Pakistan wheat surplus to cool
imports this year - trader
A wheat surplus in Pakistan is likely to mean little appetite for
imports this year, although it will purchase more oilseeds because of lower
crop prospects, a leading local trader says.
By: Jonathan Saul, Reuters
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businessPakistan wheat surplus to cool importsLONDON — A wheat surplus in
Pakistan is likely to mean little appetite for imports this year, although it
will purchase more oilseeds because of lower crop prospects, a leading local
trader says.In November last year, Pakistan imposed a 20 percent import duty on
wheat to help protect local farmers from imports, leading to the cancellation
of some of the import deals.Anis Majeed, chairman of Karachi-based food
commodities firm Bombi’s Group, says Pakistan was estimated to produce 25
million metric tons of wheat this year versus about 24 million metric tons last
year. Domestic wheat consumption was pegged at 22 million to 23 million metric
tons, he says.“This year, Pakistan will not make big imports because we have
the crop and there is a surplus,” Majeed says.The International Grains Council
estimated Pakistan’s wheat production in the 2015 to ’16 crop year at 25
million metric tons, versus 25.5 million metric tons in 2014 to ’15.
In contrast, Pakistan was expected to import higher quantities of
oilseeds including canola, says Majeed, who is also chairman of the wholesale
grocers’ association of Karachi, which is Pakistan’s mercantile capital.“If you
calculate (oilseeds) ... altogether this year, we are expecting to import about
1.5 to 1.6 million (metric) tons,” he says. “Last year was a little less —
about 1.2 million (metric) tons and our crop was better than this year.”Majeed
says Pakistan expected a good rice crop, although exports were likely to be tempered
by slower demand.“Pakistan’s production is around 6.5 million (metric) tons
annually — out of which 3.5 million (metric) tons we export,” he says. “Prices
have come down as the international market has come down. Therefore, there
could be a little less (exports) this year.”Majeed says rice exporters were
looking to boost sales to Iran, a major consumer of Basmati grade rice.
Iran and six world powers are seeking to overcome remaining
differences with a looming self-imposed June 30 deadline to reach a deal over
Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The timing of sanctions relief for Iran are
among the disputes holding up a nuclear accord.Majeed says there was already a
border trade between Pakistan and Iran for rice — with the business handled by
local merchants along the border. A nuclear deal could enable other exporters
in Pakistani cities such as Karachi and Lahore expanding business.“Iran can be
good partner of Pakistani rice and trade can be increased. But there are few
difficulties of the embargoes,” he says.Majeed says a proposed wheat barter
deal between Pakistan and Iran was still being discussed.The deal, initially
agreed in 2012, was to involve Iran exporting fertilizer and iron ore to
Pakistan in exchange for wheat.“The swapping ... has not been decided as yet,”
he says. “They are working on it.”
http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/26804/
Canada Requests Retaliation in COOL
Case
Rice in the
WTO crosshairs
GENEVA,
SWITZERLAND -- Canada today reportedly asked the World Trade Organization (WTO)
for permission to retaliate against the United States because of the U.S.
country-of-origin labeling regulation (COOL) on certain muscle cuts of meat. Press
reports indicate that Canada's request to impose almost $2.5 billion in
additional tariffs on imports from the United States was immediately challenged
by the U.S. representative at a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body
(DSB). This objection moved the dispute to an arbitration panel, which has up
to 60 days to decide on the level of retaliation that Canada can apply.
"Today's action
underscores the need for the U.S. Congress to reform the COOL regulation,"
said Betsy Ward, USA Rice President and CEO. "The U.S. has lost multiple
WTO challenges to COOL by Canada and Mexico, and Canada has taken the
long-expected next step towards retaliation." Canada is targeting a cross
section of imports from the United States for retaliatory duties, including a
duty of 100 percent on U.S. rice. The duty is currently zero. Mexico is also
threatening retaliation, but has not published a list of imports subject to
increased duties. Mexico was reportedly
not able to request retaliation today because the country only late last week
revised upward its retaliation request to $713 million. The next meeting of the
DSB is June 29.
USA Rice is an
active participant in the COOL Reform Coalition whose goal is to bring the
United States into compliance with WTO decisions on COOL. "Canada and
Mexico are in the driver's seat, and it's critical that the Senate follow the
House lead and reform COOL," said Ward. The House voted 300-131 on June 10
to repeal portions of the COOL regulation successfully challenged by Canada and
Mexico.
Contact: Bob Cummings (703)
236-1473
Rice Leadership Development Session
II, First Stop: CBOT and John Deere
MOLINE, ILLINOIS -- The 2015/17 Rice Leadership Development
Program class began the week in Chicago at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT),
where the class met with Fred Seamon, Senior Director, Commodity Research
& Product Development. Seamon provided an overview on using the
CBOT as a tool to reduce risk.
"CBOT really opened my eyes to what is happening after the
rice leaves my farm," said class member Paul Johnson, a rice farmer from
Welsh, Louisiana. "Because farmers tend to concentrate on producing a
safe and abundant crop while focused on water and environmental stewardship,
we forget there are market forces beyond our immediate control that can help
a farmer who is paying attention, or hurt a farmer who doesn't know what to consider."
