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New Paddy Season in Pakistan
New
Paddy Season in Pakistan
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:Dr. Hamid Malik
New Paddy arrival has started, in fact Coarse varieties
like Super fine is already in the market for the last couple of weeks. New
Super fine is healthy , hope, milling recovery, a key economic factor, will be
better. Same is for hybrid Paddy , reaching to peak arrival gradually. Some
farmers have 90/100 maunds Paddy output which means a healthy return for
farmers. I was a bit worried on Super fine Paddy rates(started 1600/1700/40 kg
& Hybrid 1350/40 kg, very high for hybrid Paddy keeping in view Indian
competition. Exporters have bought Rs57/kg ex Karachi last week.
Better sense prevailed & Hybrid Paddy price on 27
August came down to 1225/1250 per 40 kg & Miller's sold to Karachi based
Exporters at 58.5 ex Karachi means FOB 274$/ton ,a competitive price to compete
lowest offers from India. But much lower than Vietnam & Thailand. I guess
Pakistan Rice Exporters will be able to sell like 250,000/300,000 or even more
tons in next 3 weeks or by end of September. The prevailing price of Non Basmati
in Pakistan is a win situation for Exporters & Miller's also & is a
workable level for Pak Non Basmati Exporters. Miller's should try to keep
Hybrid Paddy buying at 1200/40 kg level & should not start a price war due
to lucrative international prices. I believe global Export market will remain
bullish till end of September as from October onward new arrival in Thailand
& Vietnam will start, Myanmar &
Cambodia , so far, has good standing
crops & prices may come down heavily in November onward. One plus
point is that global production of milled rice will remain less than 500
million Tons(495 tons precisely ,mainly due to lower area of Paddy in Thailand
& damage caused by floods in Bangladesh.
India is going to
have a big crop back to back & is also sitting on huge rice stocks.
Pakistan is expected to make new record of 7.6 million tons this year. Movement
of Pak RS is very critical for export earnings. I Will be able to comment next
week. Very important is Paddy crop in Sind. Recent heavy rain in Mirpurkhas,
Sangarh, Lower Sind might have get damaged in some area. Production figure will
be reviewed in next 10 days. Non Basmati crop in Punjab is so far healthy but
rain will continue in Sept also which is bad for Non Basmati & good for
BASMATI. In my opinion this is best time to cover your position in Non Basmati
NOW.
Thanks Allah, this year Owing to above average rains, favorable weather, Technical/financial &
logistics support of global institutions like Mars Foods/Sustainable Rice
Platform & untiring /sustainable efforts of Hybrid Seed Research/Marketing
Companies lead by Guard Agriculture Research , Hybrid production of Paddy is 4
tons to 4.4 tons /Acer(9.9/10.9 tons/hectare) in Allahabad District Kasur
Punjab. Hybrid Paddy is arriving since last 10 days nearing peak arrivals. This
is phenomenal & prodigious performance by Hybrid Rice sector which will
give 15/20% increase to Farmers income this year. This is a promising start of
new Rice season(Sept to August) in Pakistan.
By accepting one fact that from last year ,Hybrid Seed has
started encroaching our Basmati area. Farmers income & Financial
empowerment is prime factor to opt for
Hybrid or Basmati/Basmati like varieties. Basmati(Super & 515) &
Basmati like varieties(C1121, 1509, Kissan) has failed to increase Farmers
income even by 10%. Super & 515 Basmati varities are max giving 43
mounds/Acer in best managed & most fertile Kalar area) & but Ave in
Gujranwala Division, Sheikhupura, Hafizabad is 36/37 maunds ,which means a Punjab Provincial average of these elite
areas is 37/38 maunds average. Farmers sell their Paddy from last week of
October to end of December. After that stockists hold it & sell at higher rates. Avearage realization of Basmati Paddy at Farm
gate has been Rs2385/40 kg which means per Acer earning Rs2385 x
38maunds=Rs90,600. This is 145/150 days crop from sowing of Nursery. More
costly input & water guzzling crop. Hybrid Paddy which is 70/80 days crop,
its production this year (last 20 days) from Allahabad Chunian, Kangan pur,
Mundi Ahmed Abad in District Kasur & Basirpur in Deepalpur) is 100/110
maunds per Acer. Crops started at 1300 came down 1150 & mostly at Rs1200/
40 kg which means Rs114,000/Acer income, an increase of 20 % income of Farmers.
So it's natural, logical & inevitable that Hybrid sowing will increase in
Dist Kasure, Deepalpur, Okara, Arifwala, Pakpattan, Vehari, Nankana sahib,
Sheikhupura gradually. One more reason for increased area of Hybrid Rice is
Heat & drought resistant varieties , Farmers friendly after sales
efforts/care by Hybrid Seed Cos. In case of Basmati Seed & crop management
, because it's Govt sector seed, least post sowing care & follow up.
