Trade Ministry distributes 75,000 tons of rice
in market operation
News Desk
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta | Tue, October 10, 2017 | 07:29 pm
A worker carries a sack of rice at Cipinang Rice
Wholesale Market in East Jakarta. (Antara/Makna Zaezar)
Trade
Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman on
Tuesday kicked off the rice market operation by distributing 75,000 tons of
rice in Jakarta.The medium-quality rice is sold at a ceiling price of Rp 8,100
(60 US cents) per kilogram, the ceiling price set by the government.
The
market operation, which will run from October 2017 to March 2019, uses the
government rice reserve, said Enggartiasto at Cipinang Rice Wholesale Market in
East Jakarta to mark the start of the market operation.
“The
market operation is to supply the market with medium rice. We will supply how
much rice is needed by the market,” said Enggartiasto, adding that the market
operation was being carried out to overcome the scarcity of the medium rice as
reported by Antara.
The
scarcity occurred after the government imposed the rice ceiling price.
He
suspected traders had an adequate stock of medium rice, but they were reluctant
to distribute the commodity to the market after the enforcement of the ceiling
price. Traders said the ceiling price had reduced their profit significantly.
The
market operation in Jakarta would be carried out by Jakarta city-owned rice
distributor PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya in cooperation with several
organizations.
Meanwhile,
the government institutions involved in the market operation include the Trade
Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry, the Jakarta city Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) and Trade Agency, the Jakarta Maritime Affairs, Fisheries
and Food Sovereignty Agency and the Jakarta Food Taskforce. (bbn)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/10/10/trade-ministry-distributes-75000-tons-of-rice-in-market-operation.html
Iran, Pakistan to Finalize Free
Trade Deal by November
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Pakistan and Iran have decided to strike a deal on trade despite
slow or no progress regarding the implementation of a payment mechanism and the
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
Both sides have decided to
finalize the proposed free trade agreement before November 2017, the Pakistani newspaper
Dawn reported.
The trade negotiating committee
of the two countries has already held two rounds of discussions on FTA and is
scheduled to meet by November to put the final touches to the agreement. It is
projected that the agreement will increase the 2016 bilateral trade worth $300
million to $5 billion by 2021.
“We have almost finalized the
draft of FTA,” a trade officer of the commerce ministry said, adding that the
next meeting is expected to reach an understanding on the remaining issues.
The non-availability of a payment
mechanism casts a shadow on the viability of the much-awaited agreement.
In April 2017, State Bank of
Pakistan’s deputy governor visited Iran and signed a banking payment agreement.
Under this agreement, the central banks of the two countries will have to
authorize banks for undertaking trade transactions.
On the Pakistani side, SBP has
already issued a circular in this regard but not a single bank so far has
showed interest in opening a branch in Iran, the plausible reason being a fear
of US sanctions against the country.
The Iran-Pakistan PTA was signed
on March 4, 2004, which came into force on September 1, 2006, and has been
operational since then.
Under the existing PTA, Pakistan
utilized concessions on 17 tariff lines out of 334 tariff lines in 2016. Due to
this poor utilization, Pakistan has provided a wish list of 153 tariff lines to
Iran and requested deepening the margin of preferences (MoP) on 22 items
already in the PTA.
To reciprocate, Iran also
provided a wish list of 80 items seeking an MoP from Pakistan.
Looking at Pakistan’s exports to
Iran, rice has the highest trade potential. In 2009, rice exports comprised 80%
of Pakistan’s total exports to the country. But in 2016, these exports fell
substantially owing to international sanctions.
Iran’s rice imports from the
world are $517 million, 97% of which are coming from India, since India
circumvented the sanctions by using a barter trade model.
Other products with a high trade
potential are medical instruments, cotton fabric and woven fabric of cotton.
Iran imports these products from other countries while Pakistan’s exports of
these products are non-existent.
There is also discrepancy in the
bilateral trade data of the two countries. Data compiled by Pakistan showed exports
worth $36 million and imports of $284 million. Contrary to this, the data
compiled by Iranian customs showed Pakistani export in the range of $300-350
million while imports worth $600-700 million from Iran.
The only justification that came
from the ministry of commerce was that it could be on account of indirect trade
via Dubai, smuggling and unregistered trade from border areas via a land route.
Currently, exchangers are the
most popular mode of making trade payments between the two countries.
Until the regular banking channel
is established for the mode of payment, the target to increase trade to $5
billion in the next four years will remain only on paper, an unnamed senior
officer of the commerce ministry said.
“If there is no payment
mechanism, then there is no importance of such an agreement,” the officer said.
Both sides under the strategic
plan agreed to open two more border crossing points, preferably by the end of
2016. Two potential crossing points are at Gabd (Pakistan)-Reemdan (Iran) and
Mand (Pakistan)–Pishin (Iran).
No tangible progress was seen on
this account as well. Both sides also agreed to ensure international standard
border compliance for trucks i.e. standard shield, tent, seal and fuel tanks;
along with exchange of customs-related information and electronic trade data
sharing.
An official of the energy
division said no progress was seen on the issues of the Iran-Pakistan pipeline
project. He listed several bottlenecks, including a disagreement on price.
However, there has also been no
commitment on the part of Pakistan to seriously negotiate the issue, apparently
due to the imposition of American sanctions.
Another issue is the huge
investment on the LNG terminal at Port Qasim to meet the growing energy demand
through the import of fuel from Qatar.
“You cannot rule out the Qatar
factor in delay of finalization of the pipeline project with Iran,” the
official said.
https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-domestic-economy/73877/iran-pakistan-to-finalize-free-trade-deal-by-november
Rice exports: REAP urges Kenyan government to grant
preferential status
Rafique Suleman, acting chairman, Rice Exporters Association of
Pakistan (REAP) Monday asked the Kenyan government for preferential duty
structure for Pakistani rice to create a balance of trade between the two
countries. Chairing a meeting of the managing committee and rice exporters of
Kenya at REAP House, Karachi, Rafique Suleman said presently Kenya is getting
some $200 per metric ton or 75 percent (whichever is higher) on the import of
rice from Pakistan, despite the fact that Pakistan is a major importer of
Kenyan tea.
The higher tea import and lower rice exports due to higher duty structure is directly hurting the trade balance, which is largely in favor of Kenya. Trade between Pakistan and Kenya is enjoying a very good trend, however higher duties are major hurdles in improved rice exports to Kenya, he added. "Pakistan is the largest buyer of Kenyan tea, therefore, we request the Kenya government to grant preferential tariff/duty structure for Pakistani rice to create balance of trade," he maintained.
Suleman briefed the meeting that presently, rice exports to Kenya are witnessing a declining trend as Pakistan exported 465,425 metric tons of rice amounting to $ 169 million during last fiscal year 2016-17 (FY17), whereas previously Pakistan had exported approx 0.5 million metric tons of rice amounting to $ 188 million in FY16. He said that with the collective efforts of stakeholders, the declining rice exports to Kenya could be halted.
He said recently Professor Julius K Bitok, High Commissioner of Kenya in Islamabad, along with Hanif Janoo, Hon Consul of Kenya in Karachi, had paid a visit to REAP House and discussed various matters of mutual interests during the meeting.
Pakistani rice exporters had discussed several problems with High Commissioner of Kenya, particularly the issue of theft of their rice cargo during the transit from Kenyan ports to buyers' warehouses, he added.
"We don't have any support from the government of Kenya in this regard, therefore Pakistani rice exporters themselves get cargo insured from certain insurance companies, but unfortunately often don't have their claim refunded. Claims worth thousands of dollars are pending with insurance companies," Suleman said.
Pakistani rice exporters are also facing problems regarding the valuation of rice imported into Kenya by Kenyan authorities and need to address this issue as well.
Moreover, it was also decided that a high-level trade delegation of rice exporters will visit Kenya along with Hanif Janoo for meetings with the Kenyan authorities as well as their counterparts. The meeting was also attended by members managing committee - Safdar Mehkari, former REAP chairman Mahmood Moulvi and others
The higher tea import and lower rice exports due to higher duty structure is directly hurting the trade balance, which is largely in favor of Kenya. Trade between Pakistan and Kenya is enjoying a very good trend, however higher duties are major hurdles in improved rice exports to Kenya, he added. "Pakistan is the largest buyer of Kenyan tea, therefore, we request the Kenya government to grant preferential tariff/duty structure for Pakistani rice to create balance of trade," he maintained.
Suleman briefed the meeting that presently, rice exports to Kenya are witnessing a declining trend as Pakistan exported 465,425 metric tons of rice amounting to $ 169 million during last fiscal year 2016-17 (FY17), whereas previously Pakistan had exported approx 0.5 million metric tons of rice amounting to $ 188 million in FY16. He said that with the collective efforts of stakeholders, the declining rice exports to Kenya could be halted.
He said recently Professor Julius K Bitok, High Commissioner of Kenya in Islamabad, along with Hanif Janoo, Hon Consul of Kenya in Karachi, had paid a visit to REAP House and discussed various matters of mutual interests during the meeting.
Pakistani rice exporters had discussed several problems with High Commissioner of Kenya, particularly the issue of theft of their rice cargo during the transit from Kenyan ports to buyers' warehouses, he added.
"We don't have any support from the government of Kenya in this regard, therefore Pakistani rice exporters themselves get cargo insured from certain insurance companies, but unfortunately often don't have their claim refunded. Claims worth thousands of dollars are pending with insurance companies," Suleman said.
Pakistani rice exporters are also facing problems regarding the valuation of rice imported into Kenya by Kenyan authorities and need to address this issue as well.
Moreover, it was also decided that a high-level trade delegation of rice exporters will visit Kenya along with Hanif Janoo for meetings with the Kenyan authorities as well as their counterparts. The meeting was also attended by members managing committee - Safdar Mehkari, former REAP chairman Mahmood Moulvi and others
Iran, Pakistan to Finalize Free Trade
Deal by November
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Pakistan and Iran have decided to strike a deal on trade despite
slow or no progress regarding the implementation of a payment mechanism and the
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.
Both sides have decided to finalize
the proposed free trade agreement before November 2017, the Pakistani newspaper
Dawn reported.
The trade negotiating committee
of the two countries has already held two rounds of discussions on FTA and is
scheduled to meet by November to put the final touches to the agreement. It is
projected that the agreement will increase the 2016 bilateral trade worth $300
million to $5 billion by 2021.
“We have almost finalized the
draft of FTA,” a trade officer of the commerce ministry said, adding that the
next meeting is expected to reach an understanding on the remaining issues.
The non-availability of a payment
mechanism casts a shadow on the viability of the much-awaited agreement.
In April 2017, State Bank of
Pakistan’s deputy governor visited Iran and signed a banking payment agreement.
Under this agreement, the central banks of the two countries will have to
authorize banks for undertaking trade transactions.
On the Pakistani side, SBP has
already issued a circular in this regard but not a single bank so far has
showed interest in opening a branch in Iran, the plausible reason being a fear
of US sanctions against the country.
The Iran-Pakistan PTA was signed
on March 4, 2004, which came into force on September 1, 2006, and has been
operational since then.