The class also visited the world headquarters here of program
sponsor John Deere where they met with company executives and toured the
combine factory.This is the second of four week-long sessions in the two-year
leadership program. It includes personal development workshops on
presentation skills, media training and business etiquette. The class will
now travel to Arkansas and Mississippi to study those state's rice farming
practices and processing industries.The seven class members are rice
producers Johnson; Nicole Creason, Jonesboro, AR; Greg Van Dyke, Pleasant
Grove, CA; Nat McKnight, Cleveland, MS; and Hudgens Jeter, Stuttgart, AR; and
rice industry representatives Dr. Dustin Harrell, Rayne, LA with LSU
AgCenter, and Collin Holzhauer, Harrisburg, AR with Southern Rice &
Cotton.The Rice Leadership Development Program is sponsored by John Deere
Company, RiceTec Inc., and American Commodity Company through The Rice
Foundation and is managed by the USA Rice Federation.
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WASHINGTON, DC --The Department of Agriculture's Commodity
Credit Corporationtoday announced the following
prevailing world market prices of milled and rough rice, adjusted for U.S.
milling yields and location, and the resulting marketing loan gain (MLG) and
loan deficiency payment (LDP) rates applicable to the 2014 crop, which will
become effective today at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Time (ET). Prices are
unchanged from the previous announcement.
This week's prevailing world market prices and MLG/LDP rates are based on the following U.S. milling yields and the corresponding loan rates:
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CME Group/Closing
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LSU Rice Station Field Day set for July 1
Jun 16, 2015 | Delta Farm Press
Rice Research Station Annual Field Day will be held July 1, with
a host of rice experts and speakers discussing the latest in rice farming
technology.“Anyone connected to the rice industry will learn from the subjects
covered in the field day,” said Steve Linscombe, director of the Rice Research
Station, Crowley, La.Field tours start at 7:15 a.m., and the last tour will
leave the rice dryer warehouse no later than 9 a.m.On the field tour, speakers
will cover topics that include rice breeding, hybrid development, agronomy, and
control of weeds, diseases and insects.
A poster session will be held from 7:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.,
followed by the program in the rice dryer building.Speakers will include
Clarence Berken, vice chairman of the Louisiana Rice Research Board; Mike
Salassi, LSU AgCenter economist giving an update on the rice market and the
farm bill; Bob Cummings of the USA Rice Federation talking about the global
competitiveness of American rice; Mike Strain, Louisiana commissioner of
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry; Bill Richardson, LSU vice president
for agriculture; and Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter associate vice chancellor.
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/lsu-rice-station-field-day-set-july-1
INDIA:
TACKLING POLLUTION BY TURNING RICE WASTE INTO A BOON
In 2013, the magnitude of stubble burning was
so high that it received international attention. The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) released a satellite image showing large numbers of
fires across millions of hectares of agriculture fields in Punjab and Haryana.Farmers
in the state complain that rice straw is a huge problem for them because they
follow mechanised agriculture.
When rice is harvested by a combine
harvester, it leaves a significant length of straw on the field. So crop
residues in combine-harvested fields are burnt. Besides, both wheat and rice
are long-duration crops. With a short period available between rice harvesting
and wheat plantation, burning is the easiest and quickest way to get rid of
rice straw. A Jat farmer adds that increasing labour cost is another reason
farmers prefer setting fire to their vast swathes of paddy fields after they
have harvested the crop.After China,
India is the world’s largest producer of paddy. India produces 98 million
tonnes of paddy with roughly 130 million tonnes of straw. Of this, about half
is used as animal fodder. The rest is mostly burned in the fields, though a
small amount is also consumed by brick kilns and the paper and packaging
industry. Despite such huge amounts of rice straw generated, farmers in the
country are yet to realise the potential of this agricultural waste as a form
of manure and as a profitable raw material for various industries.
Where’s the profit?
According to the local farmers, on
average one gets about two tonnes of rice straw per acre (0.4 hectare). ‘The
combine owner or operator charges an additional Rs. 850 per acre for harvesting
that leftover portion which is of no use to us’, says a farmer. It cannot even
be fed to the cattle. Blades of fodder cutter easily get blunt by the thick and
sharp straw.Moreover, in the area only brick kilns buy rice straw, but they are
limited. Besides, selling rice straw to kilns is not profitable. ‘They pay the
farmers Rs. 600-700 a tonne, which means farmers get Rs. 1,200-1,400 per acre.
Now, subtract Rs 850 [forming] the rental cost of the combine harvester and the
transportation cost [coming to] Rs. 300, which is borne by the farmer, from the
amount. All the farmers get is between Rs. 50 and Rs. 250. Where is the
profit?’
Another farmer says: ‘Of late,
power companies are approaching us to buy rice straw. They are offering between
Rs. 500 and Rs. 700 a tonne. Last year, the paper and packaging industry had
bought straw for Rs. 1,400-1,700 a tonne’. That was a one-off deal though. In
the absence of assured returns, farmers find stubble burning an economic way of
managing the agro-waste.
Back in the soil …
Every year about 12 million tonnes
of rice straw is burned in the state of Punjab only. According to agricultural
specialists, this leads to nutrient loss from the soil which is equivalent to
$18 million worth of urea. Scientists from Haryana Agricultural University
(HAU) and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), India, have developed a simple
and rapid composting technique to convert huge piles of rice straw into
organically rich soil.
It takes about 45 days to prepare
this rice straw compost which helps conserve nitrogen and other nutrients
contained in the straw, they say. The compost contains 1.7 to 2.1 per cent of
nitrogen, 1.5 per cent of phosphorous and 1.4 to 1.6 per cent of potassium. It
helps improve crop yield by 4 to 9 per cent.However, the problem is that
farmers find it labour-intensive. The problem with the farmers is that they
want quick solutions. That is why the rice straw compost technique is
unsuccessful in India.Another scientist offers another use of rice straw –
mulching. In this method, straw is spread across the soil surface and allowed
to decompose naturally into the soil by the activity of worms and other
organisms. A few farmers in Haryana have adopted it. Farmers in Andhra Pradesh,
another rice-growing state of India, have also resorted to this method as it
helps maintain soil fertility. Moreover, crops like pigeon pea, soybean and
maize can also be easily grown with mulch on the surface.