Another factor is authenticity of Hybrid Seed. Below standard Hybrid Seed
import can't be ruled out but it's negligible & importers & Brand
sellers are accountable.
Another point raised above is Paddy crop devastation this
year in Sind. Germination was excellent & weather remained favourable. But
early down crop in Sangarh, Random Muhammad Khan ,Matli, Talhar belt which was
ready for harvest got hit & heavy rains damaged by 15% standing crop, where
expected production was 100 maunds/Acer in that belt. We r expecting 10/15 Crop
damage overall in Sind but this has nothing to do with Seed quality. Due to Hybrid
Paddy Sind Farmers income has doubled(traditional Irri 6 on right bank of Indus
river a is 55 maund. Rate is same. Inspite of crop loss in Lower Sind, I m
expecting a record production of milled Rice at 7.6 million tons to 8 million
tons. Please look at post rain effected Paddy in Golarchi last week with milled
Rice which had got damaged/amber color.
I fear if we don't increase potential of our traditional
Basmati, Super & 515 & Basmati like varieties C1121, 1509 etc, Farmers
will shift to Hybrid Paddy even in Kalar & Basmati traditional areas.
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18th December,2015 Daily Global Regional Local rice e-Newsletter
§ § کھانے کے علاوہ چاولوں کے 7ایسے حیران کُن فوائد جو آپ کو معلوم نہیں
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NEDA cuts planned riceimports by 25 percent
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River salinity from sea badly hits Mekong
Delta rice crop
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Nigeria: Agents Back Lifting of Ban On Rice
Importation
Through Land Borders
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Strategies sought to boost rice production
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Study determines rice co-products valuable
sources of amino
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in pig diets
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کھانے کے علاوہ چاولوں کے 7ایسے حیران کُن فوائد جو آپ کو
معلوم نہیں
18 دسمبر 2015 (20:46
نیویارک(نیوزڈیسک)دنیا بھر میں چاول انتہائی
مرغوبیت سے کھائے جاتے ہیں لیکن یہ ایک ایسی غذا ہے جسے کھانے کے علاوہ دیگر کاموں
کے لئے بھی استعمال کیا جاسکتا ہے۔آئیے آپ کو کھانے کے علاوہ چاولوں کے 7ایسے
حیران کُن فوائد بتاتے ہیں جو شاید آپ کو معلوم نہیںہوں گے۔
الیکٹرانک اشیاءکو خشک کریں
اکثر لوگوں کے موبائل فونز پانی میں گر جاتے ہیں یا بارش
میں بھیگ جاتے ہیں لیکن اگر انہیں چاولوں والے جار میں رکھ دیا جائے تو وہ جلد خشک
ہوجاتے ہیں۔اسی طرح اگر آپ گیلی الیکٹرانک اشیاءکو خشک رکھنا چاہتے ہیں تو چاولوں
کے جار کا استعمال ضرور کریں۔
گرائنڈر کو صاف کریں
اگر آپ گرائندڑ میں کوئی چیز پیسنا چاہتے ہیں لیکن مختلف
سبزیوں جیسے پیاز،ادرک یا لہسن کی خوشبو اس میں سے آرہی ہے تو چاولوں کو گرائنڈر
میں پیسیں اور تمام خوشبویات سے نجات حاصل کرلیں۔
نمک دانی کے لئے
اکثر برسات کے موسم میں نمک دانی میں نمی کی وجہ سے نمک
جڑ جاتا ہے لیکن اگر اس میں چاولوں کے چند دانے ڈال دئیے جائیں تو نمک الگ رہے گا
اور اس میں ڈلیاں نہیں بنیں گی۔
گلے سڑے پھلوں کے لئے
اگر آپ کسی جار میں گلے ہوئے پھلوں کے ساتھ چاول ڈال دیں
گے تو وہ پھل ٹھیک ہوجائیں گے۔
چاولوں کے بیگ دردوں کے لئے
اگر آپ کی گردن،کمر،بازو،ٹانگوں یا جسم کے دیگر حصوں میں
درد ہوتو چاولوں کو ایک بیگ میں ڈالیں اور اسے گرم کرکے درد والی جگہ پر لگانے سے
درد میں خاطر خواہ کمی ہوتی ہے۔
چاولوں کا سکرب
لیموں کے رس میں بیکنگ سوڈا ڈال ان میں چاول شامل
کریں۔اب اسے محلول کو سکرب کے طور پر استعمال کریں گے تو آپ کا چہرہ شاداب اور
روشن ہوجائے گا۔
گھر کی ڈیکوریشن کے لئے
آپ چاہیں تو چاولوں کو مختلف رنگوں میں رنگ کر ان سے کئی
طرح کے ڈیکوریشن کے پیس بناکر گھر کو خوبصورت چیزوں سے آراستہ کرسکتے ہیں۔
Daily Pakistan Urdu News
NEDA cuts planned riceimports by 25 percent
MANILA -- The government will reduce by roughly one-fourth its
planned additional volume of rice imports for the first semester of 2016 meant
to boost buffer stocks and keep local prices stable amid the prolonged drought
due to El Niño.Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the
country may need to import only an additional 300,000 to 400,000 metric tons of
rice, much lower compared to earlier estimate of 1.3 million MT.“The expected
(rice) production for the first quarter of next year and harvests for this year
would be higher than was initially estimated… We don't feel that we need to
import much now,” he said in a press briefing.
