Govt may support PACSs to open rice godowns,
mills
PATNA: If the state cooperative department gets green
signal from CM Nitish Kumar, all the active primary
agriculture credit societies (PACSs) would be provided support to open rice
mills and godowns in their respective areas, giving protection to farmers apart
from boosting agricultural industry in the state.
As per the proposal submitted to the CM, an active PACS would be authorized to open a rice mill and godown. "The purpose is to ensure that farmers from whom paddy is procured by the PACS during the harvest season also get money from the PACS concerned for the milled rice and, thereby, the farmers are not cheated and their interests are also protected. Further, the rice so milled from procured paddy would be stored in the godown of the PACS concerned," sources said.
As per the proposal submitted to the CM, an active PACS would be authorized to open a rice mill and godown. "The purpose is to ensure that farmers from whom paddy is procured by the PACS during the harvest season also get money from the PACS concerned for the milled rice and, thereby, the farmers are not cheated and their interests are also protected. Further, the rice so milled from procured paddy would be stored in the godown of the PACS concerned," sources said.
From the 2016-17 financial year, the state government empowered PACS to procure paddy from farmers for which the cooperative department was made the nodal department. At present, there are 8,463 PACSs in the state, but 1,600 of them have been blacklisted for indulging in irregularities.
The cooperative department has made the ambitious move to let the active PACS open their rice mills and run their godowns, as the state made record production of paddy during 2016 Kharif season and, accordingly, the proposal is deemed to be highly viable. Further, the move is aimed at promoting agri-based industry in the state.
Most importantly, it would free the farmers from the nefarious activities of private rice millers who, as the recent experiences of paddy procurement and consequent milling of paddy by rice millers recently showed, procured paddy from farmers, but did not pay them money.
The farmers were put to an estimated loss of around Rs1,000 crore, although the actual figures would be calculated only after the investigation of the defaulting rice millers is completed. Meanwhile, on the direction of the government, the state vigilance department constituted a team of 22 police officers to investigate the cases and arrest the culprits.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bseb-maintains-strict-vigil-during-compartmental-exam/articleshow/59430470.cms
Rice price soaring in kitchen markets of
northern dists
Roving
Correspondent
NAOGAON, July
3: The price of daily essential rice is soaring unbridled across northern eight
districts from last couple of weeks despite bumper production.The low, middle
income and the poor people of the region are the worst suffering for frequent
increasing price of different quality of rice from last few days while the
government is trying to mitigate the demand of the item, said a customer Lokman
Hossain, 56, at Gunaher village under Dupchanchia upazila.
Rice traders of Bogra, Sirajganj, Pabna, Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Joypurhat, Natore and Naogaon districts condemn that they are buying rice at high price from the millers as the supply is short in the markets against the demand. They also said the rice traders raised price again after the festival due to negligence of authority concern.
"I am sorry to say that I have not seen such instability in rice markets across the region in my 45 years of life." said Prodip Kumar Mohonta, 56, under Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district. Prodip again said, "The concern department should come forward to douse the problem by any cost."
In a recent visit this correspondent found Miniket, high quality rice is being sold from Tk 55 to 57 each kg, BR-28 rice variety is being sold at Tk 51 to 52 while Swarno is being sold at Tk 49 per kilogram. In wholesale market, each 50kg bag of Miniket is sold at Tk 2,700, BR-28 at Tk 2,400 to 2,300 and Swarna at Tk 2,350 to 2,400.
Retailer Golam Rabbany said, "As we are to buy rice from the millers at high prices, so we are to sell it at increased prices. Besides, the millers have formed syndicate and are storing rice, so the price has increased," he added.n an interview, the traders denied of the syndication but admitted the storing of the rice. The price will come down next week if the government ensures the import enterprise.
"I have bought ten KG Miniket variety rice at Atrai bazar yesterday for Tk 550 but the price has raised to Tk 49 to 55 each KG now." said Kushanal Chandra Barmon, 50, at Gopinathpur bazar under Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district.Concerned sources said, the price has increased across the area as the millers refused giving rice in this season. After some days when the harvesting of Aus rice begins, the price will come down, sources added.
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China
remains Vietnam's top rice importer
China
is importing 46.5% of Vietnam's rice, a huge increase from the previous 35-36%
seen in previous years.
Worker looks over the rice
According to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam exported 2.8 million tonnes of rice
valued USD1.2bn in the first six months of 2017. Both the volume and value
increased by 6.3% and 4.9% respectively compared to last year. However,
average prices in the first five months decreased by 0.9% to USD445.5 per tonne
compared to last year.
China continues to be Vietnam's top
importer. In the first five months, Vietnam exported 1.1 million tonnes of rice
to China for USD488m as demands from China is huge. Chinese traders often buy
rice directly from the firms' storage and then imported into China via border
gates or commissioned another importer. They also re-export the rice to other
countries.Pham Thai Binh, director of Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC, said
requirements from Chinese traders were getting tighter, similar to other
markets like the US and Japan. Not only the rice must be safe but their origin
could also be tracked. Currently, only 22 out of 150 Vietnamese firms were able
to export to China.
