Mekong Delta enjoys bumper summer-autumn rice crops
The Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute has estimated that
summer-autumn crops of the region would generate 9 million tonnes of rice this
year, up 120,000 tonnes from the same period last year, despite the reduction
in cultivated area.
The Mekong Delta has harvested more than 300,000 hectares of rice
to date, representing 18 percent of its rice growing areas.Average yield of the
entire region is estimated around 5.45 tonnes per hectare while that of Can
Tho, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces reaches 6.3-6.5 tonnes per hectare.The
wholesale price for paddy rice is around 5,000-5,400 VND (0.23-0.25 USD) per
kilogramme. Farmers earn a profit of 27-38 percent of the price as each
kilogramme produced costs them about 3,917 VND (0.18 USD).Mekong Delta
provinces have followed a strict schedule of rice farming to avoid drought,
flooding and diseases.
Several new cultivation techniques have been spread among local
farmers, notably “3 Down, 3 Up” (3 Down: seeds, fertilizers and pesticides; 3
Up: productivity, quality and economic efficiency), and “1 Must, 5 Down” (1
Must: must use of certified rice seeds; 5 Down: decreases in the amount of
sowed seeds, in the use of crop protection chemicals, nitrogenous fertilizer
and water, and in post-harvest losses).The provinces focused on growing
high-quality rice with more than 85 percent of paddy areas while disease
control and irrigation works were well-prepared.The farmers were also provided
soft loans to purchase agricultural equipment for improved cultivation.
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Thai rice supply to M'sia not affected despite drought
Business Desk
The
Star
Publication Date : 25-06-2015
The
ongoing drought in Thailand will not affect Malaysia’s supply of imported
rice.Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
said his ministry, which was monitoring the situation in Thailand, was prepared
to ensure it would not affect the country’s stockpile.“However, if the drought
does affect our supply, we can direct Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) to look
for other sources including from other Asean countries.“So far, there is no
issue of supply problem,” he said yesterday.
Malaysia
imports about one million tonnes of rice yearly, of which between 80 per cent
and 90 per cent come from Thailand. Malaysians are estimated to consume about
2.702 billion tonnes of rice per year with Bernas importing about 30 per cent
to 40 per cent the demand.Following the rice crisis of 2008, the government had
increased the national stockpile level from 92,000 metric tonnes to 292,000
metric tonnes at any one time.Thailand is currently battling drought in eight
of 76 provinces, but 31 other provinces are faced with the risk of drought,
Thailand’s Interior Ministry said.
The ongoing drought will cut major rice exporter Thailand’s 2015 off-season crop by over 30 per cent, according to the latest report from Thailand’s Office of Agricultural Economics.Tajuddin said Thailand government representatives attending Asean’s Food and Agriculture Business Environment in post-2015 meeting in Hanoi had given their assurance to the ministry that they were committed to fulfilling the demand from Malaysia.
He
also gave an assurance that Bernas had committed to a long-term deal with
Thailand’s rice suppliers who must meet all the conditions agreed upon.“I am
sure when they entered the agreement, they will have considered the best terms,
including pricing, quality, safety and delivery,” said Tajuddin.“They have to
make sure that there will be no hiccup in terms of transportation and
distribution.“This is because the supply of rice is critical to the people of
the country,” he added.
http://www.asianewsnet.net/Thai-rice-supply-to-Msia-not-affected-despite-drou-77082.html
Basmati rice exporters in a fix over falling
prices
Future looks tense as export deal with Iran delayed, international
prices also low
June 25, 2015 Last
Updated at 22:34 IST
Basmati rice exporters are worried
at a sudden fall in realisation in the wake of a supply glut.Data compiled by
the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority show
a decline in export by a marginal 1.5 per cent in volume terms to 3.7 million
tonnes in 2014-15, as compared to 3.76 mt the previous year. In value terms,
however, the fall was 7.5 per cent, showing a five per cent fall in average
realisation.“Iran has purchased a lesser quantity in the past 18 months, largely for political reasons.
