. The Basmati Rice market report studies current as well
as future aspects of the Basmati Rice Market based upon factors such as market
dynamics, key ongoing trends and segmentation analysis. Apart from the above
elements, the Basmati Rice Market research report provides a 360-degree view of
the Basmati Rice industry with geographic segmentation, statistical forecast
and the competitive landscape.
Geographically, the Basmati Rice Market report comprises dedicated sections
centering on the regional market revenue and trends. The Basmati Rice market
has been segmented on the basis of geographic regions into North America,
Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World (RoW). The RoW segment consists
Latin America and the Middle East & Africa. The Basmati Rice market has
been extensively analyzed on the basis of various regional factors such as
demographics, gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rate, acceptance and
others. Basmati Rice Market estimates have also been provided for the
historical years 2013 & 2014 along with forecast for the period from 2015 –
2022.
The research report also provides a comprehensive understanding of Basmati
Rice market positioning of the major players wherein key strategies adopted by
leading players has been discussed. The Basmati Rice industry report concludes
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Basmati Rice market.
http://www.republic-news.org/news/basmati-rice-market-research-report-now-available-research-corridor/
Thursday, 28 July 2016 16:18
ISLAMABAD: The country earned US$ 1.860 billion
by exporting rice during financial year 2015-16 as compared to the exports of
corresponding period of last year. About
4,262,216 metric tons of rice exported during the period from July-June,
2015-16, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. However,
rice export witnesses decrease of 8.60 percent during financial year 2015-16 as
its export was recorded at 3,861,406 metric tons valuing US$ 2.035 billion
during financial year 2014-15. During
the period under review, 503,037 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 455.249
million exported as compared to the export of 523.450 metric tons valuing
601.268 million of same period of last year. Meanwhile,
about 3,759,179 metric tons of rice other then basmati costing US$ 1.405
billion were exported during financial year 2015-16 as compared to the export
of 3,337,956 metric tons valuing US$ 1.433 billion of financial year 2014-15. Same
time, exports of spices from the country were recorded at US$ 76.160 million
during July-June (2015-16), compared to the exports of US$ 66.216 million in
July-June (2014-15). In terms
of quantity, the exports increased by 8.29 percent by going up from 6,713
metric tons to 20,281 metric tons. In June
2016, the total exports of spices were recorded at $4.551 million compared to
the exports of $6.276 million in June 2015. It may
be recalled that overall food exports from the country during the FY 2016
decreased by 12.56 percent compared to FY 2015. The food
exports during the FY 16 were recorded at US$$ 3.990 billion compared to the
exports of US$ 4.563 billion in FY 2015
Rice worth
$1.860 billion exported in FY 2015-16
July 28, 2016
Rice worth $1.860 billion exported in FY
2015-16
ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (APP): The country earned US$
1.860 billion by exporting rice during financial year 2015-16 as compared to
the exports of corresponding period of last year.
About 4,262,216 metric tons of rice exported
during the period from July-June, 2015-16, according the data of Pakistan
Bureau of Statistics.However, rice export witnesses decrease of 8.60 percent
during financial year 2015-16 as its export was recorded at 3,861,406 metric
tons valuing US$ 2.035 billion during financial year 2014-15.During the period under
review, 503,037 metric tons of basmati rice worth US$ 455.249 million exported
as compared to the export of 523.450 metric tons valuing 601.268 million of
same period of last year.
Meanwhile, about 3,759,179 metric tons of rice
other then basmati costing US$ 1.405 billion were exported during financial
year 2015-16 as compared to the export of 3,337,956 metric tons valuing US$
1.433 billion of financial year 2014-15.Same time, exports of spices from the
country were recorded at US$ 76.160 million during July-June (2015-16),
compared to the exports of US$ 66.216 million in July-June (2014-15).In terms
of quantity, the exports increased by 8.29 percent by going up from 6,713
metric tons to 20,281 metric tons.
In June 2016, the total exports of spices were
recorded at $4.551 million compared to the exports of $6.276 million in June
2015.It may be recalled that overall food exports from the country during the
FY 2016 decreased by 12.56 percent compared to FY 2015.The food exports during
the FY 16 were recorded at US$$ 3.990 billion compared to the exports of US$
4.563 billion in FY 2015
http://www.app.com.pk/rice-worth-1-860-billion-exported-in-fy-2015-16/
Rice basmati
remain weak on muted demand, adequate stocks
PTI | Jul 28,
2016, 02.32 PM IST
New Delhi, Jul 28 () Rice basmati remained
weak for the second straight day and prices fell further by Rs 200 per quintal
at the wholesale grains market today on sluggish demand from retailers against
ample stocks position.However, bajra and maize traded higher on pick up in
demand from consuming indusutries.Traders said tepid demand from retailers
against adequate stocks position on increased supplies from producing belts
mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices. In the
national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety fell by Rs 200 each
to Rs 5,400-5,600 and Rs 4,300-5,200 per quintal respectively. On the
other hand, bajra and maize settled higher at Rs 1,625-1,630 and Rs 1,635-1,640
from previous levels of Rs 1,550-1,560 and Rs 1,570-1,580 per quintal
respectively. Following
are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP
(desi) Rs 2,300-2,850, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,775-1,780, Chakki atta
(delivery) Rs 1,785-1,790, Atta Rajdhani Bhog Sooji Rs
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Pusa
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Monsoon
rains 4 percent below average in past week - IMD
Labourers plant saplings in a paddy field on
the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar in this July 19, 2014.
Monsoon rains
in India were 4 percent below average in the week ended July 27, the India
Meteorological Department said on Thursday.So far, the
June-Sept monsoon has delivered average rains. An average or normal
monsoon means rainfall between 96 and 104 percent of a 50-year average of 89
centimetres.The monsoon is crucial for rain-fed farm sector that accounts for
nearly 15 percent of its $2 trillion economy. Farmers
plant crops such as rice, soybeans, cotton and pulses in the summer-sowing
season that starts in June. (Reporting
by Sankalp Phartiyal; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
http://in.reuters.com/article/india-monsoon-average-rain-idINKCN1081LS
Rains set to
revive over Central, Peninsular India next week
Vinson Kurian
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28:
The
Indian monsoon is seen taking cues from the South China Sea to engineer a
revival that would see rains once again scale up over Central India and the
adjoining Peninsular region.
The
revival is expected to materialise from next week, an outlook maintained by the
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts since the past few days
said.
Pacific storms
Key to
the revival of the monsoon are back-to-back storms/typhoons in the South China
Sea, next door to the Bay of Bengal.
Tropical
storm Mirinae in the basin has already made landfall over Hanoi in
Vietnam, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre of the US Navy.
Since
the storm has been travelling in a west-northwest direction (towards Indo-China
and the Bay), this is already sending in a ‘pulse’ across Myanmar into the Bay
waters.
A
follow-up typhoon developing in the South China Sea and hitting South-West
China should further reinforce the flows headed into the Bay.
According
to the European Centre, this would set up the much-awaited low-pressure area in
the Bay and revive the monsoon.
Watch for ‘Low’
Projections
given out by the India Met Department also seem to support this scenario; only,
they suggest that the ‘low’ may gather further strength in the Bay.
The Met
sees a full-fledged ‘low’ in place in the Bay by August 2 (Tuesday), dropping
anchor close to Kolkata and the Bangladesh coast and staying put for two more
days at the least.
It
should pull in the monsoon flows from the Arabian Sea and across Central India
and adjoining Peninsular India to signal the return of the rains.
The US
Climate Prediction Centre sees Central India, northern parts of the West Coast
and West India (including Saurashtra-Kutch and Rajasthan) getting moderate to
heavy rains, by turn, until August 9.
The
European Centre has already come out with a long-term outlook for August and
September predicting normal rain for most parts of the country and above normal
for parts of the South Peninsula.
During
the 24-hour period that ended on Thursday morning, the monsoon has ‘vigorous’
or ‘active’ not only over North-West India but also over parts of Central India
and Peninsular India.
An India
Met update said the monsoon was ‘vigorous’ over Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana
during this period and ‘active’ over Uttarakhand, Odisha, East Rajasthan, West
Madhya Pradesh, Marathawada, Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, and
South Interior Karnataka.
