the US
which have higher purchasing power.In order for the plan to be successful the
ministry has had to garner the cooperation of the private sector as well as
farmers. Higher production quality has been specified for rice farmers focusing
on planting ‘Rice Berry’ and organic rice crops while the private sector has
been tasked with coming up with effective marketing programs.These efforts have
enabled the ministry to confidently assert that Thailand’s rice exports will
see a marked increase within this year, according to the Commerce minister.
Source:
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/158585
Rice millers face cash flow
problems due to dodgy middlemen
]
Rice millers face cash flow
problems due to dodgy middlemen
BANGKOK, 7 April 2016 (NNT) –
The Thai Rice Mills Association has called on the government to protect rice
mill operators from suspicious exporters and middlemen.
The association held a seminar that was attended by more than 200
rice millers. Secretary-General of the Thai Rice Mills Association Kriengsak
Tapananon said many rice millers are having cash flow problems, which he blamed
on intermediaries who failed to compensate producers. Mr. Kriengsak wants the government
to mediate negotiations between rice millers and supply chain middlemen.President
of the Thai Rice Mills Association Manas Kitprasert said that rice farmers have
also been affected by the rice millers’ cash flow problems. The lack of funds
has forced rice millers to scale back their rice purchases from farmers. The
knock-on effect will likely introduce fluctuations in the rice market.
— NNT 2016-04-07
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/rice-millers-face-cash-flow-problems-due-to-dodgy-middlemen/137758/
Commerce minister visits Hong Kong to expand
bilateral trade and investment
Date : 7 เมษายน 2559
BANGKOK, 7 April 2016 (NNT) - Commerce Minister
Abhiradee Tantraporn has visited Hong Kong from April 5-7, 2016, to expand
trade and investment between the two countries and push for ASEAN-Hong Kong
Free Trade Agreement negotiations. She seized the opportunity to promote
Discover Thai Taste 2016 event to be held from April 5 to 30 at Mira Hotel
where an exhibition on Riceberry will be organized. Besides, the Rice Exporters
Association of Thailand will discuss with the Rice Importers Association of
Hong Kong marketing and public relations plans to promote the Thai rice in
2016. Thai exporters have also entered a memorandum of understanding with Hong
Kong rice importers to sell 150,000 tons of quality rice. Under the MoU, seven
Hong Kong companies have agreed to buy 150,000 tons of rice from Thai rice
exporters.
The Commerce Ministry has planned to increase
Thailand’s market share in Hong Kong from 57% to 65% in 2016. The ministry also
has plans to further increase the amount to 300,000 tons within the next few
years. Thai rice exports throughout this year have been targeted at 9 million
to 9.5 million tons.
http://thainews.prd.go.th/CenterWeb/NewsEN/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5904070010020#sthash.R2Pcuv1v.dpuf
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520.50
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Ghaziabad(UP)
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75.00
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Thodupuzha(Ker)
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Etawah(UP)
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70.00
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18785.00
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2270
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2275
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Saharanpur(UP)
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70.00
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7.69
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4282.00
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2170
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2160
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Kalipur(WB)
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65.00
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8.33
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4532.00
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Achalda(UP)
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50.00
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Pandua(WB)
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48.00
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Jorhat(ASM)
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47.00
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74.07
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Gondal(UP)
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45.00
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Kasimbazar(WB)
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Karimganj(ASM)
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40.00
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1400.00
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4.76
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Beldanga(WB)
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37.00
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1610.00
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Khatra(WB)
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37.00
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724.00
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Purulia(WB)
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36.00
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1687.00
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2120
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2120
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Dhekiajuli(ASM)
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30.00
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860.00
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Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
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30.00
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1379.00
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3200
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23.00
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15
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562.00
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1850
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Cachar(ASM)
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20.00
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1450.00
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0.52
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Kolaghat(WB)
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18.00
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474.00
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Lakhimpur(UP)
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17.00
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147.00
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Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
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526.00
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9.52
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Sirsa(UP)
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16.50
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432.50
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0.49
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Jahanabad(UP)
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15.80
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5.33
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250.80
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2170
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2200
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13.02
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Tinsukia(ASM)
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15.00
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NC
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115.00
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2250
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Kannauj(UP)
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14.50
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11.54
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321.00
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2185
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2185
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0.23
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Firozabad(UP)
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14.00
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531.00
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2060
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3.52
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Champadanga(WB)
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40
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714.00
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Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
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12.30
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216.50
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3250
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3250
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Dibrugarh(ASM)
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12.10
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994.40
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Pukhrayan(UP)
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9.09
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176.50
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Tanakpur(Utr)
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12.00
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223.10
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Nilagiri(Ori)
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9.00
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12.5
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359.00
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2300
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2300
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4.55
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Sheoraphuly(WB)
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9.00
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344.50
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2700
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2675
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NC
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North Lakhimpur(ASM)
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7.90
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1234.20
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Chengannur(Ker)
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454.50