If demand picks up and the price firms up, we can grab some market
share from Pakistan,” said Gurnam Arora, joint managing director, Kohinoor
Foods.The Saudi Arabia and Europe markets did reasonably well. Saudi Arabia
took over from Iran as India’s largest destination for basmati rice export in
2014-15. It imported 966,931 tonnes worth $1,188 million, as compared to
826,289 tonnes valued at $1,109 mn in 2013-14.
Shipment to Iran declined 39 per
cent in value terms, to $1,108 mn (935,568 tonnes) in 2014-15 versus $1,835 mn
(14,40,654 tonnes) the previous year.“The government of Iran takes a rice
import decision based on the current paddy crop. Since September is the normal
harvesting season, any decision on bilateral rice import will be taken only
around that time. Normally, they reduce customs duty on import from the Most
Favoured Nation. So, we will have to wait a couple of months for any purchase
agreement to get signed with India,” said Ajai Sahai, Director General,
Federation of Indian Export Organisations.
A deal with Iran was expected to get signed in April but didn't
happen. Currently, only a few exporters are interested in shipping to Iran, due
to uncertainty over special treatment for Indian exporters.“Global prices of
rice have declined to the level of 2008. Emergence of some competitors has also
lowered basmati rice demand from India’s perennial importers. Third, importing
countries are holding Indian rice imported earlier and are now disposing that
inventory instead of ordering new quantities,” Sahai added.Meanwhile, the
United States also lowered its basmati rice purchase during the last financial
year. After importing 103,378 tonnes worth $143.88 million in 2013-14, total
basmati rice exports to the United States fell to 80 540 tonnes valued $132.30
million in 2014-15.
"Basmati rice exporters are bleeding due to high cost of
processing and low realisation. Cost of paddy procurement for 1121 variety of
basmati rice stood at Rs 40,000 a tonne. On processing, basmati rice
manufacturing cost works out to Rs 70,000 a tonne. Further incurring cost on exports
should yield at least $1800 a tonne," said M P Jindal, President, All
India Rice Exporters' Association.So, the industry incurred a loss of around
30% during the financial year 2014-15 after similar loss witnessed in the
previous year. Two consecutive years' loss has threatened existence of many
basmati rice exporters. Jindal urged the government to protect interest of
India's basmati rice exporters through some export subsidy.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/basmati-rice-exporters-in-a-fix-over-falling-prices-115062500844_1.html
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Arsenic in Rice: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015 06:05 PM
Now that millions of Americans are avoiding gluten in
wheat products, they’re increasingly turning to rice products, which are free
of the protein that causes digestive stress in some people. What
they may not know is that rice contains shocking amounts of one of the world’s
most insidious toxins: arsenic.Arsenic is found naturally in soil and water.
Most food crops don’t readily absorb much of it. But rice is an exception. It
has a natural tendency to take in and concentrate environmental arsenic.
Arsenic is a lethal poison, and even a miniscule amount can have dire consequences. “It is concerning for long-term health effects,” says Michael Crupain, M.D., director of Consumer Reports’ Food Safety and Sustainability Center.“There’s strong evidence that arsenic causes lung and bladder cancer,” Dr. Crupain tells Newsmax Health. “It’s also implicated in causing other cancers such as skin cancer.”
Dr. Crupain and his colleagues did comprehensive tests of arsenic in rice and compiled previous findings. They found wide variations in arsenic content, and concluded that these differences largely depend on the type of rice and where it is grown. Here are six things you need to know about arsenic in rice:
1. White basmati and sushi rice contain the least arsenic.
White basmati rice from California, India, and Pakistan — and sushi rice from any country — are the healthiest choices. They contain only about half as much arsenic per serving as most other types of rice. If these were the only rice products consumed in a household, an adult could safely eat up to 4½ servings (¼ cup uncooked) per week while a child could safely eat up to 2¾ servings per week, according to Consumer Reports.