Balisacan said the government is also undertaking a roadmap to
address the impacts of El Niño, part of which is increasing rice production in
drought-affected areas where there are inadequate supply.“With those
interventions, we would expect to generate 200,000 to 300,000 metric tons (of
rice) so that in effect, reduce substantially the need to import,” he added.The
country has already an approved provision of 500,000 MT of rice for the first
quarter, bringing total imports to about 900,000 MT next year.Balisacan, who is
also National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general, bared
that President Benigno S. Aquino III last week approved a Php19-billion budget
to deal with the negative impacts of El Niño.The NEDA chief identified El
Niño-spawned dry spell among the risks on missing next year's 7-percent
economic growth target.Citing the weather bureau, Balisacan said the weather
phenomenon was expected to peak in March to May next year.“We are already
programming. We are already taking the worst assumption or worst (case)
scenario,” he added.*PNA
River salinity from sea badly hits Mekong Delta rice crop
Thanh
Nien News
BEN
TRE - Friday, December 18, 2015 15:23
A
rice farmer in the Mekong Delta has lost all his winter crop to salinization.
Photo: Tan Thai/Tuoi Tre
Many rice farmers in Ben Tre Province have started harvesting their
immature rice plants after little rainfall and no flooding for the first time
ever exposed their crops to river-borne salinity early.Without water, the rice
seeds cannot grow any bigger, they said.“It’s my worst year ever,” Nguyen Van
Nhan, who has been growing rice for dozens of years, told Tuoi Tre newspaper.
The Hau and Tien Rivers, tributaries of the Mekong and the main
source of fresh water in the region, have become unfit for irrigation after
salinity levels – due to encroachment by seawater -- exceeded 5‰, way above the
level of 1-2‰ at this time last year.Many farmers have left their fields fallow
since they were not able to get much freshwater during what has been the
strongest El Nino year in two decades, even stronger than in 1997 and
1998.Meteorologists have warned that the intense conditions will continue into
spring next year and could wreak havoc, especially in East Asia-Pacific
countries.Nhan said he only managed to harvest a 10th of the normal crop.
Pham Thi Thiet, 80, of Tien Giang Province said she has never seen
such early or severe salinity in the area.This level of salinity is not reached
until March or April, she said.She might harvest just 40 kilograms from her
7,000-square-meter field this time, less than a 20th of the normal yield, she
said.Nguyen Tan Hung, the chairman of a commune in Tien Giang, said farmers in
his commune have planted 620 hectares of rice, but 400 hectares have dried up
or been destroyed by salinity, and the rest could go the same way.
Freshwater is gold
People living in coastal areas in the delta are worried they might
not have enough freshwater for a long time since the next rainy season is at
least another five months away.The Southern Institute of Water Resources
Research has said salinity in the area could persist until June.Ben Tre
residents said while the water shortage is not a new story, it has been
unusually intense this year.One woman said that during the dry season, her
family usually has to buy fresh water from boats at up to VND400,000 a cubic
meter, or more than 20 times the price of tap water in Ho Chi Minh
City.“There’s little rain for us to store this year. We’re not sure we’re going
to survive the coming drought.
”An official in the Ben Tre agriculture department said more than
345,000 people in the province lack freshwater since salinity has affected
supply to water pumping stations.Dr Le Anh Tuan, deputy director of the Climate
Change Research Institute at Can Tho University, said the delta has not adopted
long-term measures to deal with drought and salinization, which are expected to
worsen due to global warming.People should save freshwater for their own use
first before irrigating rice fields, and consider switching to plants that
survive dry conditions better.He said in the long term authorities should
allocate more funds for research into water-saving measures in cultivation.“You
need to save water as it is no longer a blessing from the sky,” Tuoi Tre quoted
him as saying.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/river-salinity-from-sea-badly-hits-mekong-delta-rice-crop-57092.html
Nigeria: Agents Back Lifting of Ban On Rice Importation Through
Land Borders
By Sandra Ukele
Licensed customs agents in the
country have hailed the decision of the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs
Service (NCS), Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) to lift the ban on rice importation
through the land borders.Describing it as a "welcome development",
the customs licensed agents said the move would help Nigeria curtail the losses
arising from the old policy.They, however, stated that rice millers are now
importing the staple commodity into the country instead of producing it.