Heavy
rain was reported from North-West Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Marathawada,
the North-Eastern States and Tamil Nadu.
(This article was published on July 28, 2016)
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rains-set-to-revive-over-central-peninsular-india-next-week/article8912240.ece
Paddy prices
rebound
The prices
of paddy have risen on the back of the government's purchase and duty spike to
support farmers, who incurred losses for low prices in the face of higher
production and imports last year, said some millers and farmers. Prices
of coarse paddy, mainly hybrid, have increased by more than Tk 200 to Tk 650-Tk
675 each maund in the last two months. The
prices of medium- and fine-quality paddy also rose in the same period, said KM
Layek Ali, general secretary of the Bangladesh Auto, Major and Husking Mills Association. “This is
mainly because of paddy procurement by the government at higher prices. Paddy
prices started rising as soon as the government began purchasing,” he added. The food
ministry in April said the Directorate General of Food would buy seven lakh
tonnes of paddy at Tk 23 per kilogram during the boro harvesting season. The boro
paddy harvesting season ended in June. It also
announced to buy six lakh tonnes of rice at Tk 32 each kilogram from the boro
harvest. As of
July 21, the food office bought 6.33 lakh tonnes of paddy since it began
procurement on May 5. Also, a
slump in import fuelled prices of the staple food as the oversupply that the
market recorded last year depleted gradually. “Now
there is no abundant surplus in the market. The supply of paddy in the local
markets is very low,” said Nirod Boron Saha, a rice and paddy wholesaler and
miller in Naogaon, one of the major wholesale centres in the north. It
appears that big farmers and stockists are keeping paddy on hold believing that
there will be no rice imports from India this year, he added. Between
July 1 and July 26, only 150 tonnes of rice have been imported. In fiscal
2015-16, rice imports slumped to 2.57 lakh tonnes from 14.90 lakh tonnes a year
earlier, according to food ministry data. Saha,
also the president of the paddy and rice wholesalers' association in Naogaon,
said paddy market began rebounding at the end of May after remaining sluggish
for months amid higher supply. “But the
tragedy is that many farmers incurred huge losses before the government began
buying,” he said. Farmers
were not benefitted by the government's purchases at higher prices, although
the growers' identity cards were used and bills issued in their names. In many
cases, political activists took ID cards from farmers to supply paddy to the
government, according to Saha. The
paddy price spiral has led to the rise in rice prices, he added. Data from the
Department of Agricultural Marketing shows that the average wholesale and
retail price of coarse rice, known as swarna, stood at Tk 29.5 and Tk 32 each
kilogram on Tuesday in Dhaka. In the
middle of May, the wholesale and retail prices of coarse rice were Tk 23.5 and
Tk 26.50 per kilogram respectively, according to food ministry data. Md Main
Uddin Manik, a rice trader at Karwan Bazar, said the supply of coarse and
medium varieties of rice has been slightly squeezed for the government
procurement and falling imports. As a result, the prices of rice have edged up. “The
rice price spiral will give incentive to farmers in the current transplantation
period of aman. They are likely to take better care of their crops,” said Md
Badrul Hasan, additional director general of the Directorate General of Food.
Rice basmati
remain weak on muted demand, adequate stocks
PTI | Jul 28, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
New
Delhi, Jul 28 () Rice basmati remained weak for the second straight day and
prices fell further by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today
on sluggish demand from retailers against ample stocks position. However,
bajra and maize traded higher on pick up in demand from consuming indusutries. Traders
said tepid demand from retailers against adequate stocks position on increased
supplies from producing belts mainly kept pressure on rice basmati prices. In the
national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety fell by Rs 200 each
to Rs 5,400-5,600 and Rs 4,300-5,200 per quintal respectively. On the
other hand, bajra and maize settled higher at Rs 1,625-1,630 and Rs 1,635-1,640
from previous levels of Rs 1,550-1,560 and Rs 1,570-1,580 per quintal
respectively. Following
are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP
(desi) Rs 2,300-2,850, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,775-1,780, Chakki atta
(delivery) Rs 1,785-1,790, Atta Rajdhani Bhog Sooji Rs
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Pusa
Stay updated on the go with Times of India News here
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Rice-basmati-remain-weak-on-muted-demand-adequate-stocks/articleshow/53431464.cms
Rice
self-sufficiency goal delayed till 2019
July 28, 2016 8:39 pm
by JAMES KONSTANTIN GALVEZ
Secretary
Emmanuel Piñol said the Philippines has pushed back its rice self-sufficiency
target to 2019 as funding constraints hamper efforts to increase productivity
and areas dedicated to rice. At a
press briefing at the Department of Agriculture’s main office in Quezon City,
Piñol said that the Department of Budget and Management has urged the DA to
defer full implementation of the program by next year because any realignment
of funds at this time would be subject to scrutiny. “There’s
no budget readily available for this year (2016) to make adjustments or
realignment. So, we decided to lay the groundwork first, then move to full
implementation of the program starting 2017 and hit rice self sufficiency by
2019,” Piñol told reporters. But it
would still depend on whether Congress would allow the department’s new budget
proposal, which has already been submitted to Malacañang for review, he said. To
achieve the rice self-sufficiency goal, Piñol said the DA is proposing a
P71-billion budget for 2017, significantly higher than the earlier proposal of
P46 billion. The
total budget for next year would include the first tranche of funding needed
for the three-year rice program, which would cost the government an estimated
P64 billion, he said. “For the
first tranche for the rice program we would need about P31 billion, the main
reason why the 2017 budget jacked up. But on the third year, the budget
allocation for rice will be lowered to just P18 or P19 billion,” Piñol said. For
2017, the Agriculture department expects palay (paddy rice) production to reach
18.517 million metric tons, or about 89.62 percent of the total requirement of
20.661 million MT. Production is expected to increase to 20.342 million MT in
2018, or about 96.10 percent of the total projected demand of 21.168 million
MT. “By
2019, we expect to hit rice self-sufficiency,” Piñol said, noting that palay
production is expected to be level with the demand at 21.626 million MT by
then. To
achieve this, the department aims to increase the average productivity in rice
farms by 1 metric ton per hectare over the next three years —from 3.98 MT per
hectare in 2017 to about 4.64 MT per hectare by 2019. Piñol
said the DA is ready to subsidize everything from irrigation, utilization of
hybrid seeds and farm mechanization to increase productivity. He said
that at least 1 million new areas planted to rice would be opened during his
term. This will translate to an additional 4.8 million MT of rice, more than
enough to cover the 1.8 million MT rice shortage annually. He also
said the DA is now studying the viability of employing low-cost communal
irrigation projects instead of maintaining irrigation facilities that have
already deteriorated, in order to lower production cost and make Filipino rice
farmers more competitive
http://www.manilatimes.net/rice-self-sufficiency-goal-delayed-till-2019/276605/
Arkansas
Rice Expo panel to peer into future for rice markets
Jul 27, 2016 Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas System Division of
Agriculture | Delta
Farm Press
2016 Arkansas Rice Expo
set for Wednesday, Aug. 10 To be held at the Grand
Prairie Center, 2807 Highway 165 South, in Stuttgart Future rice markets for
Arkansas featured panel discussion Info: www.uaex.edu/rice-expo/
Attendees
at the 2015 Arkansas Rice Expo.