But environment-friendly
agriculture asks for extra effort and time. With farming becoming less
remunerative, farmers are looking for easy and quick solutions. This is perhaps
the reason why burning of rice straw continues unabated across Punjab and
Haryana despite advisories by agricultural universities and the district
administration as well as FIRs by agriculture officers against erring farmers.
Power industry offers a way out …
For the past two years, the people
of Haryana and Punjab are witnessing relief from choking air during harvesting
seasons. Complaints of respiratory problems have also reduced. This is
attributed to hundreds of farmers who decided to sell their rice straw to a
power company, Punjab Biomass Power Ltd (PBPL), in Ghanaour village.
The company’s agents approached the
farmers to harvest the straw for a dividend in cash. The proposal was luring
enough, but the farmers had strict time constraints. The company offered its
own machinery to harvest and collect straw on time so that farmers would not
experience delays for the next crop. The farmers agreed.
Last year PBPL generated 12 MW
while helping farmers reduce the pollution levels considerably. According to
statistics, ‘A 12 MW rice-straw power plant typically needs 120,000 tonnes of
stubble, which can be collected from about 15,000 farmers’.
Power sector pundits say that
energy demand may increase by 50 per cent by 2030 and, as sources say, power
production from rice straw is a promising way to meet the demand. If enough
biomass power plants are set up, it will provide a new source of income to farmers.
But the power industry pays less to
farmers than the packaging industry. The paper and packaging industries need
straw in small amounts and hence are spoiling the market. The requirement of
power units is 350 to 400 tonnes a day and they pay about Rs. 800 a tonne for
non-basmati rice straw and Rs. 1,500 for basmati straw as it has high calorific
value. These prices may increase in the future as the market becomes
competitive. Though PBPL is currently incurring losses it is hoped that it will
be able to make profits in the coming two to three years.
With several applications,
increasing demand and competitive prices, it seems farmers have no dearth of
options for managing the agro-waste in a profitable way. However, convincing
them of the economic viability of the options could be a challenge.
Farmers will give up burning rice
straw only if they receive a lucrative incentive. For this there is a
suggestion: policy makers can devise a plan to offer incentives to farmers to
stop the polluting stubble burning and later credit the incentives through
international carbon trading.
http://www.shoutoutuk.org/2015/06/17/india-tackling-pollution-turning-rice-waste-boon/?utm_source=USA+Rice+Daily%2C+June+17%2C+2015&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+December+13%2C+2013&utm_medium=email
Louisiana still has potential for a
good rice crop
Posted: Jun 17, 2015 2:55 PM PDTUpdated: Jun 17, 2015 2:55 PM PDT
Ben McKnight, LSU AgCenter research associate and doctoral
student, talks about research with an aquatic weed herbicide, benzobicyclon,
made by Gowan. (Photo by Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter)
LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry
said just talk of a big corn purchase by China has driven prices up by 30 cents
to 50 cents a bushel.Guidry said the long-term forecast for rice is not
encouraging, but a possible acreage reduction in Arkansas could help reduce
rice stockpiles.Prices are low because of low demand and high supply, he said.Exports
of long-grain rice are up by 9 percent from last year, Guidry said. “They just
haven't been good enough to support a price increase.” Exports of medium-grain
rice have dropped by a fourth to a third from last year, and the medium-grain
prices have fallen, Guidry said.
The low prices could mean that rice
farmers enrolled in the Price Loss Coverage program in the current farm bill
could receive as much as $93 to $103 per acre, he said.Rice farmers got the
chance to hear from Adam Famoso, the new rice breeder at the Rice Research
Station. He was a rice researcher for Dupont Pioneer in Iowa before joining the
LSU AgCenter.“I think Adam is going to be a very valuable addition to our
team,” Linscombe said.Linscombe said he has a medium-grain Clearfield line in
development that could be accepted by Kellogg's. He also has 18 lines of the
Provisia rice that probably will result in one or two candidates that could
become a variety.He also has a Clearfield long-grain line with the yield
potential of CL151 and better resistance to blast and lodging with improved
grain quality. The line, LA2134, could be a release for 2016, and a 20-acre
seed increase is being grown now at the Rice Research Station.AgCenter weed
scientist Eric Webster said this year's wet weather has caused problems with
the use of the herbicide Prowl in rice that has been broadcast seeded.
The seeding method doesn't result
in uniform seed-to-soil contact and remains in the wet conditions and it
develops a root system slowly.Webster said the rice weed program has 70 trials
at the Rice Research Station and at the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station
near St. Joseph.