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Bolangir(Ori)
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7.50
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193.50
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2200
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2200
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-8.33
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Tusura(Ori)
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7.50
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7.14
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189.00
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2200
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2200
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-8.33
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Bhivandi(Mah)
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7.00
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NC
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260.00
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2580
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2540
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66.45
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Khairagarh(UP)
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7.00
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317.00
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2100
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2070
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5.53
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Muradabad(UP)
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7.00
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438.70
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2300
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2270
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13.58
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Karanjia(Ori)
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6.50
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8.33
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219.30
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2600
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2600
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4.00
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Mirzapur(UP)
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6.50
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8.33
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1201.50
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1940
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1945
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-1.52
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Palghar(Mah)
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4.00
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-76.47
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535.00
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2003
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3170
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Imphal(Man)
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3.30
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NC
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171.60
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2900
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2900
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NC
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Alibagh(Mah)
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3.00
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NC
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108.00
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4000
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4000
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150.00
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Mangaon(Mah)
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3.00
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200
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28.00
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2800
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2800
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NC
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Murud(Mah)
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3.00
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NC
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180.00
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3000
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3750
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87.50
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Rahama(Ori)
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2.40
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-2.04
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29.26
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2500
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2450
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13.64
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Aroor(Ker)
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2.00
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-33.33
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153.70
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7000
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6400
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-5.41
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Siyana(UP)
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2.00
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33.33
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67.50
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2055
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2050
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0.24
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Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
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1.40
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NC
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54.00
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2900
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2900
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NC
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Kasipur(WB)
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1.10
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-15.38
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25.30
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2100
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2100
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-8.70
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Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
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1.00
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NC
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94.10
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2000
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2000
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8441323.ece
IGKV scientists develop diabetic-friendly rice
·
TOI
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Raipur
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Thu,07 Apr 2016
Summary: "He said state's 200 varieties of rice were
screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was
discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. Hence,
objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular
improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI.
"In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or
unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among
rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for
diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits
market.
It is consumed by natives
of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's
appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. Raipur: Indira Gandhi
Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh
Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in
taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II
patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of
plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this
variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project.
Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture
University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-
55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is
considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal
scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology
and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R
Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project. Dr Girish told TOI,
"Type II diabetes is a major chronic disease and its prevalence is
increasing, while various studies indicate that choice of carbohydrates,
particularly those with low Glycaemic Index (GI) is able to assist in
management or prevention of type II diabetes.
Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability
in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the
genetic basis of GI."He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened
of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which
was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. He said this variety has low GI with
91% of total carbohydrates and it has slow releasing sugar tendencies, which
was discovered after mouse feeding trials by Chhattisgarh Council of Science of
Technology.Chandel said this variety has high yield of 42 quintal per hectare
and is long bold grain rice, which is white in colour.
It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is
the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating
it. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice
or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among
rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for
diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits
market..
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/IGKV-scientists-develop-diabetic-friendly-rice/articleshow/51722631.cms
We want to make
Gambia net rice exporter’
Thursday, April 07, 2016
The meeting was organised by the
Agribusiness Service Unit with support from the Gambia Commercial Agriculture
and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV).The meeting discussed the feasibility
of a partnership agreement between rice producers, processors and importers, as
well as strengthening public-private partnerships.The project’s objective of
this component is to improve the rice value chain and coordination, through
support to SMEs and producer organisations, to enhance their productive
capacity and competitiveness and develop market linkages, Mr Sankareh said.“The
subcomponent will facilitate farmers’ access to market by creating and
supporting commercial partnership between farmers, organisations and private
agribusinesses,” he said.