Photo: University of Arkansas
In 2025,
where in the world will Arkansas rice be found? That’s a question experts and
speakers will ponder Aug. 10, at the 2016 Arkansas Rice Expo in Stuttgart, Ark. The
Arkansas Rice Expo returns to Stuttgart’s Grand Prairie Center, 2807 Highway
165 South. Doors open at 8 a.m. and will finish up with a complementary lunch.
The annual half-day event celebrates a crop that in 2013 was valued at nearly
$1.3 billion for Arkansas’ economy. “There
are lots of questions about the future for Arkansas rice. Where will Arkansas
rice be competitive, what new markets may open up such as Cuba, how might more
rice be utilized in food and beverage products, how will the U.S. table rice
consumption develop with changes in the demographics of the country?” said Mark
Cochran, vice president-agriculture and head of the University of Arkansas
System Division of Agriculture. “These are all great questions as we think
about where the industry is headed.” This
year’s general session will feature a panel of industry experts answering
“Where will we sell Arkansas rice in 2025?” Panel members include:
• Keith Glover, president & CEO, Producers
Rice Mill
• Eric Wailes, distinguished professor,
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, UA System Division of Agriculture
• Representative from Anheuser-Busch
During
the Arkansas Rice Expo, visitors will also hear from members of Arkansas’
congressional delegation:
• U.S. Senator John Boozman
• Rep. Rick Crawford, First District
• Rep. Bruce Westerman, Fourth District
Field tours, family fun
The
Arkansas Rice Expo will also have plenty of activities for the family, thanks
to Arkansas 4-H, and field tours for farmers to see research from the
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in action. Get a
peek at this year’s Arkansas Rice Expo Recipe contest entrants as well as the
creativity that goes into the Rice Tabletop Centerpiece contest. This year’s
field tours, led by Division of Agriculture faculty and staff, have three
stops:
• Stop 1 – Arkansas rice breeding update with
Xueyan Sha and Ehsan Shakiba
• Stop 2 – Weed resistance management in rice
and soybeans – weed scientists Jason Norsworthy and Tom Barber
• Stop 3 – Rice irrigation water management –
Chris Henry, water management engineer; and Mike Hamilton, Extension irrigation
education
Seminar
topics include new technology for in-bin rice drying and storage and factors
affecting rice milling yields. A
walk-in plant disease clinic will be available to help farmers and gardeners
diagnose problem plants. There will be plenty of booths with products and
services on display
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/arkansas-rice-expo-panel-peer-future-rice-markets
Rice
self-sufficiency goal delayed till 2019
July 28,
2016 8:39 pm
by JAMES KONSTANTIN GALVEZ
Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Philippines
has pushed back its rice self-sufficiency target to 2019 as funding constraints
hamper efforts to increase productivity and areas dedicated to rice.
At a press briefing at the Department of
Agriculture’s main office in Quezon City, Piñol said that the Department of
Budget and Management has urged the DA to defer full implementation of the
program by next year because any realignment of funds at this time would be
subject to scrutiny.
“There’s no budget readily available for this
year (2016) to make adjustments or realignment. So, we decided to lay the
groundwork first, then move to full implementation of the program starting 2017
and hit rice self sufficiency by 2019,” Piñol told reporters.
But it would still depend on whether Congress
would allow the department’s new budget proposal, which has already been
submitted to Malacañang for review, he said.
To achieve the rice self-sufficiency goal,
Piñol said the DA is proposing a P71-billion budget for 2017, significantly
higher than the earlier proposal of P46 billion.
The total budget for next year would include
the first tranche of funding needed for the three-year rice program, which
would cost the government an estimated P64 billion, he said.
“For the first tranche for the rice program we
would need about P31 billion, the main reason why the 2017 budget jacked up.
But on the third year, the budget allocation for rice will be lowered to just
P18 or P19 billion,” Piñol said.
For 2017, the Agriculture department expects
palay (paddy rice) production to reach 18.517 million metric tons, or about
89.62 percent of the total requirement of 20.661 million MT. Production is
expected to increase to 20.342 million MT in 2018, or about 96.10 percent of
the total projected demand of 21.168 million MT.
“By 2019, we expect to hit rice
self-sufficiency,” Piñol said, noting that palay production is expected to be
level with the demand at 21.626 million MT by then.
To achieve this, the department aims to
increase the average productivity in rice farms by 1 metric ton per hectare
over the next three years —from 3.98 MT per hectare in 2017 to about 4.64 MT
per hectare by 2019.
Piñol said the DA is ready to subsidize
everything from irrigation, utilization of hybrid seeds and farm mechanization
to increase productivity.
He said that at least 1 million new areas
planted to rice would be opened during his term. This will translate to an
additional 4.8 million MT of rice, more than enough to cover the 1.8 million MT
rice shortage annually.
He also said the DA is now studying the
viability of employing low-cost communal irrigation projects instead of
maintaining irrigation facilities that have already deteriorated, in order to
lower production cost and make Filipino rice farmers more competitive
Vietnam’s
farm exports to hit 17.8 bln USD in first 7 months
Vietnam’s
farm export revenue is expected to hit 17.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first
seven months of 2016, up 5.1 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).During seven-month period, the country
is forecast to sell 2.93 million tons of rice to world market, earning 1.32
billion U.S. dollars, down 18.4 percent in volume and 14.4 percent in value
year-on-year, said the ministry in its monthly statistics report.
China
continued to top Vietnam’s rice exporting markets, accounting for over 35
percent of the market share, followed by Indonesia with 11.6 percent. Markets
witnessing high growth of rice exports include Ghana (up 41 percent
year-on-year) and Ivory Coast (31.3 percent). Besides,
downward trend has been seen in several markets including the Philippines (down
54.3 percent year-on-year), Malaysia (59.2 percent) and Singapore (34.6
percent). Meanwhile,
the country is estimated to earn 988 million U.S. dollars from exporting
122,000 tons of pepper, up over 9 percent in value and 26 percent in volume.Average
Vietnam’s pepper export price went down some 13 percent compared to the same
period last year. The same
happens to average coffee export price, with a drop of 15.6 percent
year-on-year.However, the item sees an increase of 38 percent in export volume
and 18 percent in export value.During the seven-month period, the country
pockets 1.98 billion U.S. dollars from exports of 1.13 million tons of coffee.Concerning
rubber exports, Vietnam is likely to export 564,000 tons of rubber worth 705
million U.S. dollars, up 8.8 percent in volume but down 7 percent in value
year-on-year. Similarly,
in January-July period, Vietnam exports 69,000 tons of tea worth 110 million
U.S. dollars, up 8.8 percent in volume and down 2.1 percent in value
year-on-year.Meanwhile, cashew nut witnesses growth in both export revenue and
volume. The country is projected to ship 189,000 tons of cashew nuts to earn
1.46 billion U.S. dollars, up 2.5 percent in volume and 9 percent in value
year-on-year.In the first seven months, Vietnam earns 3.65 billion U.S. dollars
from seafood exports, up 3.3 percent year-on-year.The United States, China and
Japan are major consumers of Vietnamese seafood, wood and wood products in
Vietnam, said MARD.
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vietnams-farm-exports-to-hit-17-8-bln-usd-in-first-7-months/
Japanese
conveyor belt sushi chain develops white cola made from rice!
So,
what’s special about this white soda This
drink, called “Shari Cola kome kouji Kura
Zushi has always been keen on developing original items focusing on rice, which
is, after all, a key element of sushi. Since entering the U.S. market 10 years
ago, the sushi chain has apparently been impressed with how popular cola is
internationally and became interested in creating an original cola drink that
fits their restaurant image. And now they’ve developed a cola
made with rice shari In their
efforts to create a unique drink, the folks at Kura Zushi turned their
attention to malted rice, which is made by fermenting steamed rice and is said
to have been used in Japanese cuisine from over 1,000 years ago. The
fermentation process apparently saccharizes the starch in the rice and
enhances its subtly sweet flavor. They’ve also included a tiny
hint of rice vinegar
▼ The rice used in Shari Cola is completely
Japan-grown and is more highly polished than the rice typically used in amazake
Shari
Cola is actually made from an amazake a kind of energy drink
Admittedly, we’re not quite sure what a soda
made from rice might taste like, but if you’re interested in getting a bit of a
“rice power boost”, Shari Cola is available at Kura Zushi locations across
Japan for 194 yen (US$1.84
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/07/28/japanese-conveyor-belt-sushi-chain-develops-white-cola-made-from-rice/
Impact of "Brexit" on Rice Remains
Unclear
ARLINGTON, VA -- Last month, the United Kingdom
voted in a nationwide referendum to leave the European Union. Referred to
as "Brexit," this event has cast a shadow of uncertainty across
global markets and left many wondering how it will affect U.S. trade interests.
The impact of Brexit on U.S. rice exports to both the EU and the UK is unclear
at this time, and analysts see scenarios that could grow U.S. rice exports, but
also less positive outcomes.
On the positive side, the current EU tariff
schedule is complicated, favoring less developed countries and former colonies,
and leaving the U.S. a minimal tariff rate quota (TRQ) for rice. However,
it largely provides protection for rice growers in Italy and Spain. Once
the UK leaves the EU, and since it grows no rice itself, it has no incentive to
protect those industries.