Ben McKnight, Webster's research
associate and a doctoral student, talked about the use of benzobicyclon for
aquatic weeds. He said the Gowan product is probably the best material
available for ducksalad.AgCenter soybean specialist Ron Levy said the rainy
weather has caused problems for many farmers. But in northeast Louisiana, some
fields have required irrigation, while some soybeans in northwest Louisiana
along the Red River have been flooded.Elsewhere, rainy weather has prevented
many farmers from planting soybeans. “In southwest Louisiana we probably have
the worst conditions,” Levy said.More herbicide-resistant soybeans are becoming
available, he said. “They are going to be the future of soybean production.”Guidry
said soybean prices have fallen because of a large supply, but demand in China
remains high.
http://www.ktbs.com/story/29346132/louisiana-still-has-potential-for-a-good-rice-crop
Farmers use SMS to
learn new agri technology
(The Philippine Star) | Updated June 18, 2015 - 12:00am
Dr. Ronan Zagado, development coordinator of the PhilRice
central experiment station in Nueva Ecija, said aside from being a tool for
communication, SMS or texting is now also being used extensively in
agriculture. File photo
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija, Philippines – The Philippines,
known for being the texting capital of the world, is now gaining strides in
agriculture with Filipino farmers learning new agricultural technologies
through short message service (SMS), according to the Philippine Rice Research
Institute (PhilRice).Dr. Ronan Zagado, development coordinator of the PhilRice
central experiment station in this city, said aside from being a tool for
communication, SMS or texting is now also being used extensively in
agriculture.Farmers have graduated from being traditional techno-phobic farm
hands and have now become tech-savvy agricultural workers by gaining access to
information through texting, Zagado said.
Farmers may send their queries via SMS to the PhilRice Text Center
(PTC) at 0920-911-1398.Among information being sent to them are farm
advisories, technology updates, market information, how-to’s and other farm
insights.Zagado said the most frequently asked question pertained to which rice
variety should be grown during a particular season. He said farmers also consult the
PTC during cropping season and fallow period, which refers to a farming system
where lands were plowed and harrowed but left unsown to restore their fertility
or to avoid surplus production.“Back in 2006, what we got were only 11 text
messages but this swelled to 100,000 SMS queries in 2010.
Now, we have almost lost count of the text queries,” Zagado said.Information
from the PTC helps farmers realize additional income, he added.Based on a study
conducted by PhilRice development communicator Haze l Antonio, the use of SMS
in getting agricultural information yielded an average of P39,730 additional
income to farmers in 2011.Queries received during workdays from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. get speedy response, Zagado said.He added that SMS content should also be
brief, concise and direct to the point.Zagado’s study “Human Agency, Power and
Discourse: Accomplishing Farm Work through Short Messaging Service (SMS) in the
Philippines” received the Thesis Excellence Award at the University of
Adelaide.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/06/18/1467162/farmers-use-sms-learn-new-agri-technology
Soil Microbe Mobilizes 'Iron Shield' to Block
Arsenic Uptake in Rice
Clumps of bacteria (soil microbe EA106) and iron plaque begin
forming on the roots of a rice plant. This "iron shield" blunts the
uptake of arsenic. Image: University of Delaware
Environmental Issues June 17, 2015
Newark, DE (Scicasts) — University of Delaware researchers have
discovered a soil microbe that mobilizes an "iron shield" to block
the uptake of toxic arsenic in rice.Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks and
soils, air and water, plants and animals. It's used in a variety of industrial
products and practices, from wood preservatives, pesticides and fertilizers, to
copper smelting. Chronic exposure to arsenic has been linked to cancer, heart
disease and diabetes.The UD finding gives hope that a natural, low-cost
solution -- a probiotic for rice plants -- may be in sight to protect this
global food source from accumulating harmful levels of one of the deadliest
poisons on the planet. Rice currently is a staple in the diet of more than half
the world's population.
Harsh Bais, associate professor of plant and soil sciences, led
the UD team that conducted the study, which is reported in the international
journal Planta. The work was supported by the National Science Foundation. His
co-authors include professors Angelia Seyfferth and Janine Sherrier and
postdoctoral researchers Venkatachalam Lakshmanan, Gang Li and Deepak
Shantharaj, all in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.The soil microbe
the team identified is named "EA106" for UD alumna Emily Alff, who
isolated the strain when she was a graduate student in Bais' lab.
The microbe was found among the roots of a North American variety
of rice grown commercially in California. It belongs to a group of
gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria called the Pantoea, which form yellowish
mucus-like colonies.Because rice is grown underwater -- often in water
contaminated with arsenic in such hot spots as Bangladesh, India and China --
it takes in 10 times more arsenic than do other cereal grains, such as wheat
and oats.As rice plants absorb phosphate, a nutrient needed for growth, they
also take up arsenic, which has a similar chemical structure."This
particular microbe, EA106, is good at mobilizing iron, which competes with the
arsenic, effectively blocking arsenic's pathway," Bais explains. "An
iron plaque forms on the surface of the roots that does not allow arsenic to go
up into the rice plant."The researchers conducted the study with hundreds
of rice plants -- some grown in soil, others grown hydroponically -- in UD's
Fischer Greenhouse. Inoculations with EA106 improved the uptake of iron at the
plant roots, while reducing the accumulation of toxic arsenic in the plant
shoots.
While the results are promising, Bais says the next steps in the
research will determine if a natural solution to this serious issue is at hand."We're
not all the way to the grain level yet. We are working on that now, to see if
EA106 prevents arsenic accumulation in the grain. That is the ultimate
test," Bais says.If the next phase of the research shows success, Bais
says inexpensive technologies (think even a cement mixer) exist for coating
rice seeds with beneficial bacteria.He also sees an added plus -- fortifying
rice plants with iron would not only reduce arsenic, but also increase the
grain's iron content as a nutritional benefit."I grew up very near to a
rice field in India, so I have a different interest in this problem," Bais
says. "Basically, these small farmers don't have much to feed their
families.