Despite exporting huge volumes of
rice to China, Vietnam is still unable to build a recognisable brand name there
as most of the rice is repackaged by Chinese traders.Loc Troi Group is the only
firm that have a contract with Hunan Leading Science and Technology Development
Co Ltd to officially distribute rice and other agriculture products in an
attempt to build a Vietnamese rice brand in China.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/181306/china-remains-vietnam-s-top-rice-importer.html
Pak Agri
scientists praised
Lahore
Agricultural scientists of
Pakistan deserve appreciation for inventing new technology to grow rice without
using water. Secretary Agriculture Punjab Muhammad Mehmood said this while
talking to APP here Monday.
He said the said technology would have far reaching benefit for the agriculture sector and farming community of Pakistan and other countries. “Our agri-scientists have proved that they are second to none in the world and they are working hard to serve the mankind,” he said and added that Pakistan’s scientists were best in the world.—APP
He said the said technology would have far reaching benefit for the agriculture sector and farming community of Pakistan and other countries. “Our agri-scientists have proved that they are second to none in the world and they are working hard to serve the mankind,” he said and added that Pakistan’s scientists were best in the world.—APP
USA Rice Attends Louisiana Field
Days and Meetings
By Deborah Willenborg
"Clearly, as we ride around south
Louisiana we can see that there is a need for the Provisia Rice System and we
are very excited to highlight what this technology brings to the
industry," Walker said. "Provisia is a technology that can help us
get back to those cleaner rice-growing environments that we've become
accustomed too for a number of years with the Clearfield system. Many of the
attendees today had not seen a large-acre field production of Provisia rice, so
we had a 20-acre demo field here they could view that looks very good in terms
of weedy rice control."
The weather was more cooperative the following
day for the 108th LSU Rice Field Day that was marked as the last for Dr. Steve
Linscombe after 35 years at LSU, 16 as the director of rice breeding at the H.
Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station in Crowley.
Linscombe is retiring following this year's harvest, but did speak about
a new Clearfield jasmine rice that he believes shows promise for the industry.
Other speakers shared results and research
projects on topics from hybrid-Clearfield cross breeding, insect pressures,
best chemical practices, rice pathology, and the new use of drones to aid in
pollination.
Following reports from rice farmer Clarence
Berken on the activities of the Louisiana Rice Research Board and a world
market update from LSU's Dr. Michael Deliberto, USA Rice's President and CEO
Betsy Ward shared examples of unique partnerships USA Rice undertakes in an
attempt to both broaden the rice industry's collaborative footprint, but also
stretch limited resources available.
"We are particularly proud of our
partnerships with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and Foreign
Agricultural Service, both of which rely on industry and partner
contributions," Ward said. "We supplement the NRCS programs with $25
million in private funds and services, and add about $28 million to FAS
funding. Additionally, we partner with
end users like PF Chang's restaurants who use their own resources to spread the
word about U.S.-grown rice."
Arkansas rice farmer Jennifer James and chair
of the USA Rice Sustainability Committee spoke about the importance of
sustainability programs and the need for rice farmers to be willing to talk
about what they are doing on the farm, since 98 percent of Americans are not
involved in agriculture.
Jennifer James
"I challenge you all, over the
next 52 weeks, to commit to talking to at least one person each week who
doesn't know about rice, and share with them something you're doing on your
farm to aid in sustainability and conservation," she said to the crowd.Dr.
Linscombe was then honored by several colleagues for his work and dedication
over the previous 35 years and he received two standing ovations from the appreciative
crowd.
"Thank goodness he never became a grain
sorghum breeder as he had originally intended," joked Dr. William
Richardson, vice president for agriculture at LSU AgCenter.
Ward and USA Rice Vice President of Domestic
Promotion Michael Klein, who conducted several member visits during the week,
also attended the Louisiana Rice Promotion Board meeting where they provided
updates on USA Rice activities and led a discussion of challenges facing the
rice industry. The Board later approved
the USA Rice Council funding request for the 2017-18 year. Klein also shared results of a recently
completed USA Rice research program to the Louisiana Rice Research Board, that
helped underwrite the project.
On Saturday, Ward then addressed the
Rice Commodity Conference meeting at the 95th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau
Meeting in New Orleans, providing up to the minute analysis of happenings in
Washington, DC and the impact policies and actions or inactions are having on
the rice industry.
Jemison receives recognition from Bergen
Jemison (l.) is recognized
Linscombe was again honored at this
meeting for his contributions to the industry, as was USA Rice's Director of
Field Operations for Louisiana, Randy Jemison, who, after 16 years in the field
for USA Rice, is retiring this summer.
"When we were planning this meeting we
felt Betsy was the person most qualified to talk about what is happening in
Washington and the expected impact on rice.
We were very pleased that she was able to work us into her busy schedule,"
said Donald Berken, chairman of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Rice Advisory
Committee.
Top 5 health
benefits of purple rice
"We have developed a highly efficient, easy-to-use
transgene stacking system called TransGene Stacking II that enables the
assembly of a large number of genes in single vectors for plant
transformation," the lead author Yao-Guang Liu, a researcher at the South
China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, China stated.
Scientists have planned to find out how safe the purple endosperm rice is,
which they have defined as a biofortified food. They will also try to create
more purple endosperm cereals grains and cereals like maize, wheat, and barley
which are rich in anthocyanins. The researchers now plan to use the new
technique to boost the production of other nutrients in grains.