Under the existing PTA, Pakistan
utilized concessions on 17 tariff lines out of 334 tariff lines in 2016. Due to
this poor utilization, Pakistan has provided a wish list of 153 tariff lines to
Iran and requested deepening the margin of preferences (MoP) on 22 items
already in the PTA.
To reciprocate, Iran also
provided a wish list of 80 items seeking an MoP from Pakistan.
Looking at Pakistan’s exports to
Iran, rice has the highest trade potential. In 2009, rice exports comprised 80%
of Pakistan’s total exports to the country. But in 2016, these exports fell
substantially owing to international sanctions.
Iran’s rice imports from the
world are $517 million, 97% of which are coming from India, since India
circumvented the sanctions by using a barter trade model.
Other products with a high trade
potential are medical instruments, cotton fabric and woven fabric of cotton.
Iran imports these products from other countries while Pakistan’s exports of
these products are non-existent.
There is also discrepancy in the bilateral
trade data of the two countries. Data compiled by Pakistan showed exports worth
$36 million and imports of $284 million. Contrary to this, the data compiled by
Iranian customs showed Pakistani export in the range of $300-350 million while
imports worth $600-700 million from Iran.
The only justification that came
from the ministry of commerce was that it could be on account of indirect trade
via Dubai, smuggling and unregistered trade from border areas via a land route.
Currently, exchangers are the
most popular mode of making trade payments between the two countries.
Until the regular banking channel
is established for the mode of payment, the target to increase trade to $5
billion in the next four years will remain only on paper, an unnamed senior
officer of the commerce ministry said.
“If there is no payment
mechanism, then there is no importance of such an agreement,” the officer said.
Both sides under the strategic
plan agreed to open two more border crossing points, preferably by the end of
2016. Two potential crossing points are at Gabd (Pakistan)-Reemdan (Iran) and
Mand (Pakistan)–Pishin (Iran).
No tangible progress was seen on
this account as well. Both sides also agreed to ensure international standard
border compliance for trucks i.e. standard shield, tent, seal and fuel tanks;
along with exchange of customs-related information and electronic trade data
sharing.
An official of the energy
division said no progress was seen on the issues of the Iran-Pakistan pipeline
project. He listed several bottlenecks, including a disagreement on price.
However, there has also been no
commitment on the part of Pakistan to seriously negotiate the issue, apparently
due to the imposition of American sanctions.
Another issue is the huge
investment on the LNG terminal at Port Qasim to meet the growing energy demand
through the import of fuel from Qatar.
“You cannot rule out the Qatar
factor in delay of finalization of the pipeline project with Iran,” the
official said.
http://www.wionews.com/india-news/tillerson-comes-clubbing-to-indian-subcontinent-21185PAKISTAN
Traders
demand revision of FTA with China
Chamber of Small Traders on Monday said FTA with China has
inflicted heavy losses on Pakistan's economy hence it should be reviewed and
balanced immediately. Many industrial units and SMEs have closed as a result of
faulty trade deal resulting massive unemployment, Former President ICCI and
Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Dr Shahid Rasheed Butt said. The deal
is heavily tilted towards China as Beijing's share in Pakistan total imports
has jumped to 29 percent which must be reduced, he added,
He said after the FTA with China, Pakistan's exports comprising mainly of rice and cotton rose from 400 million dollars to 1.7 billion dollars while Chinese exports to Pakistan swelled from 1.8 billion dollars to almost fourteen billion dollars which has taken a toll on the economy.
Pakistan is importing electric and electronic goods, machinery, ceramics, plywood, chipboard, bicycles, iron and steel, chemicals, fruits and vegetables and a lot more from the friendly country while exporting a few items due to taxes imposed by Chinese authorities, he added.
He said China's FTA with East Asian countries has resulted in further loss of exports to China as Pakistani goods are attracting higher tariffs in China as compared to the goods produced in East Asian nations. Talking to Business Recorder he said not a single trade deal has benefited Pakistan but deal with China remained on the top as far as negative impact on the economy is concerned.
Shahid Butt said Chamber of Small Traders support the demand of the exporters to reduce energy rates in line with the prices prevalent in the competing nations so that Pakistani goods can compete in the international market
He said after the FTA with China, Pakistan's exports comprising mainly of rice and cotton rose from 400 million dollars to 1.7 billion dollars while Chinese exports to Pakistan swelled from 1.8 billion dollars to almost fourteen billion dollars which has taken a toll on the economy.
Pakistan is importing electric and electronic goods, machinery, ceramics, plywood, chipboard, bicycles, iron and steel, chemicals, fruits and vegetables and a lot more from the friendly country while exporting a few items due to taxes imposed by Chinese authorities, he added.
He said China's FTA with East Asian countries has resulted in further loss of exports to China as Pakistani goods are attracting higher tariffs in China as compared to the goods produced in East Asian nations. Talking to Business Recorder he said not a single trade deal has benefited Pakistan but deal with China remained on the top as far as negative impact on the economy is concerned.
Shahid Butt said Chamber of Small Traders support the demand of the exporters to reduce energy rates in line with the prices prevalent in the competing nations so that Pakistani goods can compete in the international market
https://fp.brecorder.com/2017/10/20171010224927/
African farmers may soon be adopting PH knowledge, expertise in
rice production
October 10, 2017, 12:17 PM
By Roy Mabasa
Farmers from Africa may soon be
adopting Philippines’ knowledge and expertise in rice production to support
food security, boost rural development and alleviate poverty in that
region.This developed as 30 agricultural specialists from Africa graduated
recently from training programs on quality rice seed production and extension
under the three-year development cooperation (2016-2019) of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).
(Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a statement, JICA senior
representative Yuko Tanaka said they want to help create opportunities for
partner countries like the Philippines to also share with other countries the
knowledge and expertise they learned from Japan.“Under this model of
cooperation, together we can contribute to poverty alleviation and food
security,” Tanaka said.
Both IRRI and PhilRice were
beneficiaries of JICA’s development assistance.The eight-week course at
PhilRice has enhanced the participants’ knowledge and skills in rice production
with emphasis on the production of quality rice seeds through hands-on
activities and laboratory and field exercises. They were likewise exposed to
the different extension methods that can be applied in the promotion and use of
quality rice seeds among farmers.
Participants in this course were
agriculture extension workers from Africa, Afghanistan and the Philippines.
The activity complements the
ongoing rice value chain initiatives of different members of the Coalition for
African Rice Development (CARD). IRRI, PhilRice and other global partners are
actively supporting CARD’s agenda of helping double rice production in Africa
by 2018.
PhilRice, a government corporate
entity that promotes high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies in rice
production, has received a Japanese grant aid in the 1980s to upgrade its
facilities and research laboratories with Japanese scientists.
JICA noted in its statement that
Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered from increasing rice demand since the 1990s.
Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) data showed that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of
undernourishment in the world at 23.2 percent or one in every four people
making agriculture productivity an urgent concern
https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/10/african-farmers-may-soon-be-adopting-ph-knowledge-expertise-in-rice-production/
Amazon farmers
discovered the secret of domesticating wild rice 4,000 years ago
IMAGE: MONTE CASTELO EXCAVATION IN PROGRESS -- COLLECTING
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CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Amazonian farmers discovered how
to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more food 4,000 years ago,
long before Europeans colonised America, archaeologists have discovered.
Experts from the UK and Brazil
have found the first evidence that ancient South Americans learned how to grow
bigger rice crops with larger grains, but this expertise may have been lost
after 1492 when the indigenous population was decimated, research shows.
The evidence of the success of
early rice farmers on the vast wetlands near the Guaporé River in Rondônia
state, Brazil, could help modern day plant breeders develop rice crops which
are less susceptible to disease and more adaptable to the effects of climate change
than the Asian varieties. Different species of rice were first grown
approximately 11,000 years ago in the Yangtze River, China, and around 2,000
years ago in West Africa.
The University of Exeter study,
funded in part by the European Research Council, also shows how important the
huge wetlands and tropical forests of lowland South America were in providing
food for early human settlers in South America. Ancient inhabitants managed to
domesticate cassava, peanuts and chilli peppers crops for food.
The archaeologists analysed 16
samples of microscopic plant remains from ten different time periods found
during excavations during 2014 led by the University of São Paulo in South West
Amazonia. More phytoliths, hard, microscopic pieces of silica made by plant cells,
were found at higher ground level, suggesting rice began to play a larger role
in the diet of people who lived in the area - and more was farmed - as time
went on.
Changes in the ratio of husk,
leaf and stem remains found at different ground levels also suggest the Amazon
residents became more efficient harvesters over time, bringing more grain and
fewer leaves to the site. The rice grown, Oryza sp, also
became bigger over time compared to the wild rice first cultivated by the South
Americans. This area has been occupied by humans for at least 10,000 years.
Professor Jose Iriarte, from the
University of Exeter, who led the research, said: "This is the first study
to identify when wild rice first began to be grown for food in South America.
We have found people were growing crops with larger and larger seeds. Even
though they were also eating wild and domesticated plants including maize, palm
fruits, soursop and squash, wild rice was an important food, and people began
to grow it at lake or river edges.
"During a time when the
climate was getting wetter and the wetlands expanding, this critical seasonal
resource that is ripe at the peak of the flooding season when other resources
are dispersed and scarce, residents of Monte Castelo began to grow larger rice"
Evidence for mid-Holocene rice
domestication in the Americas by Lautaro Hilbert and Jose Iriarte from the
University of Exeter, Elizabeth Veasey, Carlos Augusto Zimpel, Eduardo Goes
Neves and Francisco Pugliese from the Universidade de São Paulo, Bronwen S.
Whitney from Northumbria University and Myrtle Shock from the Universidade
Federal do Oeste de Pará, is published in the journal Nature Ecology
and Evolution.
Domoguen: Rice
scientists moving Golden Rice forward to the market
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 By ROBERT DOMOGUEN MOUNTAIN LIGHT IN THE first series
of this article entitled “The Golden Rice Project in the Philippines,” we noted
that Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) is mainly a third-world problem. VAD is more
common in developing countries, where it is often very severe and can cause
loss of vision, other health problems, and even death. Those opposing the
Golden Rice Project have their followers mostly based in the third world. They
propose that promoting a “diversity of diets” can work wonders for the poor.