"I think this could potentially be a
positive opportunity for the U.S. rice industry," said Keith Glover,
president of Producers Rice Mill in Stuttgart, Arkansas, that currently exports
rice to customers in the UK. "It's worth remembering that the one
country in Europe that has consistently imported rice from the U.S. is the
UK. They've stuck with us and that's been appreciated and could be the
basis for growing the relationship."
But political upheaval in the UK as a result of
Brexit could take things in a different direction.
Immediately following the vote, Prime Minister
David Cameron, who had supported the "Remain" camp, abruptly
resigned. The new Prime Minister, Theresa May, was installed on July 13,
and has been making the rounds in Europe to talk about next steps for her
country - one of which could be the UK leaving the EU, but remaining a
participant in what is known as the EU Customs Union.
If that were to happen the UK would not face
tariffs to export most goods into the EU, but it would have to accept the EU's
external tariffs when trading with non-EU countries and would not have any say
in setting these external tariffs.
"That could undo any potential gains for
us," said Glover.
How willing EU countries would be to negotiate
new free trade deals with the UK after being so forcefully snubbed through the
referendum is anybody's guess.
And recently the UK's new International Trade
Secretary, Liam Fox, remarked while on a trade mission to the U.S. that Prime
Minister May is looking at the UK leaving the Customs Union "with an open
mind."
Another shorter term problem however is what
the somewhat unexpected Brexit outcome is having on currency.
"Brexit hurt the pound, but it could lead
to a further strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies and make
our exports that much more expensive," said Louisiana rice farmer John
Owen. "This would be unfortunate given our reliance on export
markets and the large crop of rice this year in the U.S."
So, what is going to happen next? Britain
and the EU have about two years to sort through various agreements and
treaties, and then bilaterally negotiate new rules regulating travel, trade,
and other policies.
Complicating matters further, Brexit comes at a
time when the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)
negotiations have stalled.
T-TIP is an economic agreement meant to
strengthen the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the EU, encouraging
trade and innovation. The agreement could have far-reaching implications
for every sector of the American economy, including agriculture. With the
UK's departure, the EU's market for U.S. goods has shrunk, particularly for
rice given Britain's dominance as an importer of U.S.-grown rice.
Brexit may have weakened resolve to get a T-TIP
agreement negotiated at a time when expansion of U.S. rice exporters remains
blocked by an antiquated tariff regime.
As the U.S. watches events unfold, the only
certainty is that the UK will not be a part of T-TIP, and we should expect more
uncertainty to come
EU Asked to
Increase Imports
The National Assembly’s (NA) Second Commission
on Economics, Finance, Banking and Auditing yesterday asked the European Union
(EU) to increase rice and clothing import quotas from Cambodia, after a
discussion on EU subsidies to the Kingdom. After a
two-hour meeting with EU representative Javier Castillo and his technical
working group, Yeam Yeab, chairman of the second commission, told reporters
that the EU had questions related to the commission’s structure, the draft
budget from each year, the audit report and management.
Refusing to say what the answers to those
questions were, Mr. Yeab said he asked Mr. Castillo to boost rice import quotas
to the EU from Cambodia. Some varieties of rice from Cambodia recently won
awards at events at Shanghai and Hong Kong.He also asked the EU to increase
clothing and shoe imports from Cambodia.
“We also asked the EU to offer additional aid
in the technical and financial sector. Cambodia will openly welcome visitors
from the EU. We also urge the EU to help promote favorable investment in
Cambodia,” he said.Mr. Yeab added that the EU technical group had promised to
consider his requests. He said the EU group did not mention any cuts in aid
which opposition leader Sam Rainsy had recently asked for.
During an EU parliamentary meeting on July 13,
Mr. Rainsy, the president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party,
urged the EU to cut clothing imports from Cambodia in an effort to put economic
pressure on the government into respecting human rights and freedom of speech,
and only restart the industry after certain conditions had been met.
Mr. Rainsy’s plan was condemned by most garment
workers, unions, the Labor Ministry and the Garment Manufacturers Association
in Cambodia as irresponsible and something that would affect the economy and
tens of thousands of workers across the country.As criticism of his plan spiraled
out of control, Mr. Rainsy tried to explain himself by saying the call to the
EU was to pressure the government to provide better jobs and higher wages.
The EU has significantly scaled up its support
to the Kingdom with up to €410 million ($455 million) under the Multi-Annual
Indicative Program 2014-2020. Meanwhile, bilateral trade and investment
relations have considerably increased, with exports to the EU reaching a record
figure of more than €4 billion in 2015.The EU is now the primary destination
for Cambodian exports.
Last month the EU urged the Cambodian
government to create and maintain an environment in which all political parties
and civil society can operate freely and without fear and called for the
release of recently arrested civil society representatives.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27825/eu-asked-to-increase-imports/
Why imports
rise
By Amado
P. Macasaet
July 29, 2016
There is a surge of imports of consumption
goods principally vehicles. Food items are also up.amadomacasaet@yahoo.com
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/opinion/why-imports-rise
DA adjusts
rice self-sufficiency target, wants P71-billion budget for 2017
The
Department of Agriculture (DA) was forced to delay by a year the full
implementation of its plan to make the country become rice self-sufficient
since the new administration is still reluctant to release so much funds this
year. As a
result, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has then requested for a bigger
budget for 2017 at the same time pushed back its rice self-sufficiency target.
Originally
set for this year, the government’s three-year rice program would now start at
2017 wherein the agency wants to remove the gap between the country’s
production and consumption over the next three years.“By 2019, we will achieve
rice sufficiency but that will be dependent on many aspects like if the
proposal that I submitted to Malacañang will be acted favorably. In fact, the
new budget request I submitted to Malacañang and to the DBM [Department of
Budget and Management], for 2017 is no longer P46 billion but R71 billion,”
Piñol said in an interview with reporters.
Piñol said that this budget would already
include the first tranche of the agency’s three-rice program, which aims to
make the country rice self-sufficient by 2019.
Of the R71-billion budget for next year, R31
billion will be allotted only for that program, which is estimated to cost R64
billion to achieve over the next three years.
Of the
projected utilization of 20.6 million metric tons (MT) in 2017, DA is targeting
to produce 18.5 million metric tons (MT) of palay, an 89.62 percent
self-sufficiency ratio. By 2018,
this should improve to 96.10 percent self-sufficiency rate, with a plan to
boost production to 20.3 million MT versus the projected consumption of 21.16
million MT. A
hundred percent self-sufficiency ratio should then be achieved by 2019 with
palay production of 21.6 million. In order
to do this, the government intends to increase the average productivity in rice
farms from 3.98 MT per hectare in 2017 to 4.37 MT per hectare in 2018, until it
becomes 4.64 per hectare in 2019. Piñol
said he already told President Rodrigo Duterte about the need for an increased
budget, citing the unpredictability of climate change and the need to be less
dependent on rice imports. “Right
now, you’ve seen the negative impact of El Niño on Philippine agriculture and
even on our food supply. Who among the economic minds right now can assure me
that El Niño would not hit the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia at the
same time? If it’s possible then let’s just keep on importing. But if nobody
could assure us, what if the whole of Southeast Asia is hit or affected by
climate change. We would have the money but where could we buy rice by them?