Here are top 5 health benefits of
purple rice:
Rich in antioxidants:
The researchers used genetic engineering to increase the
production of anthocyanins – pigments which help in raising the production of
antioxidants in the endosperm of the rice. Endosperm is the seed tissue which
is present in most flowering plants after fertilisation, it surrounds the
embryo and provides it nutrients.
Lowers the risk of cancer:
According to the research, this rice has the qualities to lower
the risk of cancer by shielding the body from cancer-causing cell damage.
Regulates blood sugar:
This GM rice is very beneficial for type-2 diabetics as it
doesn't raise the blood sugar levels like the white rice does. Consuming whole
grains with dietary fibre, like the purple rice aids in depleting the risk of
getting type-2 diabetes by almost 400 percent.
Enhances heart health:
Including more of this genetically modified rice in your diet
would help in improving your cardiovascular health by increasing the levels of
good cholesterol -- high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The rice was found to keep
heart failure at bay by preventing the arteries from hardening. The rice also
helps in combating other chronic diseases.
Improves digestion:
As the purple rice is rich in fibre, it improves digestion by
preventing digestion-related problems and constipation
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/top-5-health-benefits-purple-rice-733233
Dalex Finance provides credit for
over 10,000 rice farmers
Executives of Dalex Finance and some of the farmers at the
meeting
Mr. Thompson called on the Ministry of Agriculture to expedite action to avert the looming disaster posed by the Army Worm. He indicated that the Army Worm has been found in the Eastern, Brong- Ahafo, Ashanti and Western Regions. “Since 2016, the Army Worms have destroyed more than 5,870 hectares of maize, cowpea and cocoa. The effect of these pests could be worse than the ‘biblical plague of locusts’ if unchecked,” he warned. The press conference was also addressed by Nbanty Dagbanja, a rice farmer from Dagbanjado and beneficiary of the credit programme.
He commended SHINKAAFA and DALEX for providing the seeds that had improved their yields, for the chemicals and fertilizers, and for the harvesting services which has improved the prosperity of his fellow farmers. Touching on the challenges in milling rice in Ghana, the Head, Northern Region, Avnash Industries Akshay Sharma bemoaned difficulties in the rice farming industry.
“The local paddy (raw material) prices are too expensive, as the yields per acre achieved by the farmers generally in Ghana are as low as 800 Kg/ acre compared to minimum of 2.4 MT / acre internationally in Thailand, Vietnam, India, USA, Pakistan, etc. The local rice price is as a result uncompetitive in comparison with imported rice.”
The Executive Director of SHINKAAFA – Samuel Sarpong said SHINKAAFA has strengthened the rice sector by engagement at community level. He observed that the partnership with DALEX was part of their mission to develop sustainable models for finance to assist the small-holder farmer. The DALEX Rice farmer credit program delivers credit to farmers over the innovative Dalex SWIFT mobile platform.
The SWIFT platform gives subscribers access to investment/ savings services. Farmers receive their payments through mobile money and then can make deposits into their investment accounts. They have real-time access to their account balances whiles SWIFT provides call center support in Dagbani
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Dalex-Finance-provides-credit-for-over-10-000-rice-farmers-554752
Technology
discovered for rice cultivation without water
Lahore
Pakistani agriculture scientists
have discovered a technology through which rice can be cultivated without
water. Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mehmood said this in a statement issued here
on Sunday.
He said: “Our agriculture scientists are fully capable who are proving their
metal through hardwork”.The secretary said the latest research of scientists
would directly help poor farmers. A research wing of the agriculture department
had given a message to the scientists across the world that they were not less
than any one.—APP
http://pakobserver.net/technology-discovered-rice-cultivation-without-water/
40 hospitalised
in Shikarpur after eating contaminated rice
Karachi
The police arrested the rice
seller and after registering a case against him started an investigation.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/02/40-hospitalised-in-shikarpur-after-eating-contaminated-rice/
House probe on
state of PH rice inventory sought
·
July
2, 2017
·
Written by Ryan
Ponce Pacpaco
·
Published in Nation
A HOUSE leader has urged the House of Representatives to pursue its
inquiry into the “true state” of the country’s rice inventory amid the
scheduled arrival of the first tranche of imports of the grain this July and
the lower rice inventory ahead of the traditional post-summer lean months.
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte,vice chairman of the House
committee on appropriations, reiterated his call for a congressional inquiry
following the latest report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that
the country’s rice stocks as of May 1 dropped by 13 percent to 3.21 million
metric tons (MT) from 3.69 million MT a year ago.
“We should ensure that we
have sufficient rice stocks in the coming weeks and months as the lean season
kicks in, which is why I am calling for a congressional probe to find out the
actual volume of stocks in store in our commercial warehouses, the NFA
(National Food Authority) and our households,” said Villafuerte. The first batch of some 250,000 MT of
imported rice is expected to arrive by end-July to augment existing stocks,
according to the NFA.
In House Resolution (HR)
No. 993, Villafuerte called on the appropriate committee of the House of
Representatives to “conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on the true state
of rice inventory in the Philippines to ensure adequate and affordable rice
supply during the traditional lean months.”