This, he noted, would foster the integration
of a greater number of smallholder producers in performing and remunerative
value-chain by developing and implementing public-private alliance in the
project areas aimed at improving market linkages.According to Mr Sankareh, the
forum was also held to bring all the rice actors and players together to
discuss what to be done, or what strategy or plans would be put in place to see
that The Gambia is able to “graduate in the next year to be a net exporter of
rice”.This was one of the fundamental aspects that led to organising the
consultative meeting to share ideas, experience and expertise, as well as to
discuss challenges affecting the rice value chain, and carve a way forward in
the best interest of the Gambian populace in achieving self-sufficiency in
rice, he said.
Mr Sankareh also dilated on the importance
attached to the GCAV project, and called for better public-private partnerships
to be able to make head way in agricultural production.He said GCAV is a
project that is focusing on two commodities: vegetable and rice, adding that
they are trying to effect partnerships with members of the private sector
through the value chain on vegetable and rice.For the national requirement to
be met in rice, the nation should be able to attain about one hundred thousand
plus metric tonnes of rice.“We have visions in place like Vision 2016, Vision
2020 and now Vision 2025,” he said, adding that the objective of Vision 2016
is: ‘eat what you grow and grow what you’ and at the same time trying to make
The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.
They are also trying to promote private
sector investment in the rice sector, he said, adding that in most countries
private sector-led agriculture is the goal when it comes to investment.According
to Mr Sankareh, the outcome of the meeting would be forwarded to the
policymakers, because “their role is also very crucial”.
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/we-want-to-make-gambia-net-rice-exporter
Gov’t waives VAT to support rice millers
Fri, 8 April 2016
A worker carries a bucket of
freshly milled rice at a small milling operation on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
in 2012. Pha Lina
Agricultural products have been granted an
exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) as part of a government
effort to support
local rice farmers and millers, according to a prakas issued Wednesday by the
General Taxation Department.The prakas, effective immediately, aimed to reduce
the cost farmers pay for seeds and rice millers must pay for paddy, making rice
production more price-competitive, the prakas said
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-waives-vat-support-rice-millers
Colour me yellow
Celebrate spring and summer with tehri, a
potent one-pot rice dish from the Hindi heartland
As luck would have it, in the
years to come, I had to describe the dish many times over, to many people. And
so I adopted a simple shortcut: I called it “yellow pulav”. It is another
matter altogether that tehri and pulav are as different as chalk and cheese;
their only similarity is that they are rice dishes. The differences I usually
leave for my culinary skills to explain.A staple of vegetarian households in
the dusty small towns of Uttar Pradesh, tehri is a potent one-pot meal that
owes its origin to the vegetarian employees of the Nawabs of Awadh, who could
not eat the meaty biryani, and invented a vegetarian counterpart which was
simpler to make. Another story g
oes that during the time of famine, when meat was hard to
find, the cooks of the royal kitchen substituted mutton with potatoes, and thus
was born tehri.Unlike pulav or biryani, tehri is neither rich nor ceremonial,
but an ordinary meal for ordinary people. And in that ordinariness lies its
specialty. Although cooked throughout the year, it is in spring that the true
character of the dish comes out, when other than potatoes, peas and cauliflower
are also added to it.
One does not know if the rice
dish got its colour from spring or if spring adopted tehri for its rich yellow
colour, but when bright yellow flowers blossom on the rich soil of the Hindi
heartland, a pot of tehri is certainly being cooked somewhere.
Tehri
Ingredients:
2 cups long-grain basmati rice,
soaked for 20-30 minutes
1 cup shelled green peas
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 large onion sliced
1 large potato cut into 4
50 ml cooking oil (mustard oil
preferred)
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 to 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp ghee
2.5 cups water
Method:
In a large, thick-bottomed
pressure cooker, pour the oil and heat till smoking point.