Climate change has changed the whole scene,” Piñol said
PH rice
supply enough until Dec \x96 NFA
7/28/2016 Manila Times (Philippines)
SOURCED
FROM CURRENT GLOBAL NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS Large
stockpile, timely imports lower H1 prices RICE
stockpiles in the Philippines exceed the requirement to carry the country
through the so-called lean months, likely postponing the need to import more
grains until the fourth quarter of the year, the National Food Authority (NFA)
said on Wednesday. In a
telephone interview, NFA spokesperson Angel Imperial said that there is no
immediate need to import rice, adding that current procurement levels
and stocks inventory is enough to last until December this year. The
current national rice inventory stands at 3,077,100 metric tons, good to last
for 96 days. Of this volume, 913,500 MT belongs to NFA, good to last for 28
days, while 994,700 MT are commercial stocks, and 1,168,900 MT are household
stocks. Imperial
added that daily withdrawals of rice at government-owned warehouses were pegged
at 106,000 bags. It is the
first time in decades that the Philippines has not imported rice
during the lean months. Traditionally,
lean season in the Philippines starts in July and ends in September. It is also
the time when the government imports rice that would help stabilize price in
retail markets . With
ample supply of the grains to meet Manila's requirement for the so-called
lean months, the NFA may defer its rice importation plans
by end of the lean months September or October\x97in time for the projected
drop in inventory by year end. "Based
on the report that we submitted to Cabinet Secretary [Leoncio Evasco Jr.],
there will be enough rice for the Jr.], there will be enough rice for the
coming months, and that we will hit low levels of rice stocks by
December," Imperial said. Under
the Food Staples Sufficiency Program, the entire country should have a 60-day
inventory at any given time, and a 90-day buffer stock during lean months. The
state-run grains agency is required by law to have at least 15-day buffer stock
at any given time, and 30-day buffer stock during lean months. Rice
prices deflated Due to
the ample supply, including some buffer stock imports before
the lean season, the price of rice registered negative inflation rates in the
first two quarters of the year, effectively pulling down the average for the
food sector during the first semester of 2016, the NFA said. NFA
Administrator Tomas Escarez, citing the Second Quarter Inflation Report of the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), said food inflation increased by 2.3 percent
in the second quarter of 2016 from 1.6 percent in the first quarter "on
tighter supply of agricultural products due to El Nino and pest
infestations." In
contrast, he said rice prices continued to decline compared to year-ago levels
due to ample supply, Escarez noted. The same
report showed that other food commodities such as fruits, milk, cheese and eggs
registered higher prices, with vegetable prices even reaching double-digit
inflation levels. "Being
the basic food of Filipinos, rice traditionally consists about 30 percent of
every Filipino family's food basket, thus a stable price and supply, more so a
decrease in prices, always redounds to the greater benefit of majority of our
populace, especially the poor," said. The
state-run grains agency is mandated to ensure food security and
stabilize rice supply and prices . Escarez said this once again highlights the
significance of prudent buffer stocking, market positioning and monitoring by
the agency so that availability, accessibility and affordability of the staple
food are continuously safeguarded and maintained across the country. The
ample supply during the first semester, despite the El Nino phenomenon in some
areas across the country, was attributed to the output from the summer harvest
from February to April, and the timely arrival of rice imports before
the lean months of July to September. For the
first quarter of 2016, rice prices were monitored to be 2.0 percent lower
compared to the previous year, inching a bit higher to \x960.9 percent in the
second quarter as the country approached the so-called lean months for rice. The
Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA) recorded the national average price for
well-milled rice at P41.13/kilogram in the first quarter of 2016 versus P42.68
during the same period in 2015, and P41.3/kg during the second quarter of 2016
versus P41.81/kg in 2015.
http://www.world-grain.com/news/news%20home/LexisNexisArticle.aspx?articleid=2626598587
Elubo,
Sampa and Nkrankwanta reopened for overland rice importation
Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Abubakar Ibrahim | Email:
abubakar.ibrahim@myjoyonline.com
Date: 28-07-2016 Time: 08:07:15:pm
The ban on the importation of rice through
the land borders has been reviewed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and
Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism.
A press release copied to Myjoyonline.com
and signed by Acting Director of Communication and Public Affairs of the Trade
Ministry, Nana Akrasi Sarpong, said the borders of Elubo, Sampa and
Nkrankwanta will be reopened for the importation of rice effective August
1.
The government of Ghana is estimated to
import within $200 and $400 million worth of rice yearly. Many
financial analysts have attributed the quick fall in the cedi to
government's heavy import bill which also has an effect on the exchange
rate of the cedi to major foreign currencies especially the United States
dollar since the nation imports more than it exports.
Ghanaians patronise a lot of rice especially
perfumed rice which is used mostly for events and the preferred choice of
rice eaten at home by a lot of Ghanaians.The demand means that many business
people would want to cash in on rice importation and are buying the
cereal from all over the world.
For government, it is an opportunity to make
more through charging import duties.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry
on October 4, 2013, issued a directive that all imports of rice
should be done through only the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Takoradi
and Tema ports which became from November 1, 2013.
The Trade Minister then, Mr Haruna
Iddrisu, explained that the ban was to check the uncontrolled importation of
the cereal across the borders and also allow government to gather credible
statistics on rice importations.
The directive was to also institute
administrative procedures to curb the numerous unfair trade practices like
the evasion of import duties and other taxes, under-invoicing,
infringement of trademarks and smuggling.
With the lifting of the ban, importers of rice
through the entry posts of the KIA, Takoradi, Tema, Elubo, Sampa and
Nkrankwanta are therefore requested to comply with the laid down
procedures.
Our goal of
rice self-suffiency remains
July 29, 2016 |
THE last
administration used to say that the Philippine agriculture has bright prospects
in ASEAN economic integration, specifically with its corn production to meet
the needs of the region’s livestock industry. Corn is the Philippines’ champion
crop in the ASEAN integration scheme, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said,
and the Philippines expects to export 50 percent of its corn production to
other ASEAN nations. It is
rice, however, which we see as the most important Philippine agricultural
product as it is the principal staple of Filipinos. Early in the previous
administration, the DA set a long-range plan for rice self-sufficiency. Its
scientists and researchers developed high-yielding rice varieties resistant to
floods, droughts, and common plant diseases in the country. It was
never able to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency, however. Up to the last
months of the administration, the Philippines had to import hundreds of
thousands of metric tons of rice principally from Vietnam and Thailand to avoid
a shortage in the market. Now that
we have a new administration, new Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Piñol is
moving early to achieve that goal of rice self-sufficiency, focusing on three
areas of concern – fast and effective transfer of technology, easy access to
financing, and more efficient marketing of the farmers’ produce. He has also
identified a critical need that is holding back increased production –
inadequate irrigation facilities. This
week, with the start of the 17th Congress, Secretary Piñol has begun to lobby
for the implementation of free irrigation for the nation’s rice farmers and
among the early supporters of this plan are Senators Franklin Drilon, Loren
Legarda, and Cynthia Villar. The
Philippines is blessed with abundant rainfall, but its irrigation facilities
are way behind those of the world’s principal rice-exporting countries Vietnam
and Thailand which have networks of dams and channels supplying water year
round – not just during the rainy season – to their farmers. In contrast,
Secretary Piñol found, most of our rice farms do not have regular service and
our farmers are charged irrigation fees which the government uses to pay the
salaries of officials and employees of the National Irrigation Administration. Thus, he
said, his recommendation No. 1 is to provide free irrigation to farmers and
achieve this by 2017. Free irrigation water, he said, must not be merely the
political decision of one President but a policy of government, whoever is in
Malacañang. We look
forward to the implementation of these plans of the Department of Agriculture.
With the determination that the new Duterte administration has shown in its
pursuit of programs for the countgrey and the cooperation of the new Congress,
we may finally see the realization of the goal of rice self-sufficiency for our
country.
http://tempo.com.ph/2016/07/29/our-goal-of-rice-self-suffiency-remains/
Lift the Ban
on Rice Importation, Nigerians Lament
As the
economic downturn and recession continue to bite harder with prices of goods,
especially food items rising daily, Nigerians have called on the Nigeria
Customs Service (NCS) to lift the ban on importation of rice through the land
borders to ease the current hardship.
Rather,
reports from border commands indicated an upsurge in the tempo of rice
smuggling.He had noted that implementation of the restriction order got off to
a smooth start, with a high level of compliance in October 2015, but revenue
started dwindling from January 2016, with importers blaming access to forex as
major impediments.
Source:
BreakingTimes
https://www.informationng.com/2016/07/lift-the-ban-on-rice-importation-nigerians-lament.html
Yellow Rails
and Rice Festival registration opens Aug. 1
Last Modified: Thursday, July 28, 2016 10:34 AM
JENNINGS — Early registration opens Aug. 1 for
the eighth annual Yellow Rails and Rice Festival, which will be Nov. 2-6. The festival
offers birdwatching trips; a bird banding workshop; and socials, including a
kickoff jambalaya dinner and a reception at the Welsh Museum. Visitors can also
tour the Falcon Rice Mill in Crowley.“It’s a festival like no other,” said
organizer Donna Dittman.The festival focuses on the yellow rail, a small
secretive marsh bird, as well as rice farming and working wetlands.