Through such an inquiry,
Villafuerte said Congress could immediately determine “the true state of the
country’s rice inventory that is crucial to the timely drawing of proposals for
the government to ensure ample and affordable rice supply” for the remainder of
the year and onwards.
Villafuerte cited an
earlier report to him by NFA CamarinEs Sur provincial manager Dr. Yolanda
Navarro that the province’s buffer stock only totaled 42,293 cavans (or 50-kilo
bags) as of April 30, or equivalent to only three days’ consumption at CamSur’s
daily rice requirement of 13,840 cavans.
Navarro informed
Villafuerte in her letter that the Legislative-Executive Department Advisory
Council (LEDAC) had prescribed for the NFA a buffer stock level equivalent to
30 days’ consumption at the onset of the July-September lean monthshttp://www.journal.com.ph/news/nation/house-probe-on-state-of-ph-rice-inventory-sought
China
remains Vietnam's top rice importer
China
is importing 46.5% of Vietnam's rice, a huge increase from the previous 35-36%
seen in previous years.
Worker looks over the rice
According
to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam exported 2.8
million tonnes of rice valued USD1.2bn in the first six months of 2017. Both
the volume and value increased by 6.3% and 4.9% respectively compared to last
year. However, average prices in the first five months decreased by 0.9%
to USD445.5 per tonne compared to last year.
China
continues to be Vietnam's top importer. In the first five months, Vietnam
exported 1.1 million tonnes of rice to China for USD488m as demands from China
is huge. Chinese traders often buy rice directly from the firms' storage and
then imported into China via border gates or commissioned another importer.
They also re-export the rice to other countries.
Pham
Thai Binh, director of Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC, said requirements from
Chinese traders were getting tighter, similar to other markets like the US and Japan.
Not only the rice must be safe but their origin could also be tracked.
Currently, only 22 out of 150 Vietnamese firms were able to export to
China.
Despite
exporting huge volumes of rice to China, Vietnam is still unable to build a
recognisable brand name there as most of the rice is repackaged by Chinese
traders.
Loc
Troi Group is the only firm that have a contract with Hunan Leading Science and
Technology Development Co Ltd to officially distribute rice and other
agriculture products in an attempt to build a Vietnamese rice brand in China
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/181306/china-remains-vietnam-s-top-rice-importer.html
Indonesian Rice
Prices Double Global Average
Chairman of the national rice
association (KPPB) Soetarto Alimoeso said the dominant cause of high prices in
Indonesia is the excessive use of fertilisers which can lead to overdosing of
the crops.
Soetarto pointed to a case of
excessive fertiliser usage in Karawang, West Java, where each hectare of paddy
field was given 500 kgs of fertilizer. The ideal dosage is 300 kgs per
hectare, he said. Excessive usage leads to high prices for consumers as
producers pass on costs.
“It’s a common misunderstanding
among farmers that more fertiliser means better rice. On the contrary, we
actually just need a proportional dosage of fertilizer to foster the growth of
rice,” Soetarto said, as quoted by Detik.
Soetarto compared Indonesia with
other producers among ASEAN members, such as Thailand and Vietnam, which
heavily control the use of fertilisers. On average, Thai and Vietnamese
producers use 90 percent less than Indonesian farmers.
Limited space is also a factor
contributing to high prices, with growers in Indonesia harvesting on average
0.3 hectares compared to two hectares in Vietnam or Thailand.
Indonesian farmers are largely
cultivators but not landowners, with farmers raising prices to pay rent.
“Though
there is not much gap in the advancement of rice cultivating technology between
Indonesia and other ASEAN rice producing countries, our rice price is higher
due to the limited amount of field owned by our farmers,” Soetarto said p://indonesiaexpat.biz/news/indonesia-high-rice-price/
Proposed
rice storage facility to boost capacity
Mon, 3 July 2017
Farmers prepare to plant rice
seedlings in Kampot province in 2015. Pha Lina
A proposal for a massive
warehouse and silo that has attracted two Chinese investors aims to fill the
Kingdom’s conspicuous gap in paddy rice storage capacity, which still falls 60
percent short of the level needed for the country to achieve its goal of 1 million
tonnes of annual rice exports.
Private Chinese firms Jilin
Province Investment Group Co Ltd and Jilin Tianzhong Agriculture Development Co
Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday with local conglomerate
Soma Group to build a “huge” storage facility to serve Cambodia’s rice
producers.
According to Hun Lak, vice
president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, the companies will conduct a
feasibility study to determine the location and investment size of the initial
storage complex, with Battambang and Takeo provinces favoured. Additional
storage facilities could be developed in other areas, he said.Lak said the
Chinese investment would be substantial and would help fill the rice sector’s
gap in storage capacity.
“It will help to narrow down the
rice industry’s gap in storage facilities, which is necessary if it is to reach
the goal of 1 million tonnes of rice exports,” he said yesterday, estimating
that the country has just 40 percent of the storage capacity needed to realise
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s export target of 1 million tonnes of milled rice a
year.“Even now that we have some huge rice storage warehouses and silos we
still need more investment in these facilities to fill the gap,” he said.