When the oil begins to smoke, add
bay leaves, cumin seeds, and onion. Stir.
When the onion turns translucent,
add the potatoes and the cauliflower.
Stir for another couple of
minutes and add the turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder.
When the vegetables turn a light
shade of brown, and the spices are cooked, add the soaked rice and stir gently
for about a minute, until every grain is covered in oil. Make sure the rice
does not break.
Add shelled peas and water.
Finally add salt, garam masala
and ghee, and give it another stir. Close the cooker.
Turn the stove off after the
first whistle and let the rice cook in its own steam.
Open the cooker after about 10
minutes; serve immediately with plain curd, fresh coriander chutney, or pickle.
Best eaten in the warm spring
sun, among flying kites and playful banter.
Note: In summer, the dish can easily be made without the peas and
cauliflower: just increase the quantity of potatoes. Soaked soya nuggets can
also be added.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/colour-me-yellow-with-tehri/article8446812.ece
Rice Prices
as on : 06-04-2016 08:11:31 PM
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Gorakhpur(UP)
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1800.00
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542.86
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5752.00
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1540
|
2070
|
-23.00
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Rayagada(Muniguda)(Ori)
|
230.00
|
-
|
230.00
|
2500
|
-
|
-
|
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Allahabad(UP)
|
150.00
|
7.14
|
5850.00
|
2165
|
2165
|
1.64
|
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Durgapur(WB)
|
133.50
|
1.14
|
1194.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-8.33
|
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Asansol(WB)
|
132.00
|
NC
|
1978.50
|
2200
|
2200
|
-
|
|
Ballia(UP)
|
120.00
|
NC
|
6590.00
|
2010
|
2015
|
2.03
|
|
Mathabhanga(WB)
|
100.00
|
-23.08
|
3450.00
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1950
|
1950
|
NC
|
|
Pilibhit(UP)
|
98.00
|
-2
|
18094.00
|
2195
|
2185
|
0.69
|
|
Sehjanwa(UP)
|
92.00
|
13.58
|
520.50
|
2080
|
2080
|
5.32
|
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Ghaziabad(UP)
|
75.00
|
36.36
|
2325.00
|
2150
|
2150
|
1.18
|
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Thodupuzha(Ker)
|
70.00
|
NC
|
2240.00
|
2650
|
2650
|
8.16
|
|
Etawah(UP)
|
70.00
|
-30
|
18785.00
|
2270
|
2275
|
1.34
|
|
Saharanpur(UP)
|
70.00
|
7.69
|
4282.00
|
2170
|
2160
|
2.36
|
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Kalipur(WB)
|
65.00
|
8.33
|
4532.00
|
2050
|
2050
|
NC
|
|
Achalda(UP)
|
50.00
|
-28.57
|
3192.50
|
2290
|
2280
|
3.62
|
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Pandua(WB)
|
48.00
|
4.35
|
1569.00
|
2700
|
2500
|
NC
|
|
Jorhat(ASM)
|
47.00
|
74.07
|
1339.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
-3.57
|
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Gondal(UP)
|
45.00
|
-40
|
11317.10
|
2030
|
2050
|
1.00
|
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Kasimbazar(WB)
|
43.50
|
NC
|
1539.00
|
2280
|
2280
|
-6.94
|
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Karimganj(ASM)
|
40.00
|
NC
|
1400.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
4.76
|
|
Beldanga(WB)
|
37.00
|
-5.13
|
1610.00
|
2280
|
2280
|
-6.94
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Khatra(WB)
|
37.00
|
-5.13
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724.00
|
2100
|
2200
|
-10.64
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Purulia(WB)
|
36.00
|
50
|
1687.00
|
2120
|
2120
|
-10.17
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Dhekiajuli(ASM)
|
30.00
|
NC
|
860.00
|
1800
|
1900
|
-3.74
|
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Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
|
30.00
|
NC
|
1379.00
|
3200
|
3200
|
-
|
|
Diamond Harbour(South 24-pgs)(WB)
|
23.00
|
15
|
562.00
|
1900
|
1850
|
-15.56
|
|
Cachar(ASM)
|
20.00
|
NC
|
1450.00
|
2700
|
2700
|
NC
|
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Haldibari(WB)
|
20.00
|
NC
|
656.50
|
2350
|
2350
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-11.32
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Yusufpur(UP)
|
18.00
|
-48.57
|
605.00
|
1930
|
1920
|
0.52