However, they also claim that the traditional sources of vitamin A have
declined or disappeared in their countries, if not, unavailable due to high
cost and limitations of production. In India and elsewhere in Asia, lakes, and
wetlands which used to be sources of fish, shrimp, frogs and aquatic weeds rich
in Vitamin A have either dried up or were long poisoned by industrial and
residential wastes. In the Philippines, "diversity of diet" could
hardly work for the middle class, what more to the poor and the very poor who
cannot afford to buy vegetables or fruits regularly. Still, an oppositionist
advocates “effective education and empowering” the “vulnerable sectors of the
population as a more sensible approach to addressing VAD than adding yet
another source of vitamin A which most likely will not be equitably distributed
anyway.” The meaning of the rhetoric particularly “effective education and
empowerment” has yet to be demonstrated in practice especially in areas
abundant with varieties of fruits, vegetables, fishes, and livestock but
continue to suffer from persistent VAD. Vitamin A is important for healthy
eyes, healthy skin and for fighting infections. Foods that contain vitamin A
include liver, milk, eggs and fish-liver oils. The other sources are green,
orange, and yellow vegetables and fruits which are good sources of a substance
called beta-carotene that can be converted into vitamin A by the human body. A
regular intake of these foods is recommended to supply the daily requirements
of a person of Vitamin A. Mild forms of vitamin A deficiency can usually be
treated without any long-term problems. Nationwide, results of a food and
nutrition survey among pre-school children revealed VAD increased from 15.2
percent in 2008 to 20.4 percent in 2013. These figures translate to about 2.1
million Filipino children who are at very high risk of becoming blind or even
dying due to preventable infections. VAD increases vulnerability to illnesses
including measles, respiratory infections, and diarrhea, which are the leading
causes of death among children in developing countries. Scientists involved in
the development of golden rice (GR) say that complete balanced diets are the
best solution to VAD. But in areas where balance diets are also a problem, GR
“provides an excellent complement to fruits, vegetables, and animal products in
the diet, and to fortified foods and vitamin supplements.” In third world
countries, it is the poor families who hardly eat three square meals a day and
are dependent on cheap staples that need VAD fortified rice. Among poor
farmers, the problem is especially felt during occurrences of drought or when
not in season, fruits and vegetables are hardly available, are expensive and
beyond their means. Vitamin A fortification and supplementation programs are
part of the solution but nothing beats GR being made available to poor farmers
to grow on their farms and harvest as a regular part of their diet. A product
of the public sector “with the realistic hope of saving the lives and sight of
millions of children in the developing world, GR is like any natural rice,
according to rice scientists at Philrice. Through its development, all possible
risks in its propagation are being resolved in the laboratory before it is
released to the farmers for them to grow on their farms. Since the time GR
research was started in the Philippines, rice scientists at Philrice and IRRI
never stopped working to make it available to local farmers and ultimately
consumers, according to Dr. Roel Suralta, GR Project team leader at Philrice.
From the beginning, it was their commitment and ardent desire to ascertain if
GR can really be an effective solution and remedy to the VAD problem. This is
the main reason why they have been sensitive to the public and their peers’
opinions of their activities, according to Dr. Suralta. “We are committed to
doing the science right and making sure we comply with regulations along the
way,” he wrote in response to an email I sent to him. Their good work is being
appreciated and rewarded in spite of the challenges. After militant activist
destroyed their experiment in Pili, Camarines Sur in 2013, the Golden Rice
Project got more support from Filipino farmers and local government units, Dr.
Suralta said. “Over the years and at each stage of the project, we kept key
stakeholders informed of our GR research activities. In the conduct of our
multi-location field trials, we are supported by local government unit
officials and community leaders who are well informed of the ultimate goal of
our research – to develop GR varieties with good levels of beta-carotene. Dr.
Suralta said that as partners, the farmers and LGUs are a great help in
ensuring GR could be evaluated as a potential way to reduce vitamin A
deficiency. We are working together to develop this rice in a manner that
complies with national policies at every step of the way, he explained. “We are
pleased that for each of our five field research sites, the barangay (village),
municipal (city) and provincial governments adopted resolutions in favor of our
Golden Rice research activities, especially the conduct of the field trials.
These local leaders have remained actively interested in and are supportive of
our work ever since, participating along with members of our locally-based
Institutional Biosafety Committees and the media in regular seminars about
biotechnology, healthier rice, and Golden Rice,” Dr. Suralta said. – To be
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raised in our conversation about culture. Two weeks ago, Igorots in social
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Olsim Domoguen: Rice scientists moving Golden Rice forward to the market IN THE
first series of this article entitled “The Golden Rice Project in the
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Western Innovator: Preserving the
world’s small grains
For
more than three decades, Harold Bockelman has maintained USDA’s National Small
Grains Collection in Aberdeen, Idaho.
Capital Press
Published on October 9, 2017 2:38PM
JOHN O’CONNELL/CAPITAL PRESS
Harold Bockelman, curator of the
National Small Grains Collection in Aberdeen, Idaho, with variety plots from
the collection.
ABERDEEN, Idaho — USDA has made ordering seed from its vast
National Small Grains Collection similar to shopping for merchandise
online.Since 1898, the facility has preserved more than 143,000 types of wheat,
barley, oats, rice, rye, triticale and wild relatives originating from
throughout the world, maintaining a pool of genetics to help scientists tackle
some of the great challenges facing agriculture.Harold Bockelman, the
collection’s curator of more than 30 years, explained crop researchers may
search his online database for specific numbered lines, or by desired traits.
The grain types, called accessions, are paired with descriptions and
photographs. Map coordinates accompany some of the land-race accessions, which
were cultivated over thousands of years, to show their place of origin.
Shoppers fill a virtual cart upon making their selections, though
Bockelman’s service is free of charge.
“It looks more like an Amazon site than it used to,” Bockelman
said.
In an average year, Bockelman and his staff mail more than 50,000
envelopes, each containing 5 grams of seed, to roughly 800 domestic and
international crop researchers and cereal breeders.
Breeders have found plenty of hidden gems in the collection, such
as PI 178383, a land-race wheat line originating in Eastern Turkey with
resistance to dwarf bunt, stripe rust and other diseases. It was used as a
parent in many modern crosses.
Frank Curtis, chief operating officer with Limagrain Cereal Seeds
of Fort Collins, Colo., said the collection has provided his company with
invaluable genetic material. Most recently, Curtis said Limagrain propagated
seed from about 2,000 of the collection’s barley lines, hoping to cross them
with European varieties to develop early maturing, drought-resistant malt lines
adapted for Northwest conditions.
“It’s a wonderful initiative,” Curtis said of the collection.
“Anything that has been in the gene pool and has potential use is preserved for
all time.”
For several years, varieties from the collection have also been
sent to Kenya and Ethiopia, where they’re being evaluated for resistance to a
destructive stem rust found there, based on the concerns that it could spread.
The collection includes about 50,000 wheat, 33,000 barley, 20,000
oat, 19,000 rice, 2,000 rye and 2,000 triticale accessions, plus wild
relatives. Each spring and fall, Bockelman and his staff plant a few thousand
of the collection’s accessions to replenish seed and evaluate them in research
fields at Aberdeen. Accessions are planted in 10-foot strips, separated by
“guard rows” of unrelated crops. The staff uses a Japanese rice binder to
harvest them.
Seed at the facility is stored at 42 degrees and 25 percent
humidity and remains viable for up to 25 years. The collection is backed up by
seed frozen in liquid nitrogen in Fort Collins, Colo., where it can be stored
for up to 100 years. New accessions are added periodically. Bockelman now plans
to add a wild barley collection obtained through an exchange by a Minnesota
scientist.
“We still look out for possibilities to obtain other collections
from throughout the world, but not so much now because our collection is fairly
complete,” Bockelman said.
Harold Bockelman
Age: 68
Education: Undergraduate degree from Purdue University and a Ph.D.
in plant genetics from University of California-Davis
Hometown: Aberdeen, Idaho
Job: Supervisory agronomist with USDA and curator of its National
Small Grains Collection
Innovation: Maintaining USDA’s National Small Grains Collection
for more than 30 years and helping to make accessing its materials more
convenient
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Rice Noodle Market
Manufacturing Process, Raw Materials, Cost and Revenue 2017 to 2022
By admin
October 10, 2017
Global Rice Noodle Market
Research Report 2017- 2022 presents an in-depth
assessment of the Rice Noodle which includes enabling technologies, key trends,
market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment
models, operator case studies, opportunities, future roadmap, value chain,
ecosystem player profiles and strategies. The report also presents forecasts
for Rice Noodle investments from 2017 till 2022.
This study answers several
questions for stakeholders, primarily which market segments they should focus
upon during the next five years to prioritize their efforts and investments. These
stakeholders include Rice Noodle manufacturers such as: JFC
International, American Roland Food Corp., Eskal, Nan Shing Hsinchu, Cali Food,
Nature soy, Mandarin Noodle Manufacturing, Ying Yong Food Products, J.D. Food
Products, Leong Guan Food Manufacturer, etc.
Primary sources are mainly
industry experts from core and related industries, and suppliers,
manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and organizations related to
all segments of the industry’s supply chain. The bottom-up approach was used to
estimate the global market size of Rice Noodle based on end-use industry and
region, in terms of value. With the data triangulation procedure and validation
of data through primary interviews, the exact values of the overall parent market,
and individual market sizes were determined and confirmed in this study.
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Global Rice Noodle (K
Units) and Revenue (Million USD) Market Split by Product Types:
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Global Rice Noodle (K Units) by
Applications (2016 to 2022):
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by Application
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2012
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2022
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Market Share (%)2022
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CGAR (%)
(2016-2022)
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The research provides answers to
the following key questions:
·
What
will be the market size and the growth rate in 2022?
·
What
are the key factors driving the global Rice Noodle market?
·
Who
are the key market players and what are their strategies in the global Rice
Noodle market?
·
Trending
factors influencing the market shares of the top 5 regions across the globe.
·
What
are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global Rice Noodle
market?
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What
trends, challenges and barriers are influencing its growth?
·
What
are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global
Rice Noodle market?
·
What
are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global Rice Noodle
market?
This independent 108 page report
guarantees you will remain better informed than your competition. With over 170
tables and figures examining the Rice Noodle market, the report gives you a
visual, one-stop breakdown of the leading products, submarkets and market leader’s
market revenue forecasts as well as analysis to 2022.
Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with
production, consumption, revenue (million USD), and market share and growth
rate of Immunotherapy Drugs in these regions, from 2012 to 2022
(forecast), covering regions
be :- North America,
China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, India etc.
The report provides a basic
overview of the Rice Noodle industry including definitions, classifications,
applications and industry chain structure. And development policies and plans
are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost structures. Then, the
report focuses on global major leading industry players with information such
as company profiles, product picture and specifications, sales, market share
and contact information. What’s more, the Rice Noodle industry development
trends and marketing channels are analyzed.
The research includes historic
data from 2012 to 2016 and forecasts until 2022 which makes the reports an
invaluable resource for industry executives, marketing, sales and product
managers, consultants, analysts, and other people looking for key industry data
in readily accessible documents with clearly presented tables and graphs. The
report will make detailed analysis mainly on above questions and in-depth
research on the development environment, market size, development trend,
operation situation and future development trend of Rice Noodle on the basis of
stating current situation of the industry in 2017 so as to make comprehensive
organization and judgment on the competition situation and development trend of
Rice Noodle Market and assist manufacturers and investment organization to
better grasp the development course of Rice Noodle Market.
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the Global Rice Noodle
market.