Cambodia exported 530,000 tonnes
of milled rice last year, with mills running production for about six months of
the year before using up their stores.Phou Puy, CEO of Thaneakea Srov
(Kampuchea) Plc, which operates the country’s first large-scale “rice bank”
storage facility, said the new Chinese investment could allow local millers to
operate year-round.“We welcome any new investment in rice storage warehouses
and silos as our rice industry still need more capacity in order for mills to
run full production for the entire year,” he said.
Thaneakea Srov’s storage
warehouse in Battambang province has a storage capacity of around 40,000
tonnes, while the company is building a 200,000 tonne facility due for
completion next year. Yet, even this will still fall short of the country’s
needs.“Currently, our capacity can only handle the [paddy rice of] western
Cambodian producers,” he said.“We will need more warehouses and silos to handle
the rest of the country’s production.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/proposed-rice-storage-facility-boost-capacity
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- JUL 04, 2017
·
·
Nagpur, July 4 (Reuters) – Gram and Tuar prices reported higher in Nagpur Agriculture Produce
and Marketing Committee (APMC) auction on good buying support from local millers amid thinsupply from producing region because of rains in parts of Vidarbha. Notable rise in Madhya
Pradesh pulses and repeated enquireis from South-based millers also boosted prices.
About 1,100 of gram and 700 bags of tuar were available for auctions, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram yellow firmed up in open market on renewed demand from local traders amid weak
supply from producing regions.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor.
* Moong Chamki recovered in open market on good marriage season demand from local
traders.
* In Akola, Tuar New – 3,900-4,100, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,700-5,800, Udid Mogar (clean)
– 8,200-9,200, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,800-7,200, Gram – 5,600-5,800, Gram Super best
– 7,800-8,500
* Wheat, rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in
scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 4,400-5,082 4,400-4,900
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 3,500-3,770 3,470-3,700
Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,550-1,644 1,550-1,661
Gram Super Best Bold 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 6,600-7,000 6,600-7,000
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 5,100-5,200 5,100-5,200
Desi gram Raw 5,400-5,500 5,400-5,500
Gram Yellow 7,100-8,100 7,000-8,000
Gram Kabuli 12,300-13,400 12,300-13,400
Tuar Fataka Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000
Tuar Gavarani New 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Tuar Karnataka 3,900-4,100 3,900-4,100
Masoor dal best 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Masoor dal medium 4,600-4,900 4,700-4,900
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500
Moong Mogar Medium 6,300-6,600 6,300-6,600
Moong dal Chilka 5,200-6,000 5,200-6,000
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 6,600-7,600 6,500-7,500
Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 8,000-9,000 8,000-9,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,000-7,500 7,000-7,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,200 4,900-5,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,100-5,500 5,100-5,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,950-3,150 2,950-3,150
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 2,900-3,000 2,900-3,000
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,600 4,100-4,600
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,950-2,050 1,950-2,050
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,950 1,850-1,950
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,150-2,350 2,150-2,350
Wheat Lokwan new (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,500 3,100-3,500
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,800 2,300-2,800
Rice BPT new (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,200 2,800-3,200
Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,500-4,000 3,500-4,000
Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400
Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT New (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000
Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000
Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,300 4,100-4,300
Rice Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,200 4,800-5,200
Rice Shriram best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800
Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,000-14,000 10,000-14,000
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-8,000 6,000-8,000
Rice Chinnor New(100 INR/KG) 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800
Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 31.0 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 25.7 degree Celsius
Rainfall : Nil
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky with One or two spells of rains or thunder-showers likely.
Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 33 and 25 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but
included in market prices)
ATTN : Soyabean mandi, wholesale foodgrain market of Nagpur APMC and oil market in Vidarbha willbe closed tomorrow, Wednesday, on the occasion of Ashadi Ekadashi Parna.
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N1JV31S
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices 5 July 2017
Grains: Prices of rice basmati
and wheat fell at
Sat,
1 Jul 2017-01:31pm , PTI
wholesale
grains market during the week due to reduced offtake against adequate stocks
position.A few other bold grains also eased amid subdued demand from consuming
industries.Traders said ample stocks position against fall in demand from
stockists and retailers mainly pulled down rice basmati prices.
Reduced
offtake by flour mills put pressure on wheat prices, they said.
In
the national capital, rice basmati common and Pusa- 1121 variety eased to Rs
6,400-6,700 and R 5,400-5,500 against last close of Rs 6,700-7,000 and Rs
5,700-5,800 per quintal respectively.
Wheat
dara (for mills) also slipped by Rs 15 to Rs 1,725-1,730 per quintal. Atta
chakki delivery followed suit and traded lower by similar margin to Rs
1,730-1,735 per 90 kg.
Other
bold grains, bajra fell by Rs 100 to Rs 1,100- 1,110 per quintal. Barley and
maize also declined by Rs 50 and Rs 15 to Rs 1,400-1,420 and Rs 1,275-1,285 per
quintal respectively.(MORE)
(This article has not been edited
by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed
http://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-grains-prices-of-rice-basmati-and-wheat-fell-at-the-2489417
Climate change
to hurt wheat, rice crop yields
Islamabad: The global warming-induced by rising global temperatures
can badly affect the country’s food production system in shape of crop yield
losses and reduced growing cycles in the various climatic zones of the country.