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Kolaghat(WB)
|
18.00
|
NC
|
474.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
-8.00
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Lakhimpur(UP)
|
17.00
|
21.43
|
147.00
|
2140
|
2170
|
0.71
|
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Tamluk (Medinipur E)(WB)
|
17.00
|
6.25
|
526.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
9.52
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Sirsa(UP)
|
16.50
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NC
|
432.50
|
2070
|
2080
|
0.49
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Jahanabad(UP)
|
15.80
|
5.33
|
250.80
|
2170
|
2200
|
13.02
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Tinsukia(ASM)
|
15.00
|
NC
|
115.00
|
2250
|
2200
|
-10.00
|
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Kannauj(UP)
|
14.50
|
11.54
|
321.00
|
2185
|
2185
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0.23
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Firozabad(UP)
|
14.00
|
NC
|
531.00
|
2060
|
2070
|
3.52
|
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Champadanga(WB)
|
14.00
|
40
|
714.00
|
2350
|
2350
|
-9.62
|
|
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
|
12.30
|
-15.75
|
216.50
|
3250
|
3250
|
NC
|
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Dibrugarh(ASM)
|
12.10
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-32.78
|
994.40
|
2400
|
2400
|
-
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Pukhrayan(UP)
|
12.00
|
9.09
|
176.50
|
2045
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2040
|
-6.19
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Tanakpur(Utr)
|
12.00
|
-60
|
223.10
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1900
|
1950
|
-5.00
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Nilagiri(Ori)
|
9.00
|
12.5
|
359.00
|
2300
|
2300
|
4.55
|
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Sheoraphuly(WB)
|
9.00
|
-5.26
|
344.50
|
2700
|
2675
|
NC
|
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North Lakhimpur(ASM)
|
7.90
|
-60.89
|
1234.20
|
1900
|
1900
|
-
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Chengannur(Ker)
|
7.50
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NC
|
454.50
|
2400
|
2400
|
-4.00
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Bolangir(Ori)
|
7.50
|
-6.25
|
193.50
|
2200
|
2200
|
-8.33
|
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Tusura(Ori)
|
7.50
|
7.14
|
189.00
|
2200
|
2200
|
-8.33
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Bhivandi(Mah)
|
7.00
|
NC
|
260.00
|
2580
|
2540
|
66.45
|
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Khairagarh(UP)
|
7.00
|
-30
|
317.00
|
2100
|
2070
|
5.53
|
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Muradabad(UP)
|
7.00
|
-22.22
|
438.70
|
2300
|
2270
|
13.58
|
|
Karanjia(Ori)
|
6.50
|
8.33
|
219.30
|
2600
|
2600
|
4.00
|
|
Mirzapur(UP)
|
6.50
|
8.33
|
1201.50
|
1940
|
1945
|
-1.52
|
|
Palghar(Mah)
|
4.00
|
-76.47
|
535.00
|
2003
|
3170
|
-45.51
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Imphal(Man)
|
3.30
|
NC
|
171.60
|
2900
|
2900
|
NC
|
|
Alibagh(Mah)
|
3.00
|
NC
|
108.00
|
4000
|
4000
|
150.00
|
|
Mangaon(Mah)
|
3.00
|
200
|
28.00
|
2800
|
2800
|
NC
|
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Murud(Mah)
|
3.00
|
NC
|
180.00
|
3000
|
3750
|
87.50
|
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Rahama(Ori)
|
2.40
|
-2.04
|
29.26
|
2500
|
2450
|
13.64
|
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Aroor(Ker)
|
2.00
|
-33.33
|
153.70
|
7000
|
6400
|
-5.41
|
|
Siyana(UP)
|
2.00
|
33.33
|
67.50
|
2055
|
2050
|
0.24
|
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Lamlong Bazaar(Man)
|
1.40
|
NC
|
54.00
|
2900
|
2900
|
NC
|
|
Kasipur(WB)
|
1.10
|
-15.38
|
25.30
|
2100
|
2100
|
-8.70
|
|
Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
|
1.00
|
NC
|
94.10
|
2000
|
2000
|
-9.09
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8441323.ece
IGKV scientists develop diabetic-friendly rice
·
TOI
·
Raipur
·
Thu,07 Apr 2016
Summary: "He said state's 200 varieties of rice were
screened of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was
discovered, which was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. Hence,
objective of this study was to determine the variability in GI of popular
improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the genetic basis of GI.