The agents, under the auspices of
the Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Seme Chapter told
journalists in Seme that the idea behind the new pronouncement by the CGC
should be encouraged.They argued that the move was a way of creating the needed
job opportunity in the country and boost the nation's economy through farming
in this sector besides helping to diversify the economy from depending on oil.
" Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
PAKRISTO Maritime Company Limited Mr. Patrick Ozobialu said: "When you
talk about rice production in a country, it is not something you start today
and tomorrow you start getting result. It is a gradual thing. It takes over a
ten years planning."But now you cannot say because you want to stop the
importation of rice through the land border. That means they should be coming
in through the sea.
And through the sea you know that
it is only one man that is licensed to bring rice through there So what they
are saying is that rice should not come through any other source except through
the sea and we know that it is only one man that is importing rice through the
sea and now he is using a proxy in the senate to champion this his course.
"Ozobialu added: "I it
should not be sold more than N6,000. So you see when one a civil servant
collects N18,000 minimum wage, he goes to market to buy a bag of rice at either
N9,800 or N11,000 how would the person buy other things needed in the house and
does such worker meet up with other necessities of the family? But normally
with crayfish and pepper you can prepare this staple food for the family but if
we are paid such ridiculous amount as wages and we buy rice at N11,000 then how
much would be left for other expenses?"
Strategies sought to boost rice
production
From EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria
ABUJA, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA has been urged to devise strategies to enhance the
domestic production of rice.According to analysts, the country was capable of
sustaining local demand but lack of support for farmers was stalling production
and putting pressure on the imports bill.“To ease pressure on the foreign
exchange reserves, and create employment, the Federal Government needs to
employ effective import substitution strategies to boost domestic production,”
said First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Capital said in its latest market update on
Friday.
It noted rice was a staple food
in Nigeria and consumed by individuals across all income levels.The steady rise
in demand is due to increasing population growth in addition to its ease of
preparation and storage.The country remains the second largest importer of rice
globally.The total demand for milled rice in Nigeria is estimated at 5,3
million metric tons (mmt) annually, with 3, 3mmt produced locally resulting in
a shortage of 2 mmt.Industry sources estimate annual average spending on rice
importation at US$2 billion.Currently, Nigeria has no fewer than 24 integrated
rice mills across the country capable of bolstering the production process.
Approximately, 8mmt paddy rice
was harvested last year.In November the Central Bank of Nigeria launched an
anchor borrowers’ programme for rice and wheat farmers across 14 states.Under
this programme, N40 billion (US$200 million) from the N220 billion in Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund will be disbursed to farmers at
single digit interest rates annually.This initiative aims to boost output by
raising the capacity utilisation of integrated mills.“With the current macro
challenges, there is an urgent need to address the domestic production
constraints across the agric value chain as a whole,” FBN Capital said.
http://cajnewsafrica.com/2015/12/18/strategies-sought-to-boost-rice-production/
Study determines rice co-products valuable sources of amino
acids in pig diets
Dec
18, 2015
The global demand for meat is expected to continue to
increase rapidly as populations grow and incomes in developing countries rise.
Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population, and the
production of rice for human consumption yields over 200 million tons of
co-products per year. Those co-products can be fed to livestock and thus help
meet the demand for animal protein.“Different procedures used in rice milling
may negatively affect the digestibility and availability of amino acids,” says
Hans H. Stein, professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois.
Stein and his team recently published the results of an experiment to determine
the digestibility of amino acids in several rice co-products fed to growing
pigs.
Stein and his team tested broken rice, two sources of full fat
rice bran (FFRB-1 and FFRB-2), and one source of defatted rice bran (DFRB).
Rice bran is the outer layer of the rice grain, which is removed to make
polished white rice. Broken rice consists of polished white rice kernels that
are too short to be sold for human consumption.The standardized ileal
digestibility of crude protein was 97.2% in broken rice, 83.9% in FFRB-1, 79.8%
in FFRB-2 and 78.7% in DFRB. For all amino acids, values for standardized ileal
amino acid digestibility were greatest in broken rice. Digestibility values for
most amino acids were the same for the two sources of full fat rice bran, but
digestibility was greater in FFRB-1 for some amino acids, including lysine,
methionine and histidine. Digestibility values were greater in both FFRB-1 and
FFRB-2 than in DFRB for most amino acids.“Full fat rice bran has more fat and
less fiber than defatted rice bran, and both of these factors improve amino
acid digestibility,” Stein says. “But digestibility is greatest in broken rice
because it contains virtually no fiber.”