“When we looked at basmati rice that comes from the
south central U.S., which is sometimes called Texmati rice, we didn’t see that
it had the same statistically significant lower levels of inorganic arsenic,”
says Dr. Crupain. White
basmati rice from California, India, and Pakistan contains about 50 percent
less arsenic as white basmati rice from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Overall,
any type of white rice from California contains about 38 percent less arsenic
than any other white rice.
3. Brown rice contains the most arsenic.
On average, brown rice contains 80 percent more arsenic than does white rice of the same type. That’s because arsenic accumulates in the grain’s brown outer layer, which is removed to make white rice. Because brown rice contains more nutrients than white rice, however, experts don’t recommend completely avoiding it. Brown basmati rice from California, India, or Pakistan is your best brown rice bet.
4. Some rice products are awash in arsenic.
One serving of hot rice cereal (¼ cup uncooked) and one serving of rice pasta (2 ounces uncooked) are loaded with arsenic. Just a single serving of either food accounts for about half of the recommended weekly maximum amount of rice for adults.
5. Other grains contain only minimal amounts of arsenic.
Compared to rice, other gluten-free grains such as amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, and polenta (or grits) contain lower levels of arsenic. So do gluten-containing grains such as bulgur, barley, and farro.
6. Cook rice like pasta to reduce arsenic.
Studies suggest that you can remove 30–50 percent of the arsenic in rice by cooking it like pasta. Thoroughly rinse raw rice before cooking, boil it in a mixture of six cups of water to every one cup of rice, and then drain the excess water.In general, brown rice holds up to this traditionally Asian cooking method better than white rice. But you still may be able to remove a significant amount of arsenic from white rice if you carefully rinse it before cooking it in the traditional American manner.
The full version of this article appeared in Health
Radar newsletter. To read more, clickhere.
Importers of rice, cement to stop
accessing Forex from banks – CBN
By Daily Post Staff on June 25, 2015
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
says importers of rice, cement and other products will no longer access Foreign
Exchange from CBN, Banks and Bureau De change for such importation.The CBN
Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed this at a news conference on
Wednesday in Abuja, said the measure would prevent further depletion of the
country’s foreign reserve.He said the country was spending huge amount to
import things that could be produced locally.Emefiele said the apex bank would
not continue to support the importation of such items through the use of the
hard earned foreign exchange.Some of the products include margarine, palm
kernel, palm oil products, meat and processed meat products, vegetables,
private airplanes and jets, Indian incense, tinned fish, galvanised steel sheet,
roofing sheet and furniture.“Importers who may want to continue importing these
goods would have to sort their foreign exchange from their own private sources.
“The CBN will continue to be
vigilant around this policy, keep reviewing the list of items as it becomes
comfortable that these items can be produced locally if we apply ourselves
sufficiently.“This policy change is in line with the believe that Nigeria
cannot attain its true potentials by simply importing everything into the
country.“We have to decide what we really want for our country and I believe
that the time is now for that deep and honest conversation,’’ he said.He said
in spite of relative positive GDP growth over the past seven years, there was
no corresponding reduction in unemployment and poverty.
He said bank’s analyses of the
situation had compelled it to put to a stop forex access to some of these goods
to encourage local production and consumption for economic development.He also
said that the Federal Government was spending about N1.3 trillion on the
average annually to import rice, fish, sugar and wheat.“Why should we continue
importing rice into Nigeria when vast amount of paddy rice produced by local
farmers across rice belts are being wasted and ignored.“What will it take for these
importers to stop importation and go into processing this locally produced
rice.“Why are they not utilising large expands of arable lands for cultivation
instead of importing rice into the country,’’ he said.Emefiele said that
Nigeria had been creating jobs for other countries, while importing rice into
the country.