"In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice or
unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among
rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for
diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits
market.
It is consumed by natives
of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is the best stomach-filler and one's
appetite remains in control many hours of eating it. Raipur: Indira Gandhi
Agriculture University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh
Madhuraj paddy- 55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in
taste and is considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II
patients.IGKV principal scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of
plant molecular Biology and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this
variety of paddy.Dr G R Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project.
Raipur: Indira Gandhi Agriculture
University (IGKV) in Chhattisgarh has developed Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-
55, a slow sugar releasing variety of rice, which is good in taste and is
considered suitable for consumption by diabetic type-II patients.IGKV principal
scientist Dr Girish Chandel, professor in department of plant molecular Biology
and Biotechnology, took three years to develop this variety of paddy.Dr G R
Sahu and AK Sarawgi of IGKV assisted in the project. Dr Girish told TOI,
"Type II diabetes is a major chronic disease and its prevalence is
increasing, while various studies indicate that choice of carbohydrates,
particularly those with low Glycaemic Index (GI) is able to assist in
management or prevention of type II diabetes.
Hence, objective of this study was to determine the variability
in GI of popular improved and traditional varieties of rice and to find the
genetic basis of GI."He said state's 200 varieties of rice were screened
of which local variety called "Chaptigurmatiya" was discovered, which
was re-named as Chhattisgarh Madhuraj paddy-55. He said this variety has low GI with
91% of total carbohydrates and it has slow releasing sugar tendencies, which
was discovered after mouse feeding trials by Chhattisgarh Council of Science of
Technology.Chandel said this variety has high yield of 42 quintal per hectare
and is long bold grain rice, which is white in colour.
It is consumed by natives of Chhattisgarh, who claim that it is
the best stomach-filler and one's appetite remains in control many hours of eating
it. "In its options, diabetic patients are advised to consume brown rice
or unpolished rice, which is low in GI but its taste is still unpopular among
rice-eaters hence this CGMP-55 is a blend of taste and healthy values for
diabetics," Chandel said.It may take another year before the rice hits
market..
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/IGKV-scientists-develop-diabetic-friendly-rice/articleshow/51722631.cms
We want to make
Gambia net rice exporter’
Thursday, April 07, 2016
The meeting was organised by the
Agribusiness Service Unit with support from the Gambia Commercial Agriculture
and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV).The meeting discussed the feasibility
of a partnership agreement between rice producers, processors and importers, as
well as strengthening public-private partnerships.The project’s objective of
this component is to improve the rice value chain and coordination, through
support to SMEs and producer organisations, to enhance their productive
capacity and competitiveness and develop market linkages, Mr Sankareh said.“The
subcomponent will facilitate farmers’ access to market by creating and
supporting commercial partnership between farmers, organisations and private
agribusinesses,” he said.
This, he noted, would foster the integration
of a greater number of smallholder producers in performing and remunerative
value-chain by developing and implementing public-private alliance in the
project areas aimed at improving market linkages.According to Mr Sankareh, the
forum was also held to bring all the rice actors and players together to
discuss what to be done, or what strategy or plans would be put in place to see
that The Gambia is able to “graduate in the next year to be a net exporter of
rice”.This was one of the fundamental aspects that led to organising the
consultative meeting to share ideas, experience and expertise, as well as to
discuss challenges affecting the rice value chain, and carve a way forward in
the best interest of the Gambian populace in achieving self-sufficiency in
rice, he said.