Spokesperson of ministry of climate change Mohammad Saleem said that wheat crop
yield will be reduced by 3.4 to 12.5 per cent in semi-arid irrigated areas
including Faisalabad, Sheikhupura and 3.8 to 14.5 per cent in arid areas including
Hyderabad, Badin, Bahawalpur and Multan.
He said, around 16 per cent decline in overall wheat produce in
rain-dependent areas has been forecasted in various areas of the Potohar region
including Chakwal district under different climate change scenarios towards the
end of ongoing century. “The rice crop yields are likely to register fall by 12
to 22 per cent in almost all rice growing areas of the country by end of this
century because of the rising global temperatures,” he estimated quoting
findings of the GCISC’s crop simulation models. He said that growing
temperatures pose a serious risk to Pakistan’s efforts for achieving
sustainable food security and meet food consumption needs of the spiking
population, according to studies based on various projections of climate change
impacts on the country’s agriculture and water resources. He said that like the
most developing countries, Pakistanis staring at the radar of food insecurity,
with its food production out of sync with population growth.
The food availability scenario is further aggravated by shifting
weather patterns with recurring severe droughts and floods that affect the
country’s overall crop production, the spokesperson added. He explained that
studies carried out by the Global Change Impact Study Centre (GCISC), a
Ministry’s research wing, pointed out that average temperature over Pakistan
would increase in the coming decades at a pace faster than that of the average
global temperature increase.“The temperature rise in Pakistan may exceed by about
one degree Celsius by the end of this century, Saleem said quoting the GCISC
studies.
He said that these simulation models further indicate that length
of cultivation periods of these important crops would shorten, which would lead
to pronounced plunges in yields of not only rice and wheat but also other crops
such as maize and vegetables. The water requirements of different crops
including wheat and rice could register steep rise in coming decades on account
of local impacts of global warming induced by untamed rise in the global
temperatures. “The climate simulation models have revealed that net crop water
requirements would sharply increase because of the global warming impacts on
Pakistan’s already rapidly shrinking water resources.
However, reduced water availability for these food crops in coming
decades, which are vital to the country’s sustainable food security, may not
help meet the rising water requirements of the various crops,” Saleem said. As
a result, overall productivity of different food crops would decline as long as
water conservation technologies, drought-resilient and high-yield crop
varieties, rainwater harvesting programmes and direct seeding technologies were
not deployed on war-footing,” he cautioned.
Rice Tender |
Bangladesh
RICE TENDER: Bangladesh's state
grains buyer issued its fourth international tender since May, looking to
import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice as it grapples with depleted stocks and
record local prices. The deadline for offers is July 9, with the rice to be
shipped within 40 days of signing any deal, a senior official at the country's
state grains buyer said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/export-summary-u-s-sells-corn-soymeal-wheat-algeria-seeks-wheat/articleshow/59432506.cms
Drought Threatens Crops, Wildlife Along Spain's Guadalquivir River
Delta
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Wild horses graze at the Doñana National Park, in the
Guadalquivir delta, in southern Spain. Last year, UNESCO threatened to put
Doñana on its so-called 'Danger List' of World Heritage Sites where wildlife or
conservation are at risk.
Wild horses and cattle graze on the
marshy banks of southern Spain's mighty Guadalquivir River.From the mouth of
this river, Christopher Columbus set off for the New World.But since then, the
river has gotten more salty. As fresh water is extracted for agriculture,
drought — made more frequent by climate change — means less rainfall replaces
it. Tides send salt water farther upriver.
Inside a cement building
straddling part of the river, pumps suck 800 gallons out of the Guadalquivir
per second — diverting it to irrigation canals.
Inside a pumping station on the
Guadalquivir River, José Godoy tests the water for salt content. When drought
hits, the water becomes too salty, and can poison crops.
Lauren Frayer for NPR
"Depending on how many grams
of sodium chloride [salt] are in the water, it can do real damage to crops in
the area," says José Godoy, who works at the pumping station. "We
test the water every hour. We have to be vigilant. When the salt level rises,
we have to cut off flow to the canals."
Either crops die of salt poisoning
— or the water is cut off and they die of drought.
That's happened at least three
times in the past two decades. Whole harvests have been lost, when there isn't
enough fresh water to irrigate.
But making a living without
damaging the environment is getting harder on the Guadalquivir River delta.
Locals note weather patterns have changed.
"The rain comes less often,
but when it does, there are violent storms!" Cano says. "It's
damaging my crops. They're like my babies, these delicate rice plants."
Farmer Manolo Cano Lopez stands
next to his rice paddies on the Guadalquivir River delta in southern Spain.
Lauren Frayer for NPR
This summer, an early heatwave
sparked wildfires much earlier than normal, in both Spain and Portugal. More
than 60 people died in one fire in central Portugal, ignited by dry lightning.
This is what scientists say
farmers and residents can expect from a warming planet. Already-fragile
ecosystems like the Guadalquivir delta are where climate change could have the
most deadly impact.
Scientists
predict all of southern Spain, with its varied landscapes —
arid Mediterranean terraces, partial deserts and delicate wetlands — will be
reduced to one big desert by the end of this century, if current rates of
greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked. Manmade water shortages are
already compounding those effects.