They grow rice on small plots of land with soil and water
contaminated with arsenic, a poison. The work we are doing is important for
them, and to the global security of rice."In related research, Bais wants
to assess the performance of plants inoculated with EA106 when they face
multiple stresses, from both arsenic and from rice blast, a fungus that kills
an estimated 30 percent of the world's rice crop each year.Bais' group
previously isolated a natural bacterium from rice paddy soil that blunts the
rice blast fungus. His group is evaluating how a natural alliance between
benign microbes and rice can strengthen the plant's disease resistance.Both
plant threats face rice farmers near his parents' home in India. Bais plans to
start field tests there when he visits with family this summer."The whole
world is waking up to biologicals," Bais says. "It's an exciting time
for researchers in this area."Article adapted from a University of
Delaware news release.
Publication: A natural rice rhizospheric bacterium abates
arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Venkatachalam Lakshmanan,
Deepak Shantharaj, Gang Li, Angelia L. Seyfferth, D. Janine Sherrier, Harsh P.
Bais. Planta (2015): http://scicasts.com/green-biology/1866-environmental-issues/9544-soil-microbe-mobilizes-iron-shield-to-block-arsenic-uptake-in-rice/
Low rice prices may force millers to shutdown
operations
Thursday, 18 June 2015
BANGKOK, 17 June 2015, Thai Rice
Mill Association President Manus Kitprasert has expressed concern that the
prolonged low rice price in Thailand could force many rice mill operators to
exit the market.Mr. Manus also predicted that the 3rd round of government rice
auctions, which would be held soon, is unlikely to attract the attention of
entrepreneurs. He attributed the low demand for rice as the main reason behind
the low price, despite a 30-50 percent reduced harvest caused by drought.Of
more than 100 rice mill operators affected by the low rice price issue, several
have been forced to shut down operations.Currently, the price of 15 percent
water content rice is in the range of 7,500 - 7,700 baht per ton, down from the
previous 8,000 - 8,500 baht per ton. Farmers' average selling price is around
6,700 - 7,000 baht per ton.
http://www.pattayamail.com/business/low-rice-prices-may-force-millers-to-shutdown-operations-48137#sthash.BoFHJIly.dpuf
State Millers to
Fail CMR Target Again
By
Published: 17th June 2015 06:00 AM
Last Updated: 17th June 2015 04:12 AM
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
had instructed the regional office of FCI in February to delete the rice stocks
received from the State Government after the extended cut-off date of December
31, 2014.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had to seek intervention of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to revise the Central Government order of deleting rice
stocks received by FCI after the cut-off date as the State Government could not
bear the cost.In case of rice stock deletion from the Central pool, the State
Government will have to bear the entire cost of CMR delivered under public
distribution system.The State Government has been consistently failing to
deliver the CMR quota fixed for the State since 2010-11 due to low milling and
godown capacity for rice storage, official sources said.The FCI has been
extending the cut-off date for receiving CMR from the State to December 31 in
each of the kharif marketing season (KMS) from 2011-12 onwards.The State
Government has asked district managers of State Civil Supplies Corporation to
take necessary steps for expeditious delivery of CMR to FCI.As per procurement
guidelines for KMS 2014-15, the State Government had debarred millers from
paddy procurement who have failed to deliver 100 per cent CMR of previous KMS.
Besides, the Government has filed FIRs against erring millers.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-Millers-to-Fail-CMR-Target-Again/2015/06/17/article2871114.ece
Soil microbe prevents arsenic accumulation in rice plants
Published on
June 17, 2015 at 3:49 AM
University of Delaware researchers have discovered a soil
microbe that mobilizes an "iron shield" to block the uptake of toxic
arsenic in rice.Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks and soils, air and water,
plants and animals. It's used in a variety of industrial products and
practices, from wood preservatives, pesticides and fertilizers, to copper
smelting. Chronic exposure to arsenic has been linked to cancer, heart disease
and diabetes.The UD finding gives hope that a natural, low-cost solution -- a
probiotic for rice plants -- may be in sight to protect this global food source
from accumulating harmful levels of one of the deadliest poisons on the planet.
Rice currently is a staple in the diet of more than half the world's
population.
Harsh Bais, associate professor of plant and soil sciences, led
the UD team that conducted the study, which is reported in the international
journal Planta. The work was supported by the
National Science Foundation. His co-authors include professors Angelia
Seyfferth and Janine Sherrier and postdoctoral researchers Venkatachalam
Lakshmanan, Gang Li and Deepak Shantharaj, all in the Department of Plant and
Soil Sciences.The soil microbe the team identified is named "EA106"
for UD alumna Emily Alff, who isolated the strain when she was a graduate
student in Bais' lab. The microbe was found among the roots of a North American
variety of rice grown commercially in California. It belongs to a group of gram-negative,
rod-shaped bacteria called the Pantoea, which form yellowish mucus-like
colonies.Because rice is grown underwater -- often in water contaminated with
arsenic in such hot spots as Bangladesh, India and China -- it takes in 10
times more arsenic than do other cereal grains, such as wheat and oats.As rice
plants absorb phosphate, a nutrient needed for growth, they also take up
arsenic, which has a similar chemical structure.
"This particular microbe, EA106, is good at mobilizing
iron, which competes with the arsenic, effectively blocking arsenic's
pathway," Bais explains. "An iron plaque forms on the surface of the
roots that does not allow arsenic to go up into the rice plant."The
researchers conducted the study with hundreds of rice plants -- some grown in
soil, others grown hydroponically -- in UD's Fischer Greenhouse. Inoculations
with EA106 improved the uptake of iron at the plant roots, while reducing the
accumulation of toxic arsenic in the plant shoots.While the results are
promising, Bais says the next steps in the research will determine if a natural
solution to this serious issue is at hand.