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC & Open Market-December 18 Nagpur, Dec 18 Gram prices moved down in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and MarketingCommittee (APMC) here on lack of demand from local traders amid high moisture content arrival.Fresh fall in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and release of stock from stockists also pushed downprices in thin trading activity, according to sources. * * * * FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor. TUAR * Tuar gavarani reported down in open market on poor buying support from local traders amid good supply from producing regions. * Wheat mill quality recovered in open market on renewed seasonal demand from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions like Punjab and Haryana. * In Akola, Tuar - 10,300-10,600, Tuar dal - 15,900-16,200, Udid - 13,600-13,900, Udid Mogar (clean) - 17,000-17,600, Moong - 9,100-9,400, Moong Mogar (clean) 10,500-10,700, Gram - 4,400-4,500, Gram Super best bold - 6,300-6,500 for 100 kg. * Other varieties of wheat, rice and other commodities remained steady in open market in dull trading activity. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 4,000-4,425 4,100-4,650 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction n.a. 8,200-10,500 Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,400 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Gram Super Best Bold 6,400-6,800 6,400-6,800 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 6,000-6,100 6,000-6,100 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 5,000-5,100 5,000-5,100 Desi gram Raw 4,650-4,750 4,650-4,750 Gram Filter new 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600 Gram Kabuli 5,900-7,900 5,900-7,900 Gram Pink 6,400-7,300 6,400-7,300 Tuar Fataka Best 16,100-16,700 16,100-16,700 Tuar Fataka Medium 14,900-15,200 14,900-15,200 Tuar Dal Best Phod 14,100-14,600 14,100-14,600 Tuar Dal Medium phod 12,600-13,100 12,600-13,100 Tuar Gavarani New 8,700-10,200 8,800-10,300 Tuar Karnataka 11,500-12,000 11,500-12,000 Tuar Black 17,200-17,600 17,200-17,600 Masoor dal best 7,250-7,650 7,250-7,650 Masoor dal medium 6,600-7,200 6,600-7,200 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold 10,500-10,800 10,500-10,800 Moong Mogar Med 9,600-9,800 9,600-10,800 Moong dal Chilka 8,400-9,500 8,400-9,500 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 8,800-8,700 8,800-8,700 Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 16,700-18,000 16,700-18,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 14,200-16,000 14,200-16,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 10,000-11,200 10,000-11,200 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,700 5,300-5,700 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 4,600-4,700 4,600-4,700 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,200 3,000-3,200 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,700 3,200-3,700 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,700 1,600-1,700 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,850-1,900 1,800-1,850 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,600-1,800 1,600-1,800 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,400 2,000-2,400 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,850-2,100 1,950-2,100 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,900 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,300 3,000-3,300 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,550 2,200-2,550 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,300 1,900-2,300 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-3,900 3,600-3,900 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 3,200-3,400 Rice HMT Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,800 4,300-4,800 Rice HMT Shriram med.(100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,200 3,800-4,200 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,800-11,900 9,800-11,900 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 7,800-8,100 7,800-8,100 Rice Chinnor best(100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,800 5,300-5,800 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 4,700-5,400 4,700-5,400 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,200 1,800-2,200 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 31.0 degree Celsius (87.8 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.16.6 degree Celsius (61.9 degree Fahrenheit)Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.Rainfall : n.a.FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 29 and 14degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.)
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL3N1473JP20151218
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Rice futures couldn't sustain
yesterday's gains and ended a bit lower. January needs to break through
resistance at last week's high of $11.22 1/2, while $11.50 is the target for
March. Weekly export sales were uninspiring at 37,000 metric tons, which is
down 29% from the prior four week average. Shipments were 55,700 metric tons,
down 20% from the prior four-week average.
http://www.arfb.com/ag-markets-statistics/report/
Omnibus Spending Bill Approved: Congress Cool with COOL Repeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earlier today, the Senate approved a package of
legislation composed of the FY 2016 Omnibus spending bill and tax extenders
bill following independent passage by each bill in the House.The Omnibus
spending bill totals more than $1.1 trillion worth of appropriations for
federal programs and agencies for all of fiscal year 2016, which began on
October 1 and avoids a shutdown of the federal government pending the President's
signature. The bill is overall supportive of agricultural program funding and
does not include any provisions harmful to the United States-Cuba diplomatic
relations.The most important provision for the rice industry included in the
bill repeals the controversial Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations.
Earlier this year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized Canada and
Mexico to assess up to 100 percent tariffs on imported goods, including rice,
from the United States for more than $1 billion in damages due to the
regulation's violation of international trade laws.Shannon Campagna, USA Rice
member and director of federal government affairs for Mars, Incorporated was
especially pleased by the bill's passage.