He said it was unfortunate that
sardines, tooth picks, among others, were imported into the country.Emefele
said the apex bank had no power to ban the importation of the items, but noted that
it would work hard to ensure support for local production.He said local
production would reduce poverty, unemployment and pressure on the reserve.“I
believe that the current situation we found ourselves affords us a unique
opportunity to embrace self sufficiency in Nigeria.“We should also reduce our
appetite for everything and anything foreign, conserve reserve and create jobs
at home for our people.“With full complement of the bank management, we would
continue to look for areas which the bank can play a catalytic financial role
to achieve the goal in the near future,’’ he said.On lifting of ban on
importation of textiles and furniture by the Nigeria Customs, he said CBN would
not provide foreign exchange for people that would want to import such products.
(NAN)
http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/25/importers-of-rice-cement-to-stop-accessing-forex-from-banks-cbn/
Danger: Plastic Rice from China hits African Market
Jun 24, 2015
“Plastic rice made by mixing potatoes, sweet potatoes and Chinese
polymer (plastic) is similar to natural rice and can hardly be differentiated
by mere look”, reports Oryza.com, a leading hub for global rice news, research,
and analysis.This type of plastic rice is said to be causing gastritis and
other stomach related diseases and experts say it is becoming an alarming
situation these days.The same biotechnology system is used in producing some
brands of pasta and other “noodle-like” foods we crave for and the earlier this
is checked, the better for humanity’s existence.
This type of rice, investigations have proven are sold in China,
India, Nepal and Singapore. But fears are the “plastic product” is in Africa,
the largest consumer of Chinese products.Consumers of the plastic rice in
Kerala, Southern India stated that the plastic rice is undetectable because
they are mixed with the normal farm rice from China. However, when cooked, it
remains hard and forms a plastic sheath on the surface. This sheath, when
burned with fire, burns exactly like plastic.Experts say there is no scientific
rice testing method developed yet detect this artificial rice from the original
farm one at the points of entry into countries except the “sheath burning
method”. Scientists are therefore being called upon all over the world to help
avert this cancerous agenda being embarked on by some industry players to cause
disease and death on mass scale.
GHANA
Coming to Ghana, Spy News Agency is calling on the Food and Drugs
Authority (FDA) to begin checking samples of rice on the market, especially
those from China and also to educate importers on the dangers of importing
unwholesome food substances into the country.
THE WAY FORWARD
Local rice production should be boosted by injecting capital into
the sector. In extension, this should be done for the entire agricultural
sector so as to make Ghanaians eat healthy and wholesome foods.
Source: Emmanuel Tsedey , Spy News Agency
http://www.spyghana.com/danger-plastic-rice-from-china-hits-african-market/
Transfer of 0.5 acre of land belonging to the Central Rice Research
Institute, Cuttack to set-up a police station
Capital Market
June 25, 2015 Last
Updated at 10:35 IST
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi, gave its approval for the proposal of the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research to transfer 0.5 acre of land belonging to the Central Rice Research
Institute (CRRI),Cuttack to the Police Department, Government of Odisha on
lease basis for a period of 33 years for establishment of a police station at
Cuttack.Background:
A police outpost has been functioning inside the campus of the
CRRI, Cuttack since 1982. The Government of Odisha has notified upgradation of
this police outpost to that of a police station. The proposed land, after
transfer, will be used for construction, establishment and operation of the
police station. The new police station will be accessible from the
Cuttack-Paradeep road. Establishment of this station at Cuttack, adjacent to
the CRRI, would strengthen the security of the Institute and its employees; and
would also be beneficial to the people living in the area.
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Arsenic Shield for Rice
Microbe mobilizes 'iron shield' to block arsenic uptake in rice.
| June 24, 2015
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 BY VENKATACHALAM LAKSHMANAN AND
DEEPAK SHANTHARAJ TAKEN WITH THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM), UD
BIOIMAGING CENTER
University of Delawareresearchers 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.”