"We're not all the way to the grain level yet. We are
working on that now, to see if EA106 prevents arsenic accumulation in the
grain. That is the ultimate test," Bais says.If the next phase of the
research shows success, Bais says inexpensive technologies (think even a cement
mixer) exist for coating rice seeds with beneficial bacteria.He also sees an
added plus -- fortifying rice plants with iron would not only reduce arsenic,
but also increase the grain's iron content as a nutritional benefit."I
grew up very near to a rice field in India, so I have a different interest in
this problem," Bais says. "Basically, these small farmers don't have
much to feed their families. They grow rice on small plots of land with soil
and water contaminated with arsenic, a poison. The work we are doing is
important for them, and to the global security of rice."
In related research, Bais wants to assess the performance of
plants inoculated with EA106 when they face multiple stresses, from both
arsenic and from rice blast, a fungus that kills an estimated 30 percent of the
world's rice crop each year.Bais' group previously isolated a natural bacterium
from rice paddy soil that blunts the rice blast fungus. His group is evaluating
how a natural alliance between benign microbes and rice can strengthen the
plant's disease resistance.Both plant threats face rice farmers near his
parents' home in India. Bais plans to start field tests there when he visits
with family this summer."The whole world is waking up to
biologicals," Bais says. "It's an exciting time for researchers in
this area."
Source:
University of
Delawarehttp://www.news-medical.net/news/20150617/Soil-microbe-prevents-arsenic-accumulation-in-rice-plants.aspx
Low Thai rice price
may force rice millers to shutdown operations
BY EDITOR ON 2015-06-17
THAILAND
Low rice price may force rice millers to shutdown operations
BANGKOK, 17 June 2015, (NNT) – Thai Rice Mill Association
President Manus Kitprasert has expressed concern that the prolonged low rice
price in Thailand could force many rice mill operators to exit the market.Mr.
Manus also predicted that the 3rd round of government rice auctions, which
would be held soon, is unlikely to attract the attention of entrepreneurs. He
attributed the low demand for rice as the main reason behind the low price,
despite a 30-50 percent reduced harvest caused by drought.Of more than 100 rice
mill operators affected by the low rice price issue, several have been forced
to shut down operations.
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/low-thai-rice-price-may-force-rice-millers-to-shutdown-operations/98622/
Currently, the price of 15 percent water content rice is in the
range of 7,500 – 7,700 baht per ton, down from the previous 8,000 – 8,500 baht
per ton. Farmers’ average selling price is around 6,700 – 7,000 baht per ton.
Nagpur Foodgrain
Prices Open- Jun 17
Jun 17, 2015 09:02 GMT
© Reuters. Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Jun 17
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*
*
*
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram mill quality reported down in open market on poor demand
from local traders.
Government move to import pulses also affected sentiment.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the
demand and supply
position.
* Major rice varieties zoomed up in open market on increased
seasonal demand from
local traders amid tight supply from producing regions like
Chhattisgarh and Madhya
Pradesh.
* In Akola, Tuar - 7,300-7,700, Tuar dal - 10,100-10,500, Udid
at 9,100-9,600,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 10,700-11,100, Moong - 9,000-9,200, Moong
Mogar
(clean) 10,700-11,100, Gram - 4,200-4,500, Gram Super best bold
- 6,100-6,300
for 100 kg.
* Wheat and other commodities remained steady in open market in
poor trading
activity, according to sources.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for
100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices
Previous close
Gram Auction
3,600-4,410
3,500-4,410
Gram Pink Auction
n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction
6,500-7,190
6,200-7,120
Moong Auction
n.a.
6,000-6,300
Udid Auction
n.a.
4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction
n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold
5,800-6,000
5,800-6,000
Gram Super Best
n.a.
Gram Medium Best
5,500-5,600
5,500-5,600
Gram Dal Medium
n.a.
n.a.
Gram Mill Quality
5,100-5,300
5,200-5,400
Desi gram Raw
4,400-4,450
4,400-4,450
Gram Filter new
5,600-5,800
5,600-5,800
Gram Kabuli
5,500-7,000
5,500-5,700
Gram Pink
6,400-6,600
6,400-6,600
Tuar Fataka Best
10,500-10,800
10,500-10,800
Tuar Fataka Medium
9,900-10,300
9,900-10,300
Tuar Dal Best Phod
9,500-9,700
9,500-9,700
Tuar Dal Medium phod
8,800-9,300
8,800-9,300
Tuar Gavarani New
7,300-7,400
7,300-7,400
Tuar Karnataka
7,900-8,000
7,900-8,000
Tuar Black
11,000-11,300
11,000-11,300
Masoor dal best
8,000-8,200
8,000-8,200
Masoor dal medium
7,500-7,900
7,500-7,900
Masoor
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Mogar bold
10,500-10,800
10,500-10,800
Moong Mogar Medium best
9,800-10,300
9,800-10,300
Moong dal Chilka
9,200-9,600
9,200-9,600
Moong Mill quality
n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best
9,600-9,900
9,600-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)
11,500-11,750
11,500-11,750
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)
10,600-10,800
10,600-10,800
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
8,900-9,200
8,900-9,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG)
4,200-4,400
4,200-4,400
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg)
3,200-3,350
3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG)
3,300-3,400
3,300-3,400
Watana White (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,100
3,000-3,100
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
3,600-4,500
3,600-4,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG)
1,400-1,600
1,400-1,600
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG)
1,550-1,650
1,550-1,650
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG)
1,400-1,600
1,400-1,600
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,400
2,200-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,100
1,900-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG)
n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG)
3,100-3,600
3,100-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
2,700-2,900
2,700-2,900
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG)
1,400-1,500
1,400-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG)
1,900-2,100
1,900-2,100
Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG)
2,600-3,000
2,600-2,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG)
3,200-3,400
2,900-3,100
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG)
1,500-1,750
1,500-1,750
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG)
2,150-2,450
2,100-2,300
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG)
2,600-2,800
2,400-2,700
Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG)
3,100-3,600
3,000-3,600
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG)
3,600-4,000
3,600-3,900
Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG)
4,000-4,500
4,000-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG)
4,500-5,200
4,400-4,900
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
8,200-10,200
8,200-10,200
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
6,000-7,200
6,000-7,200
Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,800
4,700-4,900
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG)
5,200-5,600
5,200-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
2,200-2,450
2,200-2,450
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
2,500-2,600
2,500-2,600 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 36.6 degree Celsius
(97.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp. 24.1 degree Celsius (75.4 degree
Fahrenheit) Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a. Rainfall : 47.2 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely towards evening or
night. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 35 and 24 degree
Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are
excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices.)