"As part of a broader industry coalition, we've been working
with Chairman Roberts and Chairman Conaway to address COOL, and with renewed
urgency since the WTO-approved the retaliation figures for Canada and Mexico
earlier this month. We're glad to see that bipartisan leadership came together
to support U.S. exports, particularly rice."Campagna added, "We're
confident that the President will sign the Omnibus bill into law to avoid
tariffs being assessed by our essential North American trading
partners."USA Rice has been an active participant in the COOL Reform
Coalition whose goal is to bring the United States into compliance with WTO
decisions on COOL.
Contact: Peter Bachmann (703) 236-1475
Tax Extenders Package Provides Permanent Credits for
Agriculture
Senate
Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - Yesterday, the House of Representatives easily passed legislation that
would extend or make permanent a series of federal tax credits. The Senate
passed a bill combining the tax extender legislation with the FY 2016 Omnibus
spending legislation this morning.The "Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes
Act of 2015" addresses a number of priorities supported by USA Rice,
including the popular Section 179 and bonus depreciation credits.
The
Section 179 provision permanently extends the small business expensing
limitation and phase-out amounts in effect from 2010($500,000) to 2014($2
million). The provision modifies the expensing limitation by indexing both the
$500,000 and $2 million limits for inflation beginning in 2016. The provision
modifies expensing limitation with respect to qualified real property by
eliminating the $250,000 cap beginning in 2016.The bonus depreciation provision
is extended for property purchased and used during 2015 through 2019. That
property will be eligible for fifty percent bonus depreciation during 2015,
2016 and 2017 and phases down to 40 percent in 2018 and 30 percent in 2019.
Ben
Mosely, vice president of government affairs for USA Rice shared his enthusiasm
for the House's approval of the bill. "We're glad to see some of the
essential tax credits for farmers made permanent. USA Rice has been supporting
this language becoming permanent for several years to provide rice farmers with
certainty that purchasing new equipment will qualify them for certain tax
credits."Mosely said that "It was important for Congress to finish
and approve this legislation before going on recess until next year. The bill
now heads to the President's desk where we expect it to be formally signed into
law soon."
Contact:
Peter Bachmann (703) 236-1475
USA Rice Christmas Billboards Connect with Consumers in Ghana
'Tis
the season
ACCRA,
GHANA - Rice always plays an important part in the daily diet here, but
mid-November through mid-January is the peak sales season for rice thanks to
family reunions, social events and parties, and feasts centered around the
Christmas holiday and featuring rice dishes. To capitalize on this, USA Rice
has launched a billboard campaign with a "Afehyia Pa ooo," or
"Merry Christmas" theme.The campaign appropriates the warmth and
friendliness of this period with the strong emotional bond between a mother and
her daughter, emphasizing the need to make quality U.S. rice a part of sharing
these special moments with loved ones. The messages are already resonating very
well with the general public.
"U.S.-grown
rice has lost significant market share here over the last two years thanks to
cheaper Vietnamese, Thai, and Indian rice coming in," explained Jim Guinn,
USA Rice vice president of international promotion. "However, the average Ghanaian
consumer recognizes the superior quality of U.S. rice, and given a good price,
will opt for it. This campaign is designed to give consumers a little extra
emotional incentive to maybe spend a little more on food for their loved ones
during this special time of year."The billboards are up in 15 prime
locations throughout the highly populated "golden triangle" of Ghana
- the three major cities of Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi - and will be in place
through January 2016.
Contact:
Eszter Somogyi 49 40 4503 866
CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
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Millstone around food security
SAURABH
YADAV
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The Hindu Business LineCereal offenders?: Mill owners counter that they are operating
at 20-year-old rates. Photo: K.K. Mustafah
A CAG report has laid bare the fact that rice millers have for
decades reaped undue gains even as they failed to replenish the national food
stock
Much like rice spilling out of a
tear in the sack, the country’s food procurement system has been leaking crores
of rupees every year and impoverishing the government.