“The yellow
rail is fairly widespread in distribution, nesting in southern Canada and the
northern U.S., then migrating south where it winters along southern Atlantic
and the Gulf coasts, including Louisiana,” Dittman said.“It is cryptically
colored and rarely allows views because it stays hidden in grassy vegetation.
During the harvest, yellow rails are easy to see when flushed from rice fields
as they fly to get out of the way of a combine.”
Registration
runs through Oct. 27, or until all spaces are filled. Space is limited to 120
people.
“We cap the
festival at 120, which takes into account the possible weather and cancellation
issues and makes a better participant-to-facilitator/leader ratio,” Dittman
said. “The festival retains a small hometown feel that participants really
like.”The festival typically draws visitors from all over the U.S. and Canada
to see yellow rails, have a good time and enjoy local venues, Dittman said.
“Initially
they come to see a yellow rail, but there are participants who return in
subsequent years,” Dittman said. “Some bring friends or just come back to enjoy
the atmosphere of the festival, the area or friends that they have previously
met.”Visitors can see many other species of birds, she said. In addition to
Jeff Davis Parish agricultural areas, participants will visit habitats such as
piney woods and the Gulf Coast to see other bird communities.
In 2009, Dittman and Steve
Cardiff of the LSU Museum of Natural Science, along with Kevin and Shirley
Berken, a local rice-growing family, launched the festival to draw birders to
Louisiana to see yellow rails, which are easily found during the rice harvest.Jeff
Davis Parish was selected as the host site because of its proximity to rice
farms. Thornwell, in rural Jeff Davis Parish, was designated “Yellow Rail
Capital of the World” by the state Legislature in 2014.“The event was created
to provide a unique venue to show birders an elusive species, the yellow rail,
while at the same time promoting Louisiana-grown rice and highlighting the
working wetlands — rice and crawfish — as a critical habitat for birds,”
Dittman said.
To register
or for more information, visit www.snowyegretenterprises.com
http://www.americanpress.com/Scene/20160728-Yellow-Rails-Registration
30 bidders seek 3.81m tonnes of rice
26 Jul 2016
NEWSPAPER SECTION: BUSINESS | WRITER: PHUSADEE
ARUNMAS
The government's latest rice sales plan remains
active, with 30 interested bidders yesterday submitting their intentions to buy
two big batches of rice stocks amounting to 3.81 million tonnes.According to
Duangporn Rodphaya, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, 23
interested bidders filed bidding prices for a combined 976,291 tonnes from 78
state warehouses worth 5.65 billion baht, while seven rice traders and
exporters who have secured purchase orders from foreign countries submitted
their own bidding prices.The amount of rice for those who have secured orders
from foreign countries was not available.
The department earlier this month called for
bids on 1.63 million tonnes of rice, including 730,000 tonnes slated for
general use, including a mix of Grade C, which is categorised as substandard
quality for industrial use; Grade P, which has received ministry certification;
and Grades A and B, meaning in slightly poor condition and in need of sorting
for improvement.The remaining 900,000 tonnes would be substandard rice
designated for industrial use, up from the 400,000 tonnes announced by the
department earlier this month.
Interested bidders are required to purchase the
entire contents of each warehouse storing the rice and give clear details on
where they intend to resell the stock.The state-run Public Warehouse
Organisation and the Marketing Organisation for Farmers would be tasked with
tracking the rice shipments' movements up until they reach their final
destinations.The Foreign Trade Department invited interested buyers to file
bidding prices yesterday. Winners will be announced on July 28.
Taking into account the 2.18 million tonnes the
government plans to sell directly to domestic rice traders and exporters who
have secured purchase orders from foreign countries, the additional 1.63
million tonnes will bring total planned state rice sales this month to 3.81
million tonnes.
In a related development, the government vows
to cut export procedures for rice, sugar, rubber and frozen products to expedite
the shipments.Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said the ministry in charge
of rice exports has pledged to cut export procedures for rice to only four days
from the current 24.
Bangkok Post
Putting 'half rice' on the
menu
Why 'half rice' should be offered for rice-loving
Philippines
Sonny P. Pasiona
Published 6:52 PM, July 28, 2016
Updated 10:02 AM, July 29, 2016
HALF RICE. Restaurants post a yellow tag at the door
indicating that they serve half rice. All photos by Sonny Pasiona
MANILA, Philippines– “Why should we offer half rice? We barely
mind rice wastage. What matters more is we get more sales with full rice.”
(READ:
The problem with unlimited rice )
In a rice-loving country, these
words are what some food establishments would argue why they refuse to offer
half-cup of rice in their menus. But in General Santos, the local government is
turning the tables to promote responsible rice consumption.“If I haven’t
attended the meeting, I wouldn’t have known the magnitude of rice wastage in
the country,” said Aizabelle Iris Mangao, a manager of a restaurant franchise
that offers grilled Filipino and Asian food.
In early 2015, Mangao attended a
consultative meeting organized by the legislators of the city government of
General Santos about the then proposed GSC Riceponsible Ordinance.
The policy took effect on
December 2015 and mandated that the city “shall adopt measures, which shall
ensure responsible rice consumption and rice conservation.” It also aims to
educate consumers to not waste rice to help attain rice self-sufficiency in the
country.
Over 80 representatives of small to large scale food stores
learned that Filipinos waste about P23 million worth of rice a day, enough to
feed nearly 2.6 million poor Filipinos. This reality awakened Mangao and her
colleagues to make a conscious effort. They already started walking the talk
long before the ordinance took effect. (READ:
PH food wastage: Think twice before wasting your meal)
Immediately, Mangao informed her
restaurant’s owner, who also owns at least 8 food franchises in the city about
the ordinance. They then talked to the head office of the franchised restaurant
that promptly approved its implementation. The half-cup of rice, roughly 80
grams, were incorporated at the point of sale (POS) which is also half the
price of a full cup of rice (P30) as mandated by the ordinance.“Before we
started advocating for the half rice in our store, we started with ourselves.
We asked our staff to responsibly consume rice,” Mangao said.
Downscaling the policy
The year 2013 was declared as the
National Year of Rice (NYR) through Presidential Proclamation No. 494. The
Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice)
enjoined rice producers, consumers, and policymakers to achieve rice self-sufficiency,
specifically to promote less rice wastage.Pursuant to the proclamation, the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) encouraged cities and
municipalities to pass ordinances that will require the food service industry
“to make a half cup of rice available and visible in their menus.”At the time
of its celebration, then Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. authored the Anti-Rice
Wastage Act of 2013. It seeks to penalize those in the food industry that
refuse to serve half rice orders to the customers. At the House of
Representatives, Congressman Agapito Guanlao filed a counterpart bill to
address food security. He proposed the Food and Food Staples Consumption and
Zero Food-Wastage Management Act of 2013.
Taking off from the NYR celebration
and supporting the bills filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives,
the Be Riceponsible Campaign was launched to continue advocating for
responsible and healthier rice consumption.In 2014, the campaign urged LGUs to
support rice consumption responsibility. General Santos City vice mayor Shirlyn
Nograles zealously responded to the call of the national government.“With the
issues on rice shortage, importation, and the health of the consumers, we felt
that initiatives to address these issues were direly needed,” Nograles
explained.
Nograles, together with councilor
Brix Tan, chairperson of the Committee of Agriculture, co-authored an ordinance
that instituted policies for responsible rice consumption in their city.The
legislators made sure that the ordinance was relevant. It compelled food stores
to annually record their rice wastage for a week to continuously monitor the
rice conservation status in the city.
DISCUSSION. Stakeholders join the consultative meeting with
representatives of food stores in
General Santos City.
Progress
According to the vice mayor, the food business sector
responded positively. In fact, some food establishments, including that of
Mangao’s, immediately posted promotional materials given by the LGU.