http://in.investing.com/news/commodities-news/nagpur-foodgrain-prices-open--jun-17-20024
MOC: 840,000 tons of rice sold in the 3rd/2015 rice auction
Date : 17 มิถุนายน 2558
BANGKOK, 17 June 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of
Commerce reported that 840,000 tons of rice out of the 1.06 million tons worth
7.8 billion baht in the government stockpile, were sold in the 3rd auction. Miss
Banjongjit Angsusingh, Deputy Director-General of the Department Foreign Trade,
said 40 out of the 43 qualified business operators made offers this time. She
said 107 out of 153 silos of rice had been sold, netting 7.8 billion baht in a
840,000-ton rice deal.
The Deputy Director-General said her department
would forward the auction result to the National Rice Policy Committee before
officially announcing it to the public and the bid winner in due course.
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5806170010004#sthash.x3381zK9.dpuf
2.73m tonnes of rice
released
The Nation June 17, 2015 6:27 pm
Thailand has released 2.73 million tonnes of
rice from its stockpiles during August 2014 and June, according to the Commerce
Minister.Until June 16, the rice has generated Bt30 billion through seven
bidding rounds. The latest bidding round took place on June 16, attracting bids
for 840,000 tonnes or 79 per cent of the rice put on auction. Commerce Minister
Gen Chatchai Sarikalya said Wednesday that the ministry has maintained the
target to export 10 million tonnes of rice this year. Until June 15, the export
volume reached 3.9 million tonnes at the average price of US$507 a tonne, which
dropped by 2 per cent from the same period last year.He expected the situation
to improve in the later months of the year, thanks to persistently high demand
against lower output as drought hits many rice-exporting countries.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/2-73m-tonnes-of-rice-released-30262529.html
Water very low in 9 major dams
THE NATION June 18, 2015 1:00 am
Ubolrat Dam
Arrow PrevArrow THE disposable-water level at
nine dams has already dropped below 10 per cent of their capacity, reflecting
the severity of the drought Thailand is now facing.These dams are Bhumibol,
Sirikit, Mae Kuang Udom Thara, Ubolrat, Sirindhorn, Vajiralongkorn, Pasak
Jolasid, Khundan Prakarnchon and Klong See Yad. In the wake of imminent water
shortage, authorities have now asked farmers in the Chao Phraya Basin to
postpone growing rice. "Please postpone it till late next month,"
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong Phungbun na Ayutthaya said
yesterday.He was speaking after emerging from a meeting with Interior Minister
General Anupong Paochinda and many high-level executives. The governors of 22
provinces in the basin also joined in via a video-conferencing system. Water
level is now running low at several dams. Located in Tak province, the Bhumibol
Dam for example had just 363 million cubic metres of disposal water on Tuesday
- or about three per cent of its capacity. Lying in Uttaradit province, the
Sirikit Dam had just 697 million cubic metres of disposal water - or about
seven per cent of its capacity. Both are major dams in Thailand.
Pairoj Thiangjan, a farmer in Uttaradit, said
he had already received warnings about water shortage from the Royal Irrigation
Department."So, I think I will wait till next month. By July, nature
should bring rain for my paddy fields," he said. As of yesterday, drought
had already hit 23 provinces. In Nakhon Ratchasima province as many as 24
districts including Phimai are declared drought-hit zones. "In the face of
the drought crisis, we would like to encourage locals to use water economically
during the next two months," Praiwan Klamsuk said yesterday in his
capacity as manager of Phimai Waterworks Office. Somwang Parasuksarn, director
of the Phitsanulok-based Kwai Noi Bamrungdan, said major dams had little
disposable water left because rain had come late this year. "We may need
to ask for rainmaking operations," he said. Living in Phitsanulok
province, Thongdaeng Noirung said he needed to work in his paddy fields because
he had to feed his family. "I must take a risk now," he said.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Water-very-low-in-9-major-dams-30262560.html
Thai Agriculture Min
only allows rice to be grown on 3.4 million rai for now
BANGKOK, 17 June 2015 (NNT)-The Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives has advised farmers that the irrigated water supply to over 3.4
million rai of rice paddies won’t be affected by the decision to reduce the
amount of water released from four major dams.