The Guadalquivir delta is Spain's biggest rice-growing area. (It
used to be Valencia, the famous homeland of Spanish paella. But during the Spanish
Civil War in the late 1930s, when Valencia fell to Republican forces, the
military dictator Francisco Franco ordered that rice be planted on the
Guadalquivir delta, which his Nationalist forces still controlled. Acreage of
rice farms in the area has expanded ever since.)
It may sound strange to grow rice
— which grows best submerged in water — in such a hot, dry climate. While
reporting on the delta in June, daytime temperatures hovered around 104F. Farm
workers start their days 4 a.m., in order to finish by noon, before it gets too
hot. It's a severe climate — and it's forecast to get worse.
But rice is not the biggest offender to the environment here,
because rice farmers draw water from the river, extractions from which are
regulated. The bigger problem is berries. The Guadalquivir region supplies
about a third of all of Europe's strawberries — and strawberry farmers
drill wells into the aquifer.
"The problem with the
aquifer is that it's something you don't see, because it's an underground
pool," says Felipe Fuentelsaz, who tests groundwater levels for the local
branch of the World Wildlife Fund.
Eighty percent of the region's
aquifer has dried up because of intensive agriculture and the drilling of
illegal wells, the WWF says. Some farmers rent drilling rigs and haul them out
into secluded forests in the middle of the night, or on holiday weekends, to
drill wells for which they don't have permits. The WWF estimates there are at
least 10,000 illegal wells in the entire region, and it contends that local
officials aren't doing enough to stop them.
Following GPS coordinates
provided by the WWF, NPR was able to locate a secret reservoir in the forest
near Doñana National Park, where farmers store water they have sucked out of
the aquifer illegally, without permits to drill wells.
Lauren Frayer for NPR
Local officials said they closed
about 300 illegal wells last year.
Following GPS coordinates
provided by the WWF, NPR was able to locate a secret reservoir hidden in the
forest, where farmers store the water they've sucked out of the aquifer
illegally. It's a huge turquoise blue pool, about half a football field wide,
and perhaps just as deep, with more than a dozen pipes spewing water into it,
apparently from illegal wells scattered across the area.
This isn't only about farmers
stealing water. It's about farmers stealing water that won't be replenished as
quickly by rainfall, because of increasing drought. Climate change is already
driving up local temperatures, experts say.
"At the moment, they are
increasing 0.07 degrees [Celsius] every year. So it's something that's really
high," the WWF's Fuentelsaz says. "The normal seasons have been
moved. This is really a complete change for biodiversity — for flora, for
fauna, for everything."
And the Guadalquivir delta has some of the most varied flora and
fauna in Europe. Alongside miles and miles of big industrial commercial farms,
the delta is also home to Doñana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
famous for its biodiversity — with wild horses, pink flamingos and six million
migratory birds. Water
shortages — from over-farming and from climate change — affect
them, too.
Last year, UNESCO threatened to put Doñana on its "Danger
List" of World Heritage Sites where wildlife
or conservation are at risk. The Florida Everglades has also
appeared on the list. Doñana would be the first national park in the European
Union to make the list. In its warning, UNESCO cited all the illegal wells in
the area. As farmers drain the aquifer under the Guadalquivir delta, lagoons
shrink in the national park next door.
"Look at all the ducks,
flamingos — so many species of birds in this one lagoon alone!" says
Doñana's director, Juan Pedro Castellano, during a tour of the park. "It's
just like climate change — we don't know exactly what will happen and how fast.
But where we'll see change is in these lagoons and wetlands right here."
Man-made water shortages, the
park director says, are essentially giving us a preview of how this whole
region will experience climate change. Scientists predict rising temperatures
will dry out this area.
Pink Flamingos in Doñana National
Park, a site famous for its biodiversity. Water shortages from over-farming and
from climate change puts this natural habitat at risk.
Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images
"If the aquifer is drained,
this area gets dominated more and more by desert plants," Castellano says.
"It reduces the biodiversity in this sandy part of the park."
Castellano disputes assessments
by UNESCO and the WWF that Doñana might be in danger. He says his efforts at
conservation have been successful, and that he's working with local officials
in nearby towns to discourage the drilling of illegal wells by farmers.
UNESCO's 21-member World Heritage
Committee is meeting July 2-12 in Krakow, Poland, where it will review Doñana's
conservation and decide whether to classify it as endangered.
For the rice farmer Manolo Cano,
the seasons have already changed. Spring seems to come earlier every year, he
says. None of his children has taken up the family business. He wonders what it
must have been like 500 years ago, when Christopher Columbus sailed through the
Guadalquivir River, right next to where his rice paddies now are.
"They must have been able to
water their crops as much as they wanted, and never worry," he laments.
"Nowadays, we farm so much, we take too much water out of the river."
Cano sighs and kicks at some
weeds alongside one of his rice paddies. It's an invasive plant, not native to
the area. He thinks the seeds were probably carried in on a truck of gravel
from another province or country. He describes waking up at 4 a.m. to come out
here and yank the tough stems out of the ground.
"It's the price we pay for modernity,"
Cano says. "We have to grow food. But to do it, we've changed this
landscape forever."
China remains Vietnam’s top rice importer
China is importing 46.5% of
Vietnam's rice, a huge increase from the previous 35-36% seen in previous
years.