“Right now we’re taking baby
steps [to make a] gradual impact. It’s an advocacy worth pushing. We believe
this remains relevant and we need to think of its long-term benefits,” said
vice mayor Nograles.Nograles added that intensifying the campaign is their top
priority. “The value of rice conservation should enter the consciousness of the
consumers. Only then can we see changes in their eating lifestyles,” she said.Local
legislators are looking at tapping schools to raise awareness and involve
students. One activity planned is a poster making contest. “These posters may
be used by the food establishments in their respective stores. We can also put
other collaterals such as stickers so they can paste it on their menu boards,”
said Ronan Villagonzalo, who works as a legislative assistant of councilor Tan.The
legislators also want to mandate the posting of information materials as a
prerequisite for securing business permits and licenses in the local food
service industry.
POLICY. Vice Mayor Shirlyn Nograles convening the Technical
Working Group for the half-rice ordinance.
Creating synergy
Today, there are over 40 LGUs who have already passed
ordinances mandating the offering of the half rice option. The Be Riceponsible
campaign is taking huge strides for healthier and food secure Filipino
communities, including advocating for the consumption of healthier rice,
specifically brown rice. “We are now tapping major fast food chains to support
our advocacies. In this way, downscaling a directive to their branches across
the country can expedite its implementation,” said Hazel Antonio, campaign
director.
Antonio added that they are partnering with other
policymakers, meeting with hotel and restaurant owners, and promoting the campaign
at various food festivals.
The elusive goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency is every
Filipino’s riceponsibility consumption,
and conservation, we’ll surely get far and reach the finish line. Only then can
we achieve a rice secure Philippines. – Rappler.com
Sonny Pasiona, 24, is a development communicator at the Philippine
Rice Research Institute – Central Experiment Station
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/hunger/141196-half-rice-food-security
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open-29 July,2016
Nagpur, July 29 Gram and tuar prices reported higher in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on increased demand from local millers amid weak supply fromproducing regions. Fresh hike in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-basedmillers also pushed up prices, according to sources. * * * * FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor. TUAR * Tuar gavarani showed firm tendency in open market on renewed demand from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions. * Moong dal chilka and moong Chamki moved down in open market on poor demand from local traders amid release of stock from stockists. * In Akola, Tuar New - 8,300-8,500, Tuar dal New - 12,800-13,100, Udid - 12,300-12,800, Udid Mogar (clean) - 16,200-16,900, Moong - 8,000-8,100, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,900-9,200, Gram - 7,900-8,200, Gram Super best bold - 9,800-10,100 for 100 kg. * Wheat, rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in scattered deals, settled at last levels. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 6,200-7,565 6,200-7,460 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 6,600-7,450 6,600-7,400 Moong Auction n.a. 6,400-6,600 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 10,200-10,500 10,200-10,500 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 9,700-10,000 9,700-10,000 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 8,700-8,900 8,700-8,900 Desi gram Raw 8,100-8,400 8,100-8,400 Gram Yellow 9,700-9,900 9,700-9,900 Gram Kabuli 9,100-11,100 9,100-11,100 Gram Pink 9,500-9,800 9,500-9,800 Tuar Fataka Best-New 13,000-13,300 13,000-13,300 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 12,400-12,800 12,400-12,800 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 12,000-12,300 12,000-12,300 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 11,100-11,600 11,100-11,600 Tuar Gavarani New 8,500-8,700 8,450-8,650 Tuar Karnataka 8,800-9,200 8,800-9,200 Tuar Black 12,100-12,900 12,100-12,900 Masoor dal best 7,500-7,700 7,500-7,700 Masoor dal medium 6,600-7,100 6,600-7,100 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500 Moong Mogar Medium 7,800-8,200 7,800-8,200 Moong dal Chilka 6,500-7,300 6,600-7,400 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 8,000-8,400 8,100-8,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 16,000-17,000 16,000-17,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 13,500-15,000 13,500-15,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 9,000-9,200 9,000-9,200 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 6,300-6,800 6,300-6,800 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,200 4,100-4,200 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,800 4,300-4,800 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,950 1,850-1,950 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,000 1,950-2,000 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,750-1,950 1,750-1,950 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,200 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,900-3,000 Rice BPT best New(100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,800 3,100-3,800 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,700 2,500-2,700 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,500 2,200-2,500 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100 Rice HMT best New (100 INR/KG) 3,700-4,000 3,700-4,000 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300 Rice Shriram best New(100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900 Rice Shriram med New(100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,300 4,000-4,300 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Rice Chinnor best New(100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,800 5,400-5,800 Rice Chinnor med. New (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,400 5,100-5,400 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,850 1,700-1,850 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 32.7 degree Celsius (90.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 24.5 degree Celsius (76.1 degree Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a. Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers very likely to occur. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 33 and 25 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.)
Rice Prices
as on :
29-07-2016 12:41:19 PM Arrivals
in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Price
Current
%
Season
Modal
Prev.
Prev.Yr
Rice
Bhivandi(Mah)
14000.00
1066.67
31609.00
3200
3200
100.00
Bangalore(Kar)
1900.00
0.74
156417.00
4200
4200
-2.33
Kopaganj(UP)
300.00
-33.33
750.00
2220
2085
12.69
Doddaballa Pur(Kar)
299.00
29.44
867.00
1600
1425
23.08
Kasimbazar(WB)
50.00
NC
2385.50
2380
2380
3.48
Rura(UP)
36.00
620
160.20
2180
2150
-1.80
Beldanga(WB)
32.00
-1.54
2581.00
2380
2380
3.48
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
22.00
144.44
2041.00
3800
4000
-
Robertsganj(UP)
12.00
9.09
666.00
1960
1960
5.38
Alappuzha(Ker)
10.00
NC
190.00
4150
4150
10.67
Chengannur(Ker)
7.00
75
678.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Mirzapur(UP)
7.00
-12.5
1507.60
1975
1980
-0.25
Silapathar(ASM)
6.00
NC
696.80
3000
3000
NC
Jhansi(UP)
6.00
NC
178.00
2150
2150
10.26
Murud(Mah)
3.00
NC
225.00
3000
3000
87.50
Aroor(Ker)
2.00
NC
214.70
7300
7300
-12.05
Champaknagar(Tri)
2.00
-
2.00
2700
-
NC
Akola(Mah)
1.00
-
1.00
2600
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8916269.ece
Rice Prices
as on :
28-07-2016 08:10:50 PM Arrivals
in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Price
Current
%
Season
Modal
Prev.