Last week, in a report presented
to Parliament the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has attempted to
calculate the siphoned-off amount, although this was based on incomplete
data.The report concluded that delays in price revisions, as also poor control
(by State and Central governments) had over the years led to “undue gains for
rice millers” and, more importantly, non-delivery of paddy and rice to the
national food stock.Based on the conservative and incomplete figures given by
the CAG, the total losses exceed ₹40,000 crore. An all-India estimate is expected to show double
the losses under all heads. To calculate the actual (and expectedly higher)
loss to the exchequer, the CAG has recommended a thorough probe.This story of
plunder is as much about corruption as it is about a few good men fighting the
system for years and bringing this information into the public domain.From
rural Orissa, Gouri Shankar Jain has been working to expose this loot and bring
to account those responsible. The stacks of supporting documents he has secured
through the Right to Information (RTI) Act prove that a problem exists. His
relentless pursuit of the matter at the highest levels forced the Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO) to forward the case to the CAG for an audit early this
year.Jain has also forwarded the proof to the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI), which is now investigating the matter.During rice milling, husk, bran
and broken rice emerge as by-products and these are sold by the millers. In the
last decade, the rates for each of these items have increased, as have the
profits for millers.Successive governments have ignored this revenue and failed
to tax it. Based on partial data from four states over a two-year period, which
covers just 15 per cent of the rice procured, the CAG pegs the loss at ₹3,743 crore. When extended to the
countrywide procurement, the loss could cross ₹23,000 crore.“The government has not revised milling charges for
over 20 years; we are paid up to ₹25 for every quintal of rice, when we spend about ₹200 on milling and supplying it,” says Tarsem Lal Saini, president
of the Rice Mill Association of Punjab.“Over 300 rice mills have shut down due
to losses, even as paddy worth over ₹10,000 crore has been sold to distilleries after rotting. The
only reason we continue to work under the 20-year-old rates is because we earn
from the by-products,” he adds.The day the CAG report was presented in
Parliament, the Central government put out a statement that milling charges
were decided after taking into account the prices of by-products of paddy. It
however conceded that rates had not been revised since 2005 and a study by the
Tariff Commission in 2012 had not made any recommendations owing to a lack of
data.As the government continues to turn a blind eye, the rot is eating into
the country’s food security. Over the last 5 years, the subsidy bill of the
Central Government has almost doubled, while the amount of rice procured has
reduced.In Punjab, irregular expenditure on transportation cost the exchequer ₹164 crore; rice-mill owners
pocketed more than ₹475 crore by supplying inferior quality rice, and another
windfall gain of ₹160 crore from waiver of penal interest on delayed deliveries,
according to the CAG report..Dubious claims of transportation charges led to a
loss of ₹210 crore. More than 97 per cent
of the registration numbers of vehicles that were allegedly used to transport
paddy did not match the computerised data of the State Transport Authority.
Those that did were found to be motorcycles, cars, taxis or buses.Some of the
highest figures came from Andhra Pradesh — the release of VAT (value added tax)
gave millers here an additional benefit of ₹1,024 crore, even as rice worth ₹1,195 crore was retained by them for undue profit.In
Chhattisgarh, improper storage of paddy led to loss of ₹180 crore. The State government admitted
to the charge that for the last four years it had purchased rice without any
quality checks. “It is not clear how the State government ensured the minimum
quality standard,” said the CAG report.“Chhattisgarh has had such a huge growth
in rice production in the last 10 years that the system to check it has not
kept pace,” Saini says. A demand from Punjab in 1998 for an extra one per cent
‘driage’ (compensation for loss of moisture) was converted into a countrywide
policy without any expert consultation, leading to a payment of ₹952 crore from the exchequer.“On
every 37kg bag of paddy that we get, we lose up to one kilogram to drying,”
maintains Saini. According to a Central government directive, this ‘driage’ is
taken into account when computing that 67kg of rice is produced from 100kg of
paddy.Most importantly, about ₹17,985 crore was released as MSP (minimum support price) to
farmers, but the recipients could not be verified as there were no identity
documents in support. “This raises a doubt as to whether the benefit of MSP did
actually accrue to farmers,” the report states cautiously.“This is an issue
that is close to the hearts of 70 crore farmers in India. I am fighting for
them, this is just the beginning,” says Jain.Now that the information has been
released to the people’s representatives, it remains to be seen whether they
show the willingness to wage the long battle needed to return this money to the
public and penalise the guilty.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/millstone-around-food-security/article8000669.ece
Govt-trader ‘nexus’ looting them, claim farmers
HT Correspondent,
HindustanTimes, Amritsar
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Updated: Dec 18, 2015 19:51 IST
The protesting farmers demanded
that the Centre have an MSP for basmati in order to stop farmers from being
looted by traders. (HT Photo )
The second Lalkar rally of farmer
organisations and farm labour groups asked chief minister Parkash Singh Badal
to put an end to his government’s “unholy nexus” with traders (arhtiyas) and
rice mill owners, who had been looting farmers by not paying them the minimum
support price (MSP) for the agricultural produce.“There is no direct purchase
of paddy or wheat from farmers by government food agencies. Traders buy the
produce from farmers by paying below the MSP fixed by the government, and in
turn sell it to the agencies at the MSP, thus making a profit and causing
losses to farmers,” claimed Border Area Kisan Sangharsh Committee president
Rattan Singh Randhawa, while addressing a rally at the Company Bagh here on
Friday.
He, along with other farmer
leaders, demanded that farmers who had sold their paddy this season at below
the MSP should be compensated by the government. The level of moisture content
in foodgrains is often cited as the reason for not giving the farmer the due
amount fixed by the government, farmer leaders said, while pointing out that
the same foodgrain is later purchased by food agencies at the rate fixed by the
government.