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong Puengboon Na
Ayutthaya said many farmers who have not yet begun to grow rice have been asked
to postpone their rice planting until the end of July.The Royal Irrigation
Department had decided to lower the amount of water released into the
irrigation system by half two days earlier. There is a total of 7.4 million rai
of farmland in 22 provinces which receive an irrigated water supply from the
Chao Praya River. Around four million rai will have to wait until there is enough
rain at the end of next month to grow rice. The Minister said the remaining
farmers need to be aware of the current situation and follow the advice being
given.The Department of Royal Artificial Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation
has been advised to monitor the weather conditions. It will then be ready to
launch a rain making operation to increase the water levels in the dams whenever
needed.
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-agriculture-min-only-allows-rice-to-be-grown-on-3-4-million-rai-for-now/98716/
Water very low in 9
major dams
THE
NATION June 18, 2015 1:00 am THE disposable-water level at
nine dams has already dropped below 10 per cent of their capacity, reflecting
the severity of the drought Thailand is now facing.These dams are Bhumibol,
Sirikit, Mae Kuang Udom Thara, Ubolrat, Sirindhorn, Vajiralongkorn, Pasak
Jolasid, Khundan Prakarnchon and Klong See Yad. In the wake of imminent water
shortage, authorities have now asked farmers in the Chao Phraya Basin to
postpone growing rice. "Please postpone it till late next month,"
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong Phungbun na Ayutthaya said
yesterday.
He was speaking after emerging
from a meeting with Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda and many
high-level executives. The governors of 22 provinces in the basin also joined
in via a video-conferencing system. Water level is now running low at several
dams. Located in Tak province, the Bhumibol Dam for example had just 363
million cubic metres of disposal water on Tuesday - or about three per cent of
its capacity. Lying in Uttaradit province, the Sirikit Dam had just 697 million
cubic metres of disposal water - or about seven per cent of its capacity. Both
are major dams in Thailand. Pairoj Thiangjan, a farmer in Uttaradit, said he
had already received warnings about water shortage from the Royal Irrigation
Department.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Water-very-low-in-9-major-dams-30262560.html
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Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- Jun 17
Nagpur, June 17 Gram and tuar prices reported strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce
and Marketing Committee (APMC) here on increased buying support from local millers amid tightsupply from producing regions because of pre-monsoon rains in parts of Vidarbha. Healthy rise inMadhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-based millers also boosted prices,according to sources.
* * * *
FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Gram mill quality reported down in open market on poor demand from local traders.
Government move to import pulses also affected sentiment.
TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here matching the demand and supply
position.
* Major rice varieties zoomed up in open market on increased seasonal demand from
local traders amid tight supply from producing regions like Chhattisgarh and Madhya
Pradesh.
* In Akola, Tuar - 7,300-7,700, Tuar dal - 10,100-10,500, Udid at 9,100-9,600,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 10,700-11,100, Moong - 9,000-9,200, Moong Mogar
(clean) 10,700-11,100, Gram - 4,200-4,500, Gram Super best bold - 6,100-6,300
for 100 kg.
* Wheat and other commodities remained steady in open market in poor trading
activity, according to sources.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,600-4,410 3,500-4,410
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction 6,500-7,190 6,200-7,120
Moong Auction n.a. 6,000-6,300
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 5,100-5,300 5,200-5,400
Desi gram Raw 4,400-4,450 4,400-4,450
Gram Filter new 5,600-5,800 5,600-5,800
Gram Kabuli 5,500-7,000 5,500-5,700
Gram Pink 6,400-6,600 6,400-6,600
Tuar Fataka Best 10,500-10,800 10,500-10,800
Tuar Fataka Medium 9,900-10,300 9,900-10,300
Tuar Dal Best Phod 9,500-9,700 9,500-9,700
Tuar Dal Medium phod 8,800-9,300 8,800-9,300
Tuar Gavarani New 7,300-7,400 7,300-7,400
Tuar Karnataka 7,900-8,000 7,900-8,000
Tuar Black 11,000-11,300 11,000-11,300
Masoor dal best 8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200
Masoor dal medium 7,500-7,900 7,500-7,900
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 10,500-10,800 10,500-10,800
Moong Mogar Medium best 9,800-10,300 9,800-10,300
Moong dal Chilka 9,200-9,600 9,200-9,600
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 9,600-9,900 9,600-9,900
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG) 11,500-11,750 11,500-11,750
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 10,600-10,800 10,600-10,800
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 8,900-9,200 8,900-9,200
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,400 4,200-4,400
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,200-3,350 3,200-3,350
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,400 3,300-3,400
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,100 3,000-3,100
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,500 3,600-4,500
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG) 1,550-1,650 1,550-1,650
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,600 1,400-1,600
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 3,100-3,600
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,400-1,500 1,400-1,500
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Rice BPT New(100 INR/KG) 2,600-3,000 2,600-2,800
Rice BPT (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,400 2,900-3,100
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,500-1,750 1,500-1,750
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,150-2,450 2,100-2,300
Rice Swarna old (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,400-2,700
Rice HMT new(100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,600 3,000-3,600
Rice HMT (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-3,900
Rice HMT Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram old (100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,200 4,400-4,900
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,200-10,200 8,200-10,200
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-7,200 6,000-7,200
Rice Chinnor new (100 INR/KG) 4,400-4,800 4,700-4,900
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,450 2,200-2,450
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 36.6 degree Celsius (97.9 degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
24.1 degree Celsius (75.4 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : 47.2 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Rains or thunder-showers likely towards evening or night. Maximumand minimum temperature would be around and 35 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, butincluded in market prices.)
India’s rural distress set
to worsen
The ministry of agriculture projected that
foodgrain production of cereal and pulses was likely to decline by 5.3% in
2014-15