Prev.Yr
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
1886.00
46.66
154517.00
4200
4200
-2.33
Gadarpur(Utr)
1261.00
340.91
129338.00
2513
3000
34.03
Chitwadagaon(UP)
500.00
19.05
1830.00
2100
2015
3.70
Jaunpur(UP)
480.00
-26.15
3615.00
2065
2060
5.36
Jangipura(UP)
370.00
362.5
450.00
2090
1940
-
Gondal(UP)
285.00
37.68
13903.10
2050
2050
3.80
Azamgarh(UP)
155.00
-11.43
6101.00
2240
2230
8.47
Basti(UP)
103.00
23.35
5630.00
2060
2050
7.57
Siliguri(WB)
93.00
-2.11
6316.00
2600
2600
-
Dhing(ASM)
82.00
7.89
3704.20
1900
1950
-2.56
Aligarh(UP)
80.00
-5.88
4775.00
2400
2380
18.81
Shahjahanpur(UP)
72.00
-53.85
44673.70
2230
2200
10.12
Mainpuri(UP)
56.00
1.82
705.00
2090
2080
-
Dadri(UP)
50.00
NC
2479.00
2340
2350
10.12
Kasimbazar(WB)
50.00
2.04
2335.50
2380
2380
3.48
Sitapur(UP)
43.00
-31.75
7790.00
2218
2216
5.62
Pandua(WB)
42.00
-6.67
2925.00
2800
2800
16.67
Lanka(ASM)
40.00
33.33
3120.00
1800
1800
1.41
Allahabad(UP)
40.00
-63.64
6630.00
2345
2195
7.57
Ballia(UP)
40.00
-20
7670.00
2095
2090
4.75
Ghaziabad(UP)
40.00
-33.33
3445.00
2350
2350
8.80
Auraiya(UP)
36.00
-7.69
399.00
2275
2295
1.34
Gauripur(ASM)
34.00
-20
2998.50
4500
4500
NC
Beldanga(WB)
32.50
-1.52
2549.00
2380
2380
3.48
Gazipur(UP)
31.00
-18.42
2573.50
2120
2110
6.80
Cachar(ASM)
30.00
-25
2610.00
2500
2500
-7.41
Chorichora(UP)
30.00
15.38
408.15
2170
2140
7.16
Bareilly(UP)
28.00
-27.27
8130.10
2400
2400
11.63
Achalda(UP)
28.00
-20
4175.50
2250
2245
-1.53
Wansi(UP)
20.00
17.65
89.50
2095
2010
7.44
Alipurduar(WB)
20.00
NC
598.00
2300
2300
4.55
Balurghat(WB)
20.00
25
70.00
2300
2300
-
Kolaghat(WB)
20.00
NC
879.00
2300
2300
NC
Ulhasnagar(Mah)
19.00
-9.52
277.00
3000
3500
-
Lohardaga(Jha)
18.00
5.88
1249.00
1760
1750
-12.00
Rampur(UP)
16.00
NC
924.00
2385
2365
13.03
Jasra(UP)
15.00
-25
697.00
2250
2250
4.65
Yusufpur(UP)
15.00
-28.57
975.00
2050
2050
2.50
Muradabad(UP)
14.00
75
592.20
2410
2420
15.31
Falakata(WB)
12.60
-42.73
418.60
2120
2110
0.95
Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB)
12.60
-3.08
1279.10
2400
2400
-4.00
Atarra(UP)
12.50
NC
107.50
2200
2200
12.82
Nilagiri(Ori)
12.00
20
577.00
2400
2400
4.35
Meerut(UP)
12.00
-56.36
617.00
2470
2420
12.27
Divai(UP)
11.00
-12
327.00
2200
2175
8.64
Kasganj(UP)
11.00
83.33
705.00
2140
2180
3.63
Bampada(Ori)
10.00
NC
260.00
2600
2600
8.33
Kendupatna(Niali)(Ori)
10.00
-39.39
36.00
1950
1800
-
Barikpur(Ori)
10.00
NC
225.00
2600
2600
8.33
Khair(UP)
10.00
100
206.00
2360
2340
22.28
Partaval(UP)
10.00
-66.67
1572.00
2175
2180
11.83
Kaliaganj(WB)
10.00
NC
863.00
2550
2550
2.00
Dibiapur(UP)
9.50
35.71
223.50
2240
2240
-0.88
Giridih(Jha)
9.33
-26.25
282.76
3500
3500
NC
Deogarh(Ori)
9.00
NC
526.50
2500
2500
NC
Khairagarh(UP)
9.00
12.5
499.00
2170
2170
6.90
Bolangir(Ori)
8.50
6.25
345.20
2400
2400
9.09
Kannauj(UP)
8.50
13.33
396.00
2200
2200
NC
Mirzapur(UP)
8.00
-11.11
1500.60
1980
1985
NC
Raibareilly(UP)
7.50
36.36
338.00
2120
2100
2.91
Tusura(Ori)
7.00
-6.67
366.50
2400
2400
4.35
Dibrugarh(ASM)
6.70
15.52
1391.80
2450
2450
-
Baruipur(Canning)(WB)
6.60
1.54
55.80
2700
2700
-
Silapathar(ASM)
6.00
NC
690.80
3000
3000
NC
Buland Shahr(UP)
6.00
50
461.50
2250
2240
11.11
Khalanpur(Mah)
5.00
66.67
13.00
3850
3800
-
Uluberia(WB)
4.80
-37.66
195.80
2400
2300
4.35
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
4.70
-65.19
1724.50
1900
1900
-
Jahanabad(UP)
4.50
12.5
328.30
2130
2150
0.24
Chengannur(Ker)
4.00
-46.67
671.50
2400
2400
-4.00
Jeypore(Ori)
4.00
-20
126.80
5100
4100
25.93
Islampur(WB)
4.00
33.33
324.40
2350
2350
9.30
Farukhabad(UP)
3.20
-8.57
224.40
2225
2225
NC
Darjeeling(WB)
2.80
12
91.40
2900
2800
7.41
Jowai(Meh)
2.60
36.84
12.90
2700
2700
NC
Jatni(Ori)
2.50
NC
16.00
2250
2250
-
Orai(UP)
2.50
-28.57
37.00
2100
2150
5.00
Balarampur(WB)
2.20
-4.35
85.30
2480
2480
13.76
Aroor(Ker)
2.00
-90
212.70
7300
7300
-17.98
Siyana(UP)
2.00
-20
113.50
2225
2220
9.88
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
1.90
-94.41
142.80
4300
3700
4.88
Kasipur(WB)
1.20
33.33
45.50
2440
2400
10.91
Lakhimpur(UP)
1.00
-4.76
203.05
2380
2370
10.70
Sardhana(UP)
1.00
NC
92.30
2340
2350
8.84
Shillong(Meh)
0.60
-25
63.20
3500
3500
NC
Ernakulam(Ker)
0.56
-62.67
11.56
3500
3600
14.75
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article8911170.ece
07/28/2016
Farm Bureau Market Repor
Rice
High
Low
Long
Grain Cash Bids
- - -
- - -
Long
Grain New Crop
- - -
- - -
Futures:
ROUGH
RICE
High
Low
Last
Change
Sep
'16
990.5
975.5
977.0
-5.5
Nov
'16
1017.5
1003.0
1004.5
-5.5
Jan
'17
1029.0
-6.0
Mar
'17
1050.0
-5.0
May
'17
1069.0
-5.0
Jul
'17
1083.0
-5.0
Sep
'17
1083.0
-5.0
Rice Comment
Rice futures continued lower. September and
November set a new contract low again today. Large carryover stocks and large
acreage with a lack of significant drop problems are limiting the upside
potential. Weekly exports of only 17,400 metric tons were disappointing to say
the least. 67% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, and the crop is
ahead of schedule, at 57% headed. That's compared with a 5 year average of 41%.
APEDA
AgriExchange Newsletter - Volume 1525
International
Benchmark Price
Price
on: 27-07-2016
Product
Benchmark
Indicators Name
Price
Honey
1
Argentine
85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2140
2
Argentine
50mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2160
3
Argentine
34mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t)
2180
Peanuts
1
South
Africa, HPS 70/80 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t)
2064
2
South
African, HPS 40/50 peanuts CFR main European ports (USD/t)
1950
3
Argentinean
38/42 runners, CFR NW Europe (USD/t)
1420
Sultanas
1
Australian
5 Crown, CIF UK (USD/t)
2951
2
South
African Orange River, CIF UK (USD/t)
2895
3
Turkish
No 9 standard, FOB Izmir (USD/t)
1650
Source: oryza, agra-net
Market
Watch
Commodity-wise,
Market-wise Daily Price on 26-07-2016
Domestic
Prices
Unit
Price : Rs per Qty
Product
Market
Center
Variety
Min
Price
Max
Price
Rice
1
Chala
(Kerala)
Other
2920
3030
2
Dibrugarh
(Assam)
Other
2000
2900
3
Khatra
(West Bengal)
Other
2170
2250
Wheat
1
Haveri
(Karnataka)
Local
1750
1875
2
Neemuch
(Madhya Pradesh)
Other
1615
1981
3
Nagpur
(Maharashtra)
Other
1685
1825
Papaya
1
Barnala
(Punjab)
Other
2200
2500
2
Solan
(Himachal Pradesh)
Other
1800
2000
3
Bharuch
(Gujarat)
Other
1000
1450
Onion
1
Palayam
(Kerala)
Other
1200
1300
2
Ropar
(Punjab)
Other
700
900
3
Jatni
(Orissa)
Other
1350
1550
Floriculture
Unit
Price : US$ per package
Price
on 26-07-2016
Product
Market
Center
Origin
Variety
Low
High
Rose Flower
Package:
bunched 10s
1
Boston
Ethiopia
Assorted
Colors
8.50
8.50
Orchid Flower
Package:
bunched 10s
1
Boston
Thailand
Dendrobium
16
16
Lilies Flower
Package:
per bunch
1
Boston
Canada
Asiatic
Type
13.50
13.50
Sunflower
Package:
per stem
1
Boston
Ecuador
Large
Head
1.40
1.50
Source:USDA