‘Fix MSP of basmati’
The protesting farmers demanded
that the Centre have an MSP for basmati in order to stop farmers from being
looted by traders. The government-trader-rice miller nexus led to a number of
basmati-growers suffering huge losses as they were forced to sell their produce
at low rates that barely covered their input costs, they added.“Traders and
rice mill owners have been making huge profits at the cost of basmati-growers.
The basmati the traders purchased
for Rs 1,500 per quintal this season was sold at double the price to rice
millers later,” Kisan Sangharsh Committee president Satnam Singh Pannu claimed,
while pointing to exploitation of farmers at the hands of traders.The Lalkar
rally saw a participation by eight farmer organisations and four labour groups.
A large number of women also participated.
Eviction notices
Referring to the women who were
sitting in the front, Jamhuri Kisan Sabha chief Satnam Singh Ajnala said they
belonged to those families who had received notices recently from the
government, asking them to vacate the land they had been tilling since the
early sixties. The government was laying claim to this land which these
families reclaimed from the basin of the Ravi after the river kept changing its
course.Ajnala said around 43,000 families had received the eviction notices. In
one voice, the farmers demanded that the government take back these notices or
an agitation would be launched in the affected areas.
The rally was held to protest
against the alleged indifferent attitude of the state and central governments
to the problems of farmers. Among the demands highlighted was compensation for
those whose cotton crop was destroyed due to the whitefly attack and release of
all outstanding payments of farmers by sugar mills that had purchased their
sugarcane.
Call to reach Badal village
The farmers said if their demands
were not met, they would reach Badal village and hold their protest there. The
three-day protest at the ancestral village of the chief minister would begin on
January 6.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/govt-trader-nexus-looting-them-claim-farmers/story-gp7UB6H5ixS8PvZk7QTGON.html
Strategies sought to boost Nigeria rice
production
18 December 2015, 09:49Emeka
Okonkwo
Abuja - Government has been urged to devise strategies to enhance
the domestic production of rice.According to analysts, the country was capable
of sustaining local demand but lack of support for farmers was stalling
production and putting pressure on the imports bill.“To ease pressure on the
foreign exchange reserves, and create employment, the Federal Government needs
to employ effective import substitution strategies to boost domestic
production,” said First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Capital said in its latest market
update on Friday.It noted rice was a staple food in Nigeria and consumed by
individuals across all income levels.
The steady rise in demand is due to increasing population growth
in addition to its ease of preparation and storage.The country remains the
second largest importer of rice globally.The total demand for milled rice in
Nigeria is estimated at 5,3 million metric tons (mmt) annually, with 3, 3mmt
produced locally resulting in a shortage of 2 mmt.Industry sources estimate
annual average spending on rice importation at US$2 billion. Currently, Nigeria
has no fewer than 24 integrated rice mills across the country capable of
bolstering the production process.Approximately, 8mmt paddy rice was harvested
last year.In November the Central Bank of Nigeria launched an anchor borrowers'
programme for rice and wheat farmers across 14 states.
Under this programme, N40 billion (US$200 million) from the N220
billion in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund will be
disbursed to farmers at single digit interest rates annually.This initiative
aims to boost output by raising the capacity utilisation of integrated
mills.“With the current macro challenges, there is an urgent need to address
the domestic production constraints across the agric value chain as a whole,”
FBN Capital said.
http://www.news24.com.ng/National/News/strategies-sought-to-boost-nigeria-rice-production-20151218
Climate change to positively impact rice, tea
in northeast'
Last
Updated: Friday, December 18, 2015 - 21:23
Kolkata: Climate change is going to
"positively" impact rice and tea crops in northeast, ascientist said on Friday.According to Chandan Mahanta of the IIT-Guwahati,
a modelling study carried out by the institute showed in the next 15 years
(till 2030), rice and tea can actually have an advantage from climate
change."Climate change is going to positively impact rice and tea in at least
coming 15 years in the northeast. We have modelled that," Mahanta said
here at the South Asia Water Dialogue, adding that scientists looked at climate
data, such as temperature, humidity and precipitation in the region to study
the changes on the two important crops.Explaining the variation, he said:
"Sometimes it's not just the temperature alone but also the rate of change
of temperature or the rate of change of precipitation so it is not always very
simple to say."In addition, the difference in growing times also has an
influence."Tea is grown at three different times. Even rice is grown at
different times. Maybe one particular rice variety may be less affected, others
may be more affected," said Mahanta, a professor of the department of civil
engineering.The Dialogue was organised by Observer Research Foundation in
collaboration with the German Embassy.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/climate-change-to-positively-impact-rice-tea-in-northeast_1836098.html
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