Chapter 1, to describe Rice
Noodle Introduction, product scope, market overview, market opportunities,
market risk, market driving force;
Chapter 2, to analyze the top
manufacturers of Rice Noodle, with sales, revenue, and price of Rice Noodle, in
2016 and 2017;
Chapter 3, to display the
competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with sales, revenue and
market share in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 4, to show the global
market by regions, with sales, revenue and market share of Rice Noodle, for
each region, from 2012 to 2017;
Chapter 5, 6, 7,8and 9, to
analyze the key regions, with sales, revenue and market share by key countries
in these regions;
Chapter 10and 11, to show the
market by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by
type, application, from 2012 to 2017;
Chapter 12, Rice Noodle market
forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2017
to 2022;
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to
describe Rice Noodle sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research
Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source.
Study On
Table of Contents:
·
Rice
Noodle Market Overview, Scope, Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
·
Global
Rice Noodle Market Competition by Manufacturers
·
Global
Rice Noodle Capacity, Production, Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
·
Global
Rice Noodle Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Region
(2012-2017)
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Global
Rice Noodle Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type
·
Global
Rice Noodle Market Analysis by Application
·
Global
Rice Noodle Manufacturers Profiles/Analysis
·
Rice
Noodle Manufacturing Cost Analysis
·
Industrial
Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
·
Marketing
Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
·
Market
Effect Factors Analysis
·
Global
Rice Noodle Market Forecast (2017-2022)
·
Research
Findings and Conclusion Appendix – Methodology/Research Approach, Market Size
Estimation, Data Source, Secondary Sources, Primary Sources and Disclaimer.
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Basmati Rice Market by Growth Prospects, Emerging Trends, Share & Revenue by 2022
By Pragati
Pathrotkar -
October 9, 2017
The global market for basmati
rice is witnessing a noticeably high growth, at present, and is expected to
continue on the same track over the next few years. This report by Transparency
Market Research (TMR) attempts to present a comprehensive analysis of the
global basmati rice market by examining the prominent trends, growth drivers,
limitations, and opportunities and the impact of these factors on the demand
for basmati rice between 2017 and 2022. It also examines the potential of this
market at the global as well as the regional level.
Further, a detailed analysis of
the value chain, which offers an exhaustive overview of the worldwide market
for basmati rice has been offered in this research study, encompassing the analysis
of the attractiveness of the market, in which, the end users are characterized
on the basis of their size of the market, rate of growth, and general
attractiveness.
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Global Basmati Rice Market to
Report 11.0% CAGR between 2017 and 2022
Rice is one of the most crucial
food crop and a staple for more than half of the population across the world.
Owing to its fine quality, fragrance, and taste, basmati rice has gained a
premium status among all the type of rice available, globally. “Thanks to the
premium position basmati rice enjoys in the global rice market, the worldwide
basmati rice market has been proliferating substantially,” says a TMR analyst.
Nearly 90% of the production as well as consumption of basmati rice is centered
in Asia, with China and India being the most prominent producers, as well as
consumer of this type of rice.
The opportunity in the worldwide
market for basmati rice is anticipated to reach US$10.51 bn by 2017.
Proliferating at a robust CAGR of 11.0% over the period from 2017 to 2022, the
market is expected to rise further to US$17.74 bn by the end of the period of
the forecast. The increasing price of paddy crop and the declining inventory
prices in Asian Countries are likely to reflect positively on the global market
for the basmati rice in the years to come, states the research report.
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Long-Grain
Rice Seed 2017 Global Market Analysis, Company Profiles And Industrial Overview
Research Report Forecasting To 2022
Published Mon, Oct 9th 2017
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applications and major players of Long-Grain Rice Seed market in details. Deep
analysis about market status (2012-2017), enterprise competition pattern,
advantages and disadvantages of enterprise Products, industry development
trends (2017-2022), regional industrial layout characteristics and macroeconomic
policies, industrial policy has also be included. From raw materials to
downstream buyers of this industry will be analyzed scientifically, the feature
of product circulation and sales channel will be presented as well. In a word,
this report will help you to establish a panorama of industrial development and
characteristics of the Long-Grain Rice Seed market.
The Long-Grain Rice Seed market can be split based on product types, major applications, and important regions.
Major Players in Long-Grain Rice Seed market are:
Dupont Pioneer
Keeplong Seeds
Anhui Nongken
Nuziveedu Seeds
China National Seed
Dabei Nong Group
JK seeds
Beijing Doneed Seeds
Bayer
Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology
Syngenta
Zhongnongfa
Longping High-tech
Gansu Dunhuang Seed
Beijing Origin Seed
Kaveri
Opulent Technology
RiceTec
Rasi Seeds
Krishidhan
Dongya Seed Industry
Grand Agriseeds
Mahyco
Hefei Fengle
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The Long-Grain Rice Seed market can be split based on product types, major applications, and important regions.
Major Players in Long-Grain Rice Seed market are:
Dupont Pioneer
Keeplong Seeds
Anhui Nongken
Nuziveedu Seeds
China National Seed
Dabei Nong Group
JK seeds
Beijing Doneed Seeds
Bayer
Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology
Syngenta
Zhongnongfa
Longping High-tech
Gansu Dunhuang Seed
Beijing Origin Seed
Kaveri
Opulent Technology
RiceTec
Rasi Seeds
Krishidhan
Dongya Seed Industry
Grand Agriseeds
Mahyco
Hefei Fengle
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Europe
China
Japan
Middle East & Africa
India
South America
Others
North America
Europe
China
Japan
Middle East & Africa
India
South America
Others
Most important types of
Long-Grain Rice Seed products covered in this report are:
Japonica Rice
Indica Rice
Japonica Rice
Indica Rice
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Agricultural planting
Scientific and research planting
Agricultural planting
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Global Long-Grain Rice Seed
Industry Market Research Report
1 Long-Grain Rice Seed Introduction and Market Overview
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Definition of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.3 Long-Grain Rice Seed Market Scope and Market Size Estimation
1.3.1 Market Concentration Ratio and Market Maturity Analysis
1.3.2 Global Long-Grain Rice Seed Value ($) and Growth Rate from 2012-2022
1.4 Market Segmentation
1.4.1 Types of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.4.2 Applications of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.4.3 Research Regions
1.4.3.1 North America Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.2 Europe Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.3 China Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.4 Japan Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.5 Middle East & Africa Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.6 India Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.7 South America Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.5 Market Dynamics
1.5.1 Drivers
1.5.1.1 Emerging Countries of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.5.1.2 Growing Market of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.5.2 Limitations
1.5.3 Opportunities
1.6 Industry News and Policies by Regions
1.6.1 Industry News
1.6.2 Industry Policies
1 Long-Grain Rice Seed Introduction and Market Overview
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Definition of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.3 Long-Grain Rice Seed Market Scope and Market Size Estimation
1.3.1 Market Concentration Ratio and Market Maturity Analysis
1.3.2 Global Long-Grain Rice Seed Value ($) and Growth Rate from 2012-2022
1.4 Market Segmentation
1.4.1 Types of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.4.2 Applications of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.4.3 Research Regions
1.4.3.1 North America Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.2 Europe Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.3 China Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.4 Japan Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.5 Middle East & Africa Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.6 India Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.4.3.7 South America Long-Grain Rice Seed Production Value ($) and Growth Rate (2012-2017)
1.5 Market Dynamics
1.5.1 Drivers
1.5.1.1 Emerging Countries of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.5.1.2 Growing Market of Long-Grain Rice Seed
1.5.2 Limitations
1.5.3 Opportunities
1.6 Industry News and Policies by Regions
1.6.1 Industry News
1.6.2 Industry Policies
2 Industry Chain Analysis
2.1 Upstream Raw Material Suppliers of Long-Grain Rice Seed Analysis
2.2 Major Players of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.2.1 Major Players Manufacturing Base and Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed in 2016
2.2.2 Major Players Product Types in 2016
2.3 Long-Grain Rice Seed Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
2.3.1 Production Process Analysis
2.3.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.3.3 Raw Material Cost of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.3.4 Labor Cost of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.4 Market Channel Analysis of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.5 Major Downstream Buyers of Long-Grain Rice Seed Analysis
2.1 Upstream Raw Material Suppliers of Long-Grain Rice Seed Analysis
2.2 Major Players of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.2.1 Major Players Manufacturing Base and Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed in 2016
2.2.2 Major Players Product Types in 2016
2.3 Long-Grain Rice Seed Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
2.3.1 Production Process Analysis
2.3.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.3.3 Raw Material Cost of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.3.4 Labor Cost of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.4 Market Channel Analysis of Long-Grain Rice Seed
2.5 Major Downstream Buyers of Long-Grain Rice Seed Analysis
…….