Mr Sankareh also dilated on the importance
attached to the GCAV project, and called for better public-private partnerships
to be able to make head way in agricultural production.He said GCAV is a
project that is focusing on two commodities: vegetable and rice, adding that
they are trying to effect partnerships with members of the private sector
through the value chain on vegetable and rice.For the national requirement to
be met in rice, the nation should be able to attain about one hundred thousand
plus metric tonnes of rice.“We have visions in place like Vision 2016, Vision
2020 and now Vision 2025,” he said, adding that the objective of Vision 2016
is: ‘eat what you grow and grow what you’ and at the same time trying to make
The Gambia a net rice exporter rather than a net rice importer.
They are also trying to promote private
sector investment in the rice sector, he said, adding that in most countries
private sector-led agriculture is the goal when it comes to investment.According
to Mr Sankareh, the outcome of the meeting would be forwarded to the
policymakers, because “their role is also very crucial”.
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/we-want-to-make-gambia-net-rice-exporter
Gov’t waives VAT to support rice millers
Fri, 8 April 2016
A worker carries a bucket of
freshly milled rice at a small milling operation on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
in 2012. Pha Lina
Agricultural products have been granted an
exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) as part of a government
effort to support
local rice farmers and millers, according to a prakas issued Wednesday by the
General Taxation Department.The prakas, effective immediately, aimed to reduce
the cost farmers pay for seeds and rice millers must pay for paddy, making rice
production more price-competitive, the prakas said
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-waives-vat-support-rice-millers
Colour me yellow
Celebrate spring and summer with tehri, a
potent one-pot rice dish from the Hindi heartland
As luck would have it, in the
years to come, I had to describe the dish many times over, to many people. And
so I adopted a simple shortcut: I called it “yellow pulav”. It is another
matter altogether that tehri and pulav are as different as chalk and cheese;
their only similarity is that they are rice dishes. The differences I usually
leave for my culinary skills to explain.A staple of vegetarian households in
the dusty small towns of Uttar Pradesh, tehri is a potent one-pot meal that
owes its origin to the vegetarian employees of the Nawabs of Awadh, who could
not eat the meaty biryani, and invented a vegetarian counterpart which was
simpler to make. Another story g
oes that during the time of famine, when meat was hard to
find, the cooks of the royal kitchen substituted mutton with potatoes, and thus
was born tehri.Unlike pulav or biryani, tehri is neither rich nor ceremonial,
but an ordinary meal for ordinary people. And in that ordinariness lies its
specialty. Although cooked throughout the year, it is in spring that the true
character of the dish comes out, when other than potatoes, peas and cauliflower
are also added to it.
One does not know if the rice
dish got its colour from spring or if spring adopted tehri for its rich yellow
colour, but when bright yellow flowers blossom on the rich soil of the Hindi
heartland, a pot of tehri is certainly being cooked somewhere.
Tehri
Ingredients:
2 cups long-grain basmati rice,
soaked for 20-30 minutes
1 cup shelled green peas
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 large onion sliced
1 large potato cut into 4
50 ml cooking oil (mustard oil
preferred)
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 to 1.5 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp ghee
2.5 cups water
Method:
In a large, thick-bottomed
pressure cooker, pour the oil and heat till smoking point.
When the oil begins to smoke, add
bay leaves, cumin seeds, and onion. Stir.
When the onion turns translucent,
add the potatoes and the cauliflower.
Stir for another couple of
minutes and add the turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder.
When the vegetables turn a light
shade of brown, and the spices are cooked, add the soaked rice and stir gently
for about a minute, until every grain is covered in oil. Make sure the rice
does not break.
Add shelled peas and water.
Finally add salt, garam masala
and ghee, and give it another stir. Close the cooker.
Turn the stove off after the
first whistle and let the rice cook in its own steam.
Open the cooker after about 10
minutes; serve immediately with plain curd, fresh coriander chutney, or pickle.
Best eaten in the warm spring
sun, among flying kites and playful banter.
Note: In summer, the dish can easily be made without the peas and
cauliflower: just increase the quantity of potatoes. Soaked soya nuggets can
also be added.
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