Worker looks over the rice
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Vietnam exported 2.8 million tonnes of rice valued USD1.2bn in the first six
months of 2017. Both the volume and value increased by 6.3% and 4.9%
respectively compared to last year.
However, average prices in the first five months decreased by 0.9% to
USD445.5 per tonne compared to last year. China continues to be Vietnam's top
importer. In the first five months, Vietnam exported 1.1 million tonnes of rice
to China for USD488m as demands from China is huge. Chinese traders often buy
rice directly from the firms' storage and then imported into China via border
gates or commissioned another importer.
They also re-export the rice to other countries. Pham Thai Binh,
director of Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC, said requirements from Chinese
traders were getting tighter, similar to other markets like the US and Japan.
Not only the rice must be safe but their origin could also be tracked.
Currently, only 22 out of 150 Vietnamese firms were able to export to
China. Despite exporting huge volumes of
rice to China, Vietnam is still unable to build a recognisable brand name there
as most of the rice is repackaged by Chinese traders. Loc Troi Group is the
only firm that have a contract with Hunan Leading Science and Technology
Development Co Ltd to officially distribute rice and other agriculture products
in an attempt to build a Vietnamese rice brand in China.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/181306/china-remains-vietnam-s-top-rice-importer.html
Indonesian Rice Prices Double Global Average
Buying rice in Indonesia is over double the international standard
price, despite the country being a major rice producer, the United Nation’s
food safety agency Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found. Last
year, Indonesia’s rice price was around US$1 per kilogram, while the
international standard had it around US$0.4 per kilogram. As of March this
year, FAO recorded the average price of rice per kilogram in Indonesia at
around US$0.79.
This is one of the highest figures around the region, with other
ASEAN members paying far less — Cambodia pays US$0.42 per kg, Thailand pays
US$0.33 per kg, Vietnam pays US$0.31 and just US$0.28 per kg in Myanmar.
Chairman of the national rice association (KPPB) Soetarto Alimoeso said the
dominant cause of high prices in Indonesia is the excessive use of fertilisers
which can lead to overdosing of the crops. Soetarto pointed to a case of
excessive fertiliser usage in Karawang, West Java, where each hectare of paddy
field was given 500 kgs of fertilizer. The ideal dosage is 300 kgs per hectare,
he said.
Excessive usage leads to
high prices for consumers as producers pass on costs. “It’s a common
misunderstanding among farmers that more fertiliser means better rice. On the
contrary, we actually just need a proportional dosage of fertilizer to foster
the growth of rice,” Soetarto said, as quoted by Detik. Soetarto compared
Indonesia with other producers among ASEAN members, such as Thailand and
Vietnam, which heavily control the use of fertilisers. On average, Thai and Vietnamese
producers use 90 percent less than Indonesian farmers. Limited space is also a
factor contributing to high prices, with growers in Indonesia harvesting on
average 0.3 hectares compared to two hectares in Vietnam or Thailand.
Indonesian farmers are largely cultivators but not landowners, with farmers
raising prices to pay rent.
“Though there is not much
gap in the advancement of rice cultivating technology between Indonesia and
other ASEAN rice producing countries, our rice price is higher due to the
limited amount of field owned by our farmers,” Soetarto said.
http://indonesiaexpat.biz/news/indonesia-high-rice-price/
Rice crop insurance scheme draws little interest
- 3 Jul 2017
- WRITER: CHUDATE
SEEHAWONG
CHAI NAT - The government’s rice crop insurance scheme
kicked off quietly on Monday with farmers saying they have little information
about it and see it as a waste of scarce money.The scheme allows farmers to
insure first crop rice for the 2017 harvest against losses incurred by six
natural disasters - flood, drought, storm, cold, hail or fire - and also againt
pests and disease.
Premiums were approved by cabinet last week at 97.37 baht per rai for
farmers with less than 25 rai, down from 107.427 baht per rai last year, and
108.07 baht per rai for those with more than 25 rai. It is applicable to 25-30
million rai of rice farmland. However, many rice farmers say they have to
little information about the insurance scheme to make a decision to buy it,
while others just think the money would not be well spent.Supharp Khumtapao,
who grows rice in tambon Thammamoon of Muang district, said farmers leave home
for the fields early in the morning and return at night, so have little
opportunity to learn the details .No government officials had met with local farmers to explain the scheme and its benefits, he said.He was interested in getting compensation for disaster-related damage, but would have to think carefully before paying an insurance premium.For the same amount of money he could buy fertiliser and chemicals that would ensure good and relatively tangible yields. Insurance would not produce anything unless there was a disaster, he said.
If the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives would lend farmers the money to pay the premiums it would be more attractive to them, Most did not have the ready cash to pay.They believed efficient management of the water supply would reduce the risk of severe flooding or drought, and any pest problem was manageable, he said.
Preecha Puangnoiprapa, director of Chai Nat office of state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), said farmers should take out crop insurance. It was a good investment.Farmers with insurance would be paid 1,260 baht per rai if their crop was damaged by any of the six natural disasters, and 630 baht per rai for crops damaged by pests or disease.According to the Office of Agricultural Economics, there are 58.7 million rai of rice fields across the country.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1280147/rice-crop-insurance-scheme-draws-little-interest