8 Competitive Landscape
8.1 Competitive Profile
8.2 Dupont Pioneer
8.2.1 Company Profiles
8.2.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.2.2.1 Product Introduction
8.2.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.2.3 Dupont Pioneer Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.2.4 Dupont Pioneer Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.3 Keeplong Seeds
8.3.1 Company Profiles
8.3.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.3.2.1 Product Introduction
8.3.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.3.3 Keeplong Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.3.4 Keeplong Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.4 Anhui Nongken
8.4.1 Company Profiles
8.4.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.4.2.1 Product Introduction
8.4.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.4.3 Anhui Nongken Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.4.4 Anhui Nongken Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.5 Nuziveedu Seeds
8.5.1 Company Profiles
8.5.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.5.2.1 Product Introduction
8.5.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.5.3 Nuziveedu Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.5.4 Nuziveedu Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.6 China National Seed
8.6.1 Company Profiles
8.6.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.6.2.1 Product Introduction
8.6.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.6.3 China National Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.6.4 China National Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.7 Dabei Nong Group
8.7.1 Company Profiles
8.7.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.7.2.1 Product Introduction
8.7.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.7.3 Dabei Nong Group Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.7.4 Dabei Nong Group Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.8 JK seeds
8.8.1 Company Profiles
8.8.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.8.2.1 Product Introduction
8.8.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.8.3 JK seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.8.4 JK seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.9 Beijing Doneed Seeds
8.9.1 Company Profiles
8.9.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.9.2.1 Product Introduction
8.9.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.9.3 Beijing Doneed Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.9.4 Beijing Doneed Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.10 Bayer
8.10.1 Company Profiles
8.10.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.10.2.1 Product Introduction
8.10.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.10.3 Bayer Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.10.4 Bayer Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.11 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology
8.11.1 Company Profiles
8.11.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.11.2.1 Product Introduction
8.11.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.11.3 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.11.4 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.12 Syngenta
8.12.1 Company Profiles
8.12.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.12.2.1 Product Introduction
8.12.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.12.3 Syngenta Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.12.4 Syngenta Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.13 Zhongnongfa
8.13.1 Company Profiles
8.13.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.13.2.1 Product Introduction
8.13.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.13.3 Zhongnongfa Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.13.4 Zhongnongfa Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.14 Longping High-tech
8.14.1 Company Profiles
8.14.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.14.2.1 Product Introduction
8.14.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.14.3 Longping High-tech Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.14.4 Longping High-tech Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.15 Gansu Dunhuang Seed
8.15.1 Company Profiles
8.15.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.15.2.1 Product Introduction
8.15.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.15.3 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.15.4 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.16 Beijing Origin Seed
8.16.1 Company Profiles
8.16.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.16.2.1 Product Introduction
8.16.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.16.3 Beijing Origin Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.16.4 Beijing Origin Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.17 Kaveri
8.18 Opulent Technology
8.19 RiceTec
8.20 Rasi Seeds
8.21 Krishidhan
8.22 Dongya Seed Industry
8.23 Grand Agriseeds
8.24 Mahyco
8.25 Hefei Fengle
8.26 WIN-ALL HI-TECH SEED
8.1 Competitive Profile
8.2 Dupont Pioneer
8.2.1 Company Profiles
8.2.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.2.2.1 Product Introduction
8.2.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.2.3 Dupont Pioneer Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.2.4 Dupont Pioneer Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.3 Keeplong Seeds
8.3.1 Company Profiles
8.3.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.3.2.1 Product Introduction
8.3.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.3.3 Keeplong Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.3.4 Keeplong Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.4 Anhui Nongken
8.4.1 Company Profiles
8.4.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.4.2.1 Product Introduction
8.4.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.4.3 Anhui Nongken Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.4.4 Anhui Nongken Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.5 Nuziveedu Seeds
8.5.1 Company Profiles
8.5.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.5.2.1 Product Introduction
8.5.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.5.3 Nuziveedu Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.5.4 Nuziveedu Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.6 China National Seed
8.6.1 Company Profiles
8.6.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.6.2.1 Product Introduction
8.6.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.6.3 China National Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.6.4 China National Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.7 Dabei Nong Group
8.7.1 Company Profiles
8.7.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.7.2.1 Product Introduction
8.7.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.7.3 Dabei Nong Group Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.7.4 Dabei Nong Group Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.8 JK seeds
8.8.1 Company Profiles
8.8.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.8.2.1 Product Introduction
8.8.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.8.3 JK seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.8.4 JK seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.9 Beijing Doneed Seeds
8.9.1 Company Profiles
8.9.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.9.2.1 Product Introduction
8.9.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.9.3 Beijing Doneed Seeds Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.9.4 Beijing Doneed Seeds Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.10 Bayer
8.10.1 Company Profiles
8.10.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.10.2.1 Product Introduction
8.10.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.10.3 Bayer Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.10.4 Bayer Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.11 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology
8.11.1 Company Profiles
8.11.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.11.2.1 Product Introduction
8.11.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.11.3 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.11.4 Guangxi Hengmao Agricultural Technology Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.12 Syngenta
8.12.1 Company Profiles
8.12.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.12.2.1 Product Introduction
8.12.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.12.3 Syngenta Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.12.4 Syngenta Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.13 Zhongnongfa
8.13.1 Company Profiles
8.13.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.13.2.1 Product Introduction
8.13.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.13.3 Zhongnongfa Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.13.4 Zhongnongfa Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.14 Longping High-tech
8.14.1 Company Profiles
8.14.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.14.2.1 Product Introduction
8.14.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.14.3 Longping High-tech Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.14.4 Longping High-tech Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.15 Gansu Dunhuang Seed
8.15.1 Company Profiles
8.15.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.15.2.1 Product Introduction
8.15.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.15.3 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.15.4 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.16 Beijing Origin Seed
8.16.1 Company Profiles
8.16.2 Long-Grain Rice Seed Product Introduction and Market Positioning
8.16.2.1 Product Introduction
8.16.2.2 Market Positioning and Target Customers
8.16.3 Beijing Origin Seed Production, Value ($), Price, Gross Margin 2012-2017E
8.16.4 Beijing Origin Seed Market Share of Long-Grain Rice Seed Segmented by Region in 2016
8.17 Kaveri
8.18 Opulent Technology
8.19 RiceTec
8.20 Rasi Seeds
8.21 Krishidhan
8.22 Dongya Seed Industry
8.23 Grand Agriseeds
8.24 Mahyco
8.25 Hefei Fengle
8.26 WIN-ALL HI-TECH SEED
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Rice basmati
weakens on fall in demand
New Delhi, Oct 10 Rice basmati prices fell by up to Rs 400 per
quintal at the wholesale grains market today owing to considerable fall in
demand at prevailing higher levels. Traders attributed the fall in rice basmati
prices to fall in demand from stockists and rice mills at existing higher
levels. In the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety
slipped to Rs 7,400-7,600 and Rs 6,200-6,500 from previous levels of Rs
7,700-7,800 and Rs 6,600-6,700 per quintal respectively. Following are today's
quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,350, Wheat dara (for
mills) Rs 1,760-1,765, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,765-1,770, Atta Rajdhani (10
kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960
(50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (50 kg). Basmati
rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs
9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,400-7,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,200-6,500,
Permal raw Rs 2,200-2,225, Permal wand Rs 2,250-2,275, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and
Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,875, Bajra Rs 1,180-1,185, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450,
white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,270- 1,275, Barley Rs 1,435-1,445.
Trade Ministry distributes 75,000 tons of rice in market
operation
Trade
Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman on
Tuesday kicked off the rice market operation by distributing 75,000 tons of
rice in Jakarta. The medium-quality rice is sold at a ceiling price of Rp 8,100
(60 US cents) per kilogram, the ceiling price set by the government. The market
operation, which will run from October 2017 to March 2019, uses the government
rice reserve, said Enggartiasto at Cipinang Rice Wholesale Market in East
Jakarta to mark the start of the market operation. “The market operation is to
supply the market with medium rice.
We will supply how much rice is needed by the market,”
said Enggartiasto, adding that the market operation was being carried out to
overcome the scarcity of the medium rice as reported by Antara. The scarcity
occurred after the government imposed the rice ceiling price. He suspected
traders had an adequate stock of medium rice, but they were reluctant to
distribute the commodity to the market after the enforcement of the ceiling
price. Traders said the ceiling price had reduced their profit significantly.
The market operation in Jakarta would be carried out by Jakarta city-owned rice
distributor PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya in cooperation with several
organizations. Meanwhile, the government institutions involved in the market
operation include the Trade Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry, the Jakarta
city Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Trade Agency, the Jakarta
Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty Agency and the Jakarta Food
Taskforce. (bbn)
Iran, Pakistan to Finalize Free Trade Deal by November
Pakistan
and Iran have decided to strike a deal on trade despite slow or no progress
regarding the implementation of a payment mechanism and the Iran-Pakistan gas
pipeline project. Both sides have decided to finalize the proposed free trade
agreement before November 2017, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported. The
trade negotiating committee of the two countries has already held two rounds of
discussions on FTA and is scheduled to meet by November to put the final
touches to the agreement. It is projected that the agreement will increase the
2016 bilateral trade worth $300 million to $5 billion by 2021. “We have almost
finalized the draft of FTA,” a trade officer of the commerce ministry said,
adding that the next meeting is expected to reach an understanding on the
remaining issues.
The non-availability of a payment mechanism casts a
shadow on the viability of the much-awaited agreement. In April 2017, State
Bank of Pakistan’s deputy governor visited Iran and signed a banking payment
agreement. Under this agreement, the central banks of the two countries will
have to authorize banks for undertaking trade transactions. On the Pakistani
side, SBP has already issued a circular in this regard but not a single bank so
far has showed interest in opening a branch in Iran, the plausible reason being
a fear of US sanctions against the country. The Iran-Pakistan PTA was signed on
March 4, 2004, which came into force on September 1, 2006, and has been
operational since then. Under the existing PTA, Pakistan utilized concessions
on 17 tariff lines out of 334 tariff lines in 2016.
Due to this poor
utilization, Pakistan has provided a wish list of 153 tariff lines to Iran and
requested deepening the margin of preferences (MoP) on 22 items already in the
PTA. To reciprocate, Iran also provided a wish list of 80 items seeking an MoP
from Pakistan. Looking at Pakistan’s exports to Iran, rice has the highest trade
potential. In 2009, rice exports comprised 80% of Pakistan’s total exports to
the country. But in 2016, these exports fell substantially owing to
international sanctions. Iran’s rice imports from the world are $517 million,
97% of which are coming from India, since India circumvented the sanctions by
using a barter trade model.
Other products
with a high trade potential are medical instruments, cotton fabric and woven
fabric of cotton. Iran imports these products from other countries while
Pakistan’s exports of these products are non-existent. There is also
discrepancy in the bilateral trade data of the two countries. Data compiled by
Pakistan showed exports worth $36 million and imports of $284 million. Contrary
to this, the data compiled by Iranian customs showed Pakistani export in the
range of $300-350 million while imports worth $600-700 million from Iran. The
only justification that came from the ministry of commerce was that it could be
on account of indirect trade via Dubai, smuggling and unregistered trade from
border areas via a land route. Currently, exchangers are the most popular mode
of making trade payments between the two countries.
Until the regular banking channel is established for
the mode of payment, the target to increase trade to $5 billion in the next
four years will remain only on paper, an unnamed senior officer of the commerce
ministry said. “If there is no payment mechanism, then there is no importance
of such an agreement,” the officer said. Both sides under the strategic plan
agreed to open two more border crossing points, preferably by the end of 2016.
Two potential crossing points are at Gabd (Pakistan)-Reemdan (Iran) and Mand
(Pakistan)–Pishin (Iran). No tangible progress was seen on this account as
well. Both sides also agreed to ensure international standard border compliance
for trucks i.e. standard shield, tent, seal and fuel tanks; along with exchange
of customs-related information and electronic trade data sharing.
An official of
the energy division said no progress was seen on the issues of the
Iran-Pakistan pipeline project. He listed several bottlenecks, including a
disagreement on price. However, there has also been no commitment on the part
of Pakistan to seriously negotiate the issue, apparently due to the imposition
of American sanctions. Another issue is the huge investment on the LNG terminal
at Port Qasim to meet the growing energy demand through the import of fuel from
Qatar. “You cannot rule out the Qatar factor in delay of finalization of the
pipeline project with Iran,” the official said.
New MoU on rice signed
Local company Virasun Development and the United Arab Emirates
(UAE)’s International Trading on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) for the purchase and sale of 50,000 tonnes of milled rice and 50,000
tonnes of organic fertilizers per year, according to a senior official working
for the Ministry of Agriculture.Hean Vanhan, the director-general of the
General Directorate of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, who presided
over the signing ceremony, told Khmer Times yesterday that Cambodia has
previously only exported small amounts of milled rice to the Emirates, adding
that the new agreement was an excellent development for the industry.
Mr Vanhan said that Virasun Development will sell 50,000 tonnes of
milled rice to International Trading per year. In turn, the Cambodian company
will purchase 50,000 tonnes of fertilizer materials from the enterprise.
“The Ministry of Agriculture, and particularly the General Directorate
of Agriculture, plays a key role in facilitating those challenges encountered
by the private sector and fostering this type of agreement,” Mr Vanhan said.
The government official added that both companies need to comply
with Cambodian law and make sure all proper registrations and quality tests are
carried out before the fertilizers are brought into the country.
Mr Vanhan also said that basmati rice is the preferred rice
variety in the Emirates, but noted that the Arab nation also needs imports of
other rice varieties to meet demand from migrant workers.Cambodia
exported about 420,000 tonnes of milled rice to 60 international markets in the
first nine months of the year, an increase of 16 percent compared with the same
period last year. The main export markets for the product are China, France and
Poland, according to official reports.
Rice millers get loans to lift
storage
11-Oct-2017
Chea Vannak / Khmer Times Share:
Three rice millers were recently
selected to become recipients of short-term emergency loans disbursed by the
Rural Development Bank (RBD), an initiative that aims to boost their storage
capacity during harvest season as well as bolster paddy prices for farmers.
The loans will be used to build
storage facilities such as depots and silos.
Amru Rice Cambodia was awarded
one of the loans and will be building silos in Kampong Thom province.
Another recipient for a loan,
Khmer Food Group, was chosen to build silos in the provinces of Prey Veng and
Takeo, according to a statement from the RDB.
More than 10 companies filed
applications to gain access to the loans. The deadline for applications closed
on September 22.
Through similar schemes, the
government has disbursed more than $30 million in loans that have enabled rice
millers to build silos and storage depots throughout the country. Loans are
repaid at a five percent interest rate over a period of 10 years.
The first $15 million loan was
awarded in April to the Cambodia Rice Bank and will be employed to build
storage facilities in Battambang province.
The Cambodia Rice Bank is the
kingdom’s first private large-scale rice storage facility aimed at centralising
rice paddy harvested in Battambang province.
Song Saran, the CEO of Amru Rice
Cambodia, told Khmer Times earlier in the year that through this loan scheme
the RDB is helping support the creation of the Cambodian Agriculture
Cooperative Cooperation (CCAC) in Kampong Thom province, an organisation that
will be used to store, process and export rice.
The CCAC), which is set to be
completed in Kampong Thom province by the end of the year, will be the first
large-scale farm cooperative venture in Cambodia.
“Products from Preah Vihear and
Siem Reap will benefit from this centre,” Mr Saran said.
Hun Lak, the vice-president of
the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), told Khmer Times that some rice millers
require more funds than what the RDB offers, forcing many of them to seek
financial support from foreign investors.
From January to September this
year, Cambodia exported about 420,000 tonnes of milled rice to 60 international
markets, an increase of 16 percent compared with the same period last year.
The main markets are China,
France and Poland, according to government reports
Cotton plantings in Southern NSW to
outstrip rice for first time
EMMA FIELD, The Weekly Times
October 10, 2017 6:00pm
COTTON plantings in Southern NSW
are tipped to double this season, amid high water allocations, excellent
planting conditions and good prices.And for the first time cotton planted in
the Riverina will outstrip rice plantings.
This year it is predicted
89,320ha of cotton will be planted in the Lachlan, Murray and Murrumbidgee
irrigation valleys, up 53 per cent on the 58,210ha planted last year.That’s
according to figures from Monsanto, seen by The Weekly Times, based on farmer
planting intentions.The biggest jump in plantings was in the Murrumbidgee
Valley, up 56 per cent or 24,000ha on last year to 66,800 ha.
While in the Murray Valley,
traditionally a strong rice-growing region, Monsanto predicts plantings are up
36 per cent to 4020ha, while in the Lachlan system cotton acreage is tipped to
rise 49 per cent to 18,500ha.A reasonably large rice crop is predicted to be
planted in the NSW Riverina.
Last month the Australian Bureau
of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences forecast 84,000ha of rice
would be planted this year and, if realised, it will be the third largest crop
in the past decade and up on the 80,000ha planted last season.
Monsanto southern NSW regional
business manager Luke Sampson said the region was on track for the second year
in a row of record cotton production. He said good water allocations in the
irrigation regions was a major reason for the lift in cotton plantings, along
with better potential profitability for growers compared with other crops such
as rice and corn.“The upside potential is significantly better in cotton than
corn or rice.
If (farmers) have a good growing
season in the southern region the upside yield potential is much better,” he
said.
Cotton Australia southern valleys
regional manager Honi Anderson said last season’s crop was affected by wet
conditions that prevented plantings, but conditions this year had been
ideal.“There’s existing growers who are planting a lot more than last year, and
new growers who are opting for cotton for the first time,” she said.
Rice Growers Association
president Jeremy Morton said they would still “like higher water allocations”
but he believed there would be good rice plantings because a lot of water had
been carried over from last year.
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Rice-laden
ships stuck for port congestion
12:00
AM, October 10, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:00 AM, October 10, 2017
A number of rice-laden vessels have started arriving at the
Chittagong port but unloading of the staple is being delayed due to logistical
shortcomings at the port.A dearth of the required number of lighter vessels and
a lack of jetties in the port mainly delayed the discharge. Foul weather with
incessant rain also played a part.
A total of 15 vessels carrying 3.23 lakh tonnes of rice imported
from Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar have arrived in the last three months. The
vessels took on average a month to discharge the commodity, with one taking as
long as 45 days to complete the process.
Another vessel arrived on September 19 but it is still being
offloaded, according to data from the Chittagong Port Authority and the food
department.After the arrival of a ship at the outer anchorage, a portion of the
goods needs to be transferred to the small-sized lighter vessels to decrease
the ships' draft to get access for berthing at a port jetty.
Once at the jetty, the rest of the cargo is unloaded as well as
those from the lighter vessels.In case of rice, another 5-6 days are needed to
complete sample test and other customs procedures.But in at least three cases
the food department team could not reach the vessel at the outer anchorage due
to heavy rain and cancelled the trip halfway through, said Md Zahirul Islam,
controller of movement and storage under the food and disaster management
ministry.
“Foul weather wasted most of our time,” he said, adding that the
shortage of lighter vessels and the non-availability of enough jetties at the
port were the other reasons for the delay.It hampered the discharge of goods
both at the outer anchorage and the port jetty.The 15 vessels had to wait at
the bay for an average of 15 days before getting the permission for berthing at
the port.
Many of the allocated lighter vessels that usually carry clinkers
and fertilisers were not considered fit for carrying rice by the food
department, so they needed to be replaced, said Abul Hossain, managing director
of Uni Ship, the local agent for most of the foreign ships.
The CPA dedicated two of its jetties for giving priority to the
rice-laden ships but sometimes it was not possible as the port was already
facing huge vessel congestion, Islam said.
More rice coming from Kebbi
Last year, there was some rice
relief, thanks to Kebbi State growers. Now, there is hope that things will get
better. More rice will be produced, according to the state’s smallholder
farmers who are championing the production of the staple.Last year, through a
partnership between Kebbi and Lagos State government, prices of the grain
crashed from N25,000 to N12,000, fulfilling the desires of many Nigerians
to have rice in their homes. The Lake Rice was well received.
The EU, in collaboration with
Oxfam, is implementing a Pro Resilience Action (PROACT) Project to further
increase the production capacity of farmers in the state.
Because of the PROACT project,
more farmers have embraced rice farming using modern techniques and improved
inputs acquired under the project. Already, farmers
in the state have received farm inputs under the project to drive dry season
farming. No fewer than 6,000 bags of fertilisers have been distributed to 1,500
farmers in the state.
A member of the village savings
and loan scheme (VSLA) in Goriyo-Damana community, Birnin Kebbi, Abubakar
Hakimi, told our reporter he had already received 30 bags of fertilisers from
Oxfam for dry season farming.
He said he could barely afford
two bags of fertilisers before Oxfam began distributing the item to smallholder
farmers in the state.
Hakimi said he expects to harvest
50 bags of rice as against the 35 he harvested last year.“We never knew how to
plant rice very well and apply fertiliser to give us high yield,” he said
through an interpreter with a broad smile on his face,” he said.“The current
year is more promising for rice farmers in the village’ –they have not
witnessed farming with such huge produce and with less efforts too.“But their
efforts have paid off because-they are learning new and modern farming
techniques to cultivate rice and also have access to farm inputs, hitherto not
available to them
Rice basmati weakens on fall in demand
By PTI |
10th October 2017 04:12 PM |
10th October 2017 04:12 PM
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) Rice basmati prices
fell by up to Rs 400 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today owing to
considerable fall in demand at prevailing higher levels.Traders attributed the
fall in rice basmati prices to fall in demand from stockists and rice mills at
existing higher levels.
In the national capital, rice basmati common
and Pusa-1121 variety slipped to Rs 7,400-7,600 and Rs 6,200-6,500 from
previous levels of Rs 7,700-7,800 and Rs 6,600-6,700 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per
quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,350, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs
1,760-1,765, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,765-1,770, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs
260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 950-960 (50 kg),
Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,030-1,040 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal
Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs
7,400-7,600, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,200-6,500, Permal raw Rs 2,200-2,225, Permal
wand Rs 2,250-2,275, Sela Rs 2,300-2,400 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,875, Bajra Rs
1,180-1,185, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,270-
1,275, Barley Rs 1,435-1,445. PTI SUN KPS ADI MKJ .
http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/10/rice-basmati-weakens-on-fall-in-demand-1669643.html
New MoU on rice signed
October 11, 2017
Khmer Times Share:
Local
company Virasun Development and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s International
Trading on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purchase
and sale of 50,000 tonnes of milled rice and 50,000 tonnes of organic
fertilizers per year, according to a senior official working for the Ministry
of Agriculture.
Hean Vanhan, the director-general
of the General Directorate of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, who
presided over the signing ceremony, told Khmer Times yesterday that Cambodia
has previously only exported small amounts of milled rice to the Emirates,
adding that the new agreement was an excellent development for the industry.
Mr Vanhan said that Virasun
Development will sell 50,000 tonnes of milled rice to International Trading per
year. In turn, the Cambodian company will purchase 50,000 tonnes of fertilizer
materials from the enterprise.
“The Ministry of Agriculture, and
particularly the General Directorate of Agriculture, plays a key role in
facilitating those challenges encountered by the private sector and fostering
this type of agreement,” Mr Vanhan said.
The government official added
that both companies need to comply with Cambodian law and make sure all proper
registrations and quality tests are carried out before the fertilizers are
brought into the country.
Mr Vanhan also said that basmati
rice is the preferred rice variety in the Emirates, but noted that the Arab
nation also needs imports of other rice varieties to meet demand from migrant
workers.
Cambodia exported about 420,000 tonnes of milled rice to 60
international markets in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 16
percent compared with the same period last year. The main export markets for
the product are China, France and Poland, according to official reports
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085642/new-mou-rice-signed/
Government to import 350,000 tons of rice from
Myanmar, Thailand and India
·
Published
at 10:42 PM October 10, 2017
·
Last
updated at 10:43 PM October 10, 2017
An MOU was signed with Myanmar on September
17 and the cost per ton rice will be $442
The Ministry of Food’s
controversial proposal to import 100,000 tons of rice from Myanmar amid heightened
tensions over the Rohingya crisis, will be placed at cabinet committee meeting
on public purchase on Thursday for approval at the cost of Tk366.86 crore,
officials said.
An MOU was signed with Myanmar on
September 17 and the cost per ton rice will be $442, according to the Ministry
of Food’s proposal.
Bangladesh, normally the world’s
fourth-biggest rice producer, has emerged as a major importer of the grain this
year after floods damaged crops and sent the prices of the staple to record
highs. The country is currently is facing a rice shortage of 1.5 million tons.
To make sure there is an adequate
supply of rice, the government is also going to import a total of 250,000 tons
of rice from Thailand and India to shore up depleted stocks of
the staple grain, head of the state grain buyer said on Monday, according to
Reuters.
“We will buy 150,000 tons of
parboiled rice from Thailand at $465 a ton and another 100,000 tons from
India’s PEC at $455 a ton,” Badrul Hasan of the Directorate General of Food,
Bangladesh’s procurement agency, told Reuters.
The prices include shipping,
insurance and discharge costs.
According to the sources at the
Ministry of Food, the price of rice per kg has risen by 39% over the last nine
months in Bangladesh, while it has only risen by a mere 6% globally.
However the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh said coarse rice was selling at Tk46-50 per kg in Dhaka in August and the price rose to Tk54 per kg in September. In January, the cost of coarse rice was Tk38.Meanwhile the cost of fine grain rice has been skyrocketing, selling at Tk70 per kg last month.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/commerce/2017/10/10/government-import-350000-tons-rice-myanmar-thailand-india/
Rice so nice
it was domesticated thrice
By Dennis NormileOct. 10, 2017 , 3:45 PM
Rice is unique among wild plants
for having been domesticated independently on three continents: Asia, Africa,
and now South America, researchers have discovered. The New World variety,
tamed about 4000 years ago, apparently was abandoned after Europeans arrived.
But its genetic legacy could potentially help improve Oryza
sativa, the Asian rice species that is now a dietary staple for
half the world’s population.
Despite widespread consumption of
wild rice by indigenous peoples, scant evidence supported the grain’s
domestication in the New World. But botanists have become increasingly adept at
analyzing phytoliths, microscopic bits of silica drawn from the soil that
accumulate in the tissues of plants as they grow. Phytoliths persist after the
vegetation decays and scientists can decipher, from their shapes, the genus and
sometimes the species of plant in which they formed and whether they came from
the stalk, leaves, or seeds.
A group led by archaeobotanist
José Iriarte of the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom examined 320
rice phytoliths recovered from a trench at Monte Castelo, an archaeological
site in the southwestern Amazon basin in Brazil that was occupied for
millennia: from more than 9000 years ago into the 14th century. The phytoliths
increased in size and number from the oldest layers of the dig to the youngest,
indicating that “wild rice was modified by human intervention to
produce larger grains,” the authors conclude in a paper published online this
week in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
It’s “another proof of the ingenuity of Native American plant breeders,”
Iriarte says.
“The paper is convincing,” says
Charles Clement, a plant geneticist at the National Institute of Amazonian
Research in Manaus, Brazil, who was not involved in the study.
Previous investigators missed rice domestication in the region, he says,
because phytolith analysis “has only started to be used to search for signs of
domestication (in Amazonia) in the last decade.” “Whether in Asia, Africa, or
South America, local populations recognized the great potential of the Oryza plants
and made use of them, which finally led to the advent of domesticated rice,”
adds Zhao Zhijun, an archaeobotanist at the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences’s Institute of Archaeology in Beijing, who was not involved in the
study.
Researchers collecting soil samples bearing rice phytoliths at
the Monte Castelo archaeological site in Brazil.
Arqueotrop_University of São Paulo
The discovery “was a wonderful
surprise,” Iriarte says. His team was looking for hints of cassava
domestication and for clues to when maize farming spread to the Amazon. But in
sifting the soil samples, Ph.D. student Lautaro Hilbert noticed the unusual
abundance of rice phytoliths. Another remarkable aspect is that the Monte Castelo
residents were farming maize and rice simultaneously, says Briana Gross, a
plant evolutionary geneticist at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, who was
not a member of the team.
Iriarte’s group suggests that New
World rice cultivation was a response to increasing rainfall at Monte Castelo
from 6000 to 4000 years ago that could have expanded wetlands and caused
seasonal flooding. Such conditions would be unfavorable for other food
resources but suited for the wild Oryza species, prompting
farmers to manipulate and ultimately domesticate rice even while they grew
maize and other crops, such as squash.
The authors suggest that the
indigenous population decline and cultural disruption during European
colonization was a death knell for domesticated rice in the Americas. Gross
suggests that researchers can now look in wild rice populations for genetic
traits that early Amazonian farmers bred for; if these persist, they might be
exploited for improving modern cultivated varieties
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/rice-so-nice-it-was-domesticated-thrice
Simon-Thorsten Wiebusch, Bayer's
country group head.
·
Former rice official Montree
Promaluksana, centre, shows a drone that can scan 1,000 rai of rice fields in
less than 15 minutes. Its sensors can detect crop maturity, diseases and soil
conditions.
Wibusch, Bayer's country group
head.
Digitalisation to secure rice farming
Economy October 11, 2017 01:00
By CIMI SUCHONTAN
SPECIAL TO THE NATION
SPECIAL TO THE NATION
WITH the rise
in smartphone usage in Thailand, Bayer’s country group head Simon-Thorsten
Wiebusch said the next step to improve local rice crops may come from
“digitalization” .
“Digitalisation provides a host of methods to
efficiently cultivate rice,” said Wiebusch, who with other sponsors such as
German state funded GIZ, show how high-tech drones can monitor, measure and
protect hectares of paddy fields.
The collected aerial data can do within minutes
what takes days on foot.
Thai rice, which is a key commodity export
worth Bt25 billion and a food industry worth more than Bt156 billion, has been
“struggling” in recent years, due to weak prices and growing competition.
“Digital apps makes farming easier, allowing
young Thais to stay on the farms without moving to cities,” he said.
Wiebusch recognises most Thai farmers are
deeply attached to family-owned plots but need assistance or make them more
profitable.
The Western assumption was urban migration is
inevitable but that iew is now seen as simplistic and flawed, he observed. On
travels to Vietnam, Wiebusch saw “they “bury their dead at the edge of rice
fields”.
“It would be unthinkable for them to sell
sacred ancestral grounds.”
At the same time, Thai and Vietnamese farmers
face competition from conglomerates with deep pockets and infrastructure.
This is where Wiebusch said Bayer could provide
digital know-how and equipment to level the playing field,
Digitalisation and mechanization “can overcome
the problem of Thailand’s ageing society as fewer children are born, to work
the farms,” he offered.
The average size of Thai families has shrunk to
4, even in rural areas. This makes it hard to sustain output, he reasoned.
Bayer recently showcased a joint German-Thai
private-public sector rice project In Ubon Ratchathani where 4.2 million rai of
“khao hom mali” (jasmine rice) are cultivated.
Farmers at Baan Bua Thein village said they
have cut planting costs by 20 per cent while raising yields by 20 per cent as
well.
This means a hefty rise in earnings,” said
Apichart Pongsrihadulchai, a key architects of BRIA (Better Rice Initiative for
Asia).
BRIA encourages the use of new technology,
including fertiliser, pesticide and drones.
Rapidly collected drone data tells farmers when
crops are ripe for harvest, which must be done quickly to prevent the crop from
spoiling, he said.
Small farmers will be around for quite some
time here, Wiebusch deduced. The glamour of urban migration has faded fast in
the digital age.
Lifetime employment and huge pensions are a
thing of the past. More Thais now realise it is safer to stay on the farm that
was for centuries a natural safety net.
“If they lose their jobs in cities, they will
starve the minute they run out of cash.
But on the farms, they can survive off the land
without the need for money,” Apichart added.
Thailand, with more than 70 per cent of the
population in agriculture, has never fully bought into city migration as a
panacea for its ills.
The corporate world is less sound than once
believed after the 1997 financial crash wrecked the Kingdom and nearby
countries.
Foreign punters who expected Thailand to
implode were surprised when thousands of laid-off workers retreated to the
farms, preventing civil unrest.
It allowed Thailand to repay IMF for emergency
funds ahead of schedule, never to blindly trust Western banking again.
As such the 2007-2008 Wall Street Crash had
little impact here as Thailand was not exposed to the sub-prime disaster.
The late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was a strong
defender of rice farmers. He saw agriculture as the backbone of Thai society
and constructed the “sufficiency economy” principles to ensure they could
withstand the shocks of volatile market forces.
Many global food companies remain sanguine
about gaining control of the market by squeezing out small farmers, unconcerned
about the suffering they bring.
In recent decades, Thais have to fend off
attacks by foreign governments who have accused Thailand of “stealing market
share” just so they can sell their rice, while depriving Thai farmers of the
receipts.
The Philippines based International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) had for decades experimented with “super-rice” strains to feed
the world. Had they succeeded, Thai farmers would have been impacted by a rice
glut and plunging prices.
More recently, the attempt to introduce
genetically modified (GMO) rice was exposed by Indian farmers as a ploy to
control cultivation by forcing farmers to buy seeds from GMO companies like
Monsanto.
Wiebusch added that it may be time for
discussion to “regulate” rice farming. But in view of the fallout from the rice
price pledging catastrophe, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned
government or stop making such guarantees or getting the state overly involved
in rural activities, which has often ended in tears.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Economy/30329005
Customs seizes 3, 278 bags of rice, 55 vehicles
ON OCTOBER 10, 20171:41
PMIN NEWSCOMMENTS The Niger Area
Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it generated N1.9 billion from
January to September, the same period it seized 3, 278 bags of rice and 55
vehicles. The Area Controller, Mr. Benjamin Binga, told newsmen on Tuesday in
Minna that the command said the goods were impounded with Duty Paid Value of
N52.6 million and 51.6 million respectively during the period. According to
him, the command, made up of Niger, Kogi and Kwara states, will meet its 2017
revenue target of N2.8 billion by the end of the year. The controller stressed
that customs personnel would continue to mount surveillance and adopt measures
to make smuggling impossible in the area. “The command has deployed competent
officers to manage all identified illegal routes used by smugglers to bring in
unwholesome goods into the country,” Binga said. He solicited for the support
of community leaders in the three states to assist customs field officers with
vital information on the movement of smugglers
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/customs-seizes-3-278-bags-rice-55-vehicles/
DOJ probes complaint vs businessman tagged in rice
smuggling
Ina Reformina,
ABS-CBN News
Davidson Bangayan, the alleged "rice
smuggling king" David Tan, is interviewed by the media after
showing up at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila
in 2014. Bangayan denied he is "David Tan." ABS-CBN News
MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is
investigating a refiled complaint against alleged big-time rice smuggler Davidson Bangayan aka “David Tan” and several others over alleged
illegal activities aimed at monopolizing the supply and distribution of rice in
the local market.
The preliminary investigation by a
3-member DOJ panel, headed by Assistant State Prosecutor Eden Valdes, is on the
complaint of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Graft Division
which was refiled on August 29, two years after the justice department remanded to the bureau
its original complaint filed in August 2014.
The NBI investigated Bangayan and
company upon the request of the Senate, through its Committee Report No. 763
(Committees on Agriculture and Food, Ways and Means, Trade and Commerce, and
Accountability of Public Officers).
In the refiled complaint, Bangayan
was charged with (1) monopolies and combinations in restraint of trade, as
penalized under Article 186 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC); (2) bid fixing, as
penalized under Section 65 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 (Government
Procurement Act); (3) using fictitious name or concealing true name, as
penalized under Article 178 of the RPC; and (4) violation of Commonwealth Act
No. 142, as amended by RA No. 6085.
His co-respondents in the first
alleged offense are Judilyne Lim, David Lim, and Leah Echiveria of Cebu-based
DGL Commodities; Elizabeth Faustino; and Eleanor Rodriguez. For the second
alleged offense: Judilyne Lim, Faustino, Rodriguez, and Echiveria.
Other individuals were also listed
as respondents in the complaint namely, Eugene G. Pioquinto, Mary Joyce Lim,
Jason Colocado, Michael H. Villanueva, Denis Gonzales, Willy O. Sy, Sandra Lim,
Gil O. Calipayan, and Inigo Espiritu.
The NBI alleged that respondents
schemed to recruit rice farmers in order organize them “for the purpose of
acquiring substantial allocations on the PSF-TES importation program with the
end goal of monopolizing the supply of rice.”
“[T]he aforementioned individuals
conspired or agreed to organize the farmers cooperatives and organizations as
well as other juridical personalities in order to monopolize the supply and
distribution of rice thru pre-arranged bidding and other false pretenses
thereby preventing free competition in the market.
“With the acts of subject Bangayan
and company, the other capable individuals were denied of their share on the
allocation of the rice importation,” the NBI complaint read.
According to the bureau, the scheme
cornered government’s rice import allocations, through the National Food
Authority (NFA), in 2012 using 25 farmers’ organizations and cooperatives, and
single proprietors that did not have the necessary financial and logistical
capabilities as “dummies.”
The NBI said bidders for NFA rice
allocations were financed in exchange for a small percentage per sack as
"share."
The NBI urged the DOJ to furnish
copies of the complaint to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) "for possible audit" of the
single proprietorships and corporations “used by the financiers as dummies in
the importation of rice, as well as the financiers themselves, to determine
their actual tax liabilities, and to examine the bank transactions of the
financiers including their identified employees or agents.”
The DOJ gave respondents up to
October 12 for the filing of their counter-affidavits; another setting is
scheduled on October 30.
It may be recalled that in a news
conference on January 7, 2014, then Davao City Mayor and now President Duterte
threatened to kill Bangayan, who was suspected of being behind rice smuggling
activities in the city. Mr. Duterte reiterated the warning during a Senate
hearing on rice smuggling on February 3, 2014, where Bangayan was also present.
"I will gladly kill him; I
will not hesitate. I will do it for my country," Duterte said. 
Digitalisation to
secure rice farming
Economy October 11, 2017 01:00
By CIMI SUCHONTAN
SPECIAL TO THE NATION
WITH the rise in smartphone usage in
Thailand, Bayer’s country group head Simon-Thorsten Wiebusch said the next step
to improve local rice crops may come from “digitalization” .
“Digitalisation provides a host of
methods to efficiently cultivate rice,” said Wiebusch, who with other sponsors
such as German state funded GIZ, show how high-tech drones can monitor, measure
and protect hectares of paddy fields.
The collected aerial data can do
within minutes what takes days on foot.
Thai rice, which is a key commodity
export worth Bt25 billion and a food industry worth more than Bt156 billion,
has been “struggling” in recent years, due to weak prices and growing
competition.
“Digital apps makes farming easier,
allowing young Thais to stay on the farms without moving to cities,” he said.
Wiebusch recognises most Thai
farmers are deeply attached to family-owned plots but need assistance or make
them more profitable.
The Western assumption was urban
migration is inevitable but that iew is now seen as simplistic and flawed, he
observed. On travels to Vietnam, Wiebusch saw “they “bury their dead at the
edge of rice fields”.
“It would be unthinkable for them to
sell sacred ancestral grounds.”At the same time, Thai and Vietnamese farmers
face competition from conglomerates with deep pockets and infrastructure.This
is where Wiebusch said Bayer could provide digital know-how and equipment to
level the playing field,Digitalisation and mechanization “can overcome the problem
of Thailand’s ageing society as fewer children are born, to work the farms,” he
offered.
The average size of Thai families
has shrunk to 4, even in rural areas. This makes it hard to sustain output, he
reasoned.Bayer recently showcased a joint German-Thai private-public sector
rice project In Ubon Ratchathani where 4.2 million rai of “khao hom mali”
(jasmine rice) are cultivated.
Farmers at Baan Bua Thein village
said they have cut planting costs by 20 per cent while raising yields by 20 per
cent as well.This means a hefty rise in earnings,” said Apichart
Pongsrihadulchai, a key architects of BRIA (Better Rice Initiative for Asia).
BRIA encourages the use of new
technology, including fertiliser, pesticide and drones.Rapidly collected drone
data tells farmers when crops are ripe for harvest, which must be done quickly
to prevent the crop from spoiling, he said.
Small farmers will be around for
quite some time here, Wiebusch deduced. The glamour of urban migration has
faded fast in the digital age.Lifetime employment and huge pensions are a thing
of the past. More Thais now realise it is safer to stay on the farm that was
for centuries a natural safety net.
“If they lose their jobs in cities,
they will starve the minute they run out of cash.But on the farms, they can
survive off the land without the need for money,” Apichart added.Thailand, with
more than 70 per cent of the population in agriculture, has never fully bought
into city migration as a panacea for its ills.
The corporate world is less sound
than once believed after the 1997 financial crash wrecked the Kingdom and
nearby countries.Foreign punters who expected Thailand to implode were
surprised when thousands of laid-off workers retreated to the farms, preventing
civil unrest.It allowed Thailand to repay IMF for emergency funds ahead of
schedule, never to blindly trust Western banking again.
As such the 2007-2008 Wall Street
Crash had little impact here as Thailand was not exposed to the sub-prime
disaster.The late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was a strong defender of rice
farmers. He saw agriculture as the backbone of Thai society and constructed the
“sufficiency economy” principles to ensure they could withstand the shocks of
volatile market forces.Many global food companies remain sanguine about gaining
control of the market by squeezing out small farmers, unconcerned about the
suffering they bring.
In recent decades, Thais have to
fend off attacks by foreign governments who have accused Thailand of “stealing
market share” just so they can sell their rice, while depriving Thai farmers of
the receipts.
The Philippines based International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) had for decades experimented with “super-rice”
strains to feed the world. Had they succeeded, Thai farmers would have been impacted
by a rice glut and plunging prices.
More recently, the attempt to
introduce genetically modified (GMO) rice was exposed by Indian farmers as a
ploy to control cultivation by forcing farmers to buy seeds from GMO companies
like Monsanto.
Wiebusch added that it may be time
for discussion to “regulate” rice farming. But in view of the fallout from the
rice price pledging catastrophe, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned
government or stop making such guarantees or getting the state overly involved
in rural activities, which has often ended in tears
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Economy/30329005
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Thailand prepares to bid farewell to ‘the people’s king’
October
11, 2017 7:39am
By AMY SAWITTA LEFEVRE AND PANU WONGCHA-UM, Reuters
BANGKOK - Thailand is putting the
finishing touches this month to a lavish five-day funeral ceremony in a final
goodbye to its late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who helped shape the Southeast
Asian nation for decades after World War Two.
Many of the hundreds of thousands
of black-clad mourners are expected to camp for days near Bangkok's Grand
Palace to capture a good view of the ceremonies, which will be guarded by
78,000 police officers and culminate in the cremation on Oct. 26.
"October is a sad
period," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who announced plans for a national
election next year, told reporters in the capital on Tuesday. "I ask that
politicians and political parties be peaceful and orderly."
Artisans have worked for ten
months in Bangkok's ancient quarter to build an elaborate cremation site
fashioned after a vision of heaven, where Thais believe dead royals return to
live above Mount Meru, a golden mountain in Hindu mythology.
The funeral of King Bhumibol, who
died on Oct. 13 last year after seven decades on the throne, is also a time of
uncertainty for some Thais, said a Thailand-based analyst, who declined to be
identified because of sensitivities around the monarchy.
"In many ways the king was
Thailand and his death has left a huge vacuum in the Thai psyche," said
the analyst, pointing to social and political upheavals in recent decades.
"What happens after his
funeral? Where will Thailand head next? These are profound questions that must
be answered."
Ancient traditions
The late king was succeeded by
his son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, who has overseen sweeping changes
to the royal household, including the running of palace finances.
Though steeped in ancient
traditions, the funeral of King Bhumibol will permit more public participation
than those of previous kings, said Thai monarchy expert Tongthong Chandransu.
"A strong bond has been
formed between the people and the monarchy – the strongest compared to past
reigns," Tongthong told Reuters. "So we can see more people
participation in the royal funeral of this king."
Among the many royal objects
restored for the funeral is a golden chariot that will carry the king's body in
a giant ornate urn to the cremation site.
The urn will move to the Royal
Crematorium before the cremation on the night of Oct. 26, which has been
declared a national holiday.
More than 3,000 performers will
join in a nightlong final tribute of music and puppet shows to end a year of
mourning.
Thais devoted to the memory of
the king have folded paper flowers for his cremation, making 10 million in
Bangkok alone, city authorities said.
"This is our 'Mandela', or
our 'Princess Diana', moment," said graphic designer and self-proclaimed
royalist Apichai Klapiput.
"What the world will see is
rivers of tears that show how much Thais love King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He was
the people's king." —Reuters
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/world/629065/thailand-prepares-to-bid-farewell-to-the-people-s-king/story/
PRICES-KOCHI
COMMODITIES
By PTI |
Published: 10th October 2017 05:45 PM |
Last Updated: 10th October 2017 05:45
PM
Kochi, Oct 10
(PTI): Ginger (Inferior) Rs.11,000/-, Ginger (Medium) Rs.12,500/-, Ginger
(Best) Rs.13,500/-, Turmeric Salem Rs.8,700/- Turmeric-Erode(Agmark) Rs.9,200/-
Nuxvomica Rs.1850/-Ambahaldhar Rs.7000/- Kolinjan Rs.4300/- Kachura
Rs.4,000/-Kapurkatchili Rs.14,000-17,000/- Betelnuts (Old) Rs.Nil, Betelnuts
(New) Rs.19,500-20,500/- Rice Raw (NO.2) Rs.2600/- Rice Raw(No.1) Rs.3200/-
Rice Boiled (Surekha) Rs.3500-3800/- Rice Jaya (Boiled) Rs.3,800-3900/- Rice
Broken Rs.2200-2300/- Wheat Rs.2,550-2,650/- Chola Rs.1500-1550/-,Chillies
Rs.6,800-15,000/-, Bengal Gram Rs.6,700-7,500/- Black Gram Rs.7,500-8,400/-
Gingelly Rs.11,000/- Green Gram Rs.6,500-7,000/-, Horse Gram Rs.6,900/-, Peas
Dal Rs.3,450-4,300/-, Toor Dal Rs.5,500-6,500/- Pepper New Rs.40,600/-, Pepper
light Rs.40,000.00, Pin Heads (Cheer)Rs.15,000.00, Sugar (per bag)
Rs.4,120/-(All rates per quintal).
COIR YARN :
Cochin Parur Thin (85 M/Kg) Rs.3,600/- Vycom Thick 200/Kg) Rs.3,900/-, Choriwal
Thin Rs.5,000/- PTI CR RBS .
http://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/oct/10/prices-kochi-commodities-1669967.html
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