http://www.labmanager.com/news/2015/06/arsenic-shield-for-rice?fw1pk=2#.VY0fI_lViko
Trade Promotion
Authority Bill Lands on Obama's Desk
Thumbs up on TPA
WASHINGTON, DC
-- Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to approve a stand-alone version of Trade
Promotion Authority (TPA) that was approved by the House last week. The heavily Republican-favored bill passed
with the help of 13 Democrats and is currently awaiting the President's
signature to formally become law. The passage of the TPA legislation will allow
the President to negotiate trade agreements and present them to Congress for
strictly an up or down vote without the amendment process. The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now
ready to be formally negotiated before it's presented to Congress later this
fall."Passage of TPA allows for potential new trade deals that expand
overseas access for U.S. rice, hopefully growing our export market," said
USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. "Challenges remain, however, and
the final push to complete the TPP negotiations is expected to begin
shortly."
Contact: Bob Cummings (703)
236-1473
Senate
Hearing on Possible COOL Retaliation
WASHINGTON, DC -- This
morning, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a
hearing entitled "Country of Origin Labeling [COOL] and Trade
Retaliation," to explore how the COOL rule effects U.S. producers,
businesses, and consumers.In May, the World Trade Organization (WTO) determined
that the COOL rule, which requires labeling of country of origin on muscle cuts
of meat, violates international trade rules and has damaged Canada and Mexico's
meat and livestock industries. Earlier
this month, Canada applied to the WTO to enforce retaliation against the U.S.
by imposing a tariff on U.S. goods, to the tune of over $2 billion. A list of goods Canada plans to retaliate
against includes rice, and Mexico is said to be considering a similar list when
they apply to retaliate.
On June 10, the House passed a bipartisan bill to repeal the
violating portions of COOL, and today's hearing, initiated by Chairman Pat
Roberts (R-KS), addressed the impact of these retaliation measures, and
encouraged the Senate to act.Roberts kicked off the hearing with a blunt assessment
of the situation, saying: "The fact
is, retaliation is coming, and we have to face it... the Senate must act prior
to the WTO's ruling on retaliation."Changing mandatory labeling to a
voluntary measure was supported by the U.S. Cattlemen's Association and a few
Committee members, though a majority of the witnesses were focused on avoiding
retaliation as opposed to commenting on the rule itself or proposing a new
policy.
As a member of the COOL
Reform Coalition, USA Rice shares this position, and encourages the Senate to
pass a bill to prevent the $3 billion retaliation that Mexico and Canada could
enforce in tariffs against U.S goods."The U.S. has run out of appeals at
the WTO," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward. "It's time to bring COOL into compliance
with our WTO obligations and lift the threat of retaliation from the heads of
rice farmers and exporters."
Contact: Kristen Dayton (703) 236-1464
CME
Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures
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Weekly Rice Sales,
Exports Reported
WASHINGTON, DC -- Net rice sales of 131,300 MT for 2014/2015 were
up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior four-week average,
according to today's Export Sales Highlights report. Increases were reported
for unknown destinations (64,300 MT), Haiti (20,300 MT), Mexico (17,500 MT),
Saudi Arabia (8,500 MT), and Jordan (6,000 MT). Net sales of 3,000 MT for
2015/2016 were reported for unknown destinations. Exports of 68,100 MT were up
27 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the prior four-week
average. The primary destinations were Japan (12,000 MT), Mexico (11,300 MT),
Haiti (10,300 MT), Panama (10,200 MT), and Colombia (10,000 MT).This summary is
based on reports from exporters from the period June 12-18, 2015.
Ministry to auction 1.4m tonnes of rice in July
25 Jun 2015 at 14:36 866 viewed0 comments
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REPORTERS
Workers check on the rice stocks kept at a
warehouse in Pathum Thani. (Bangkok Post photo)
The
Commerce Ministry plans to auction another 1.4 million tonnes of rice on July
7, the Foreign Trade Department said on Thursday.Director-general Duangporn
Rodphaya said the fourth auction this year will offer 1.395 million tonnes of
both fragrant and white rice in different grades. It had been kept in
warehouses under the Public Warehouse Organisation and the Market Organisation
for Farmers.The department will explain auction criteria to potential bidders
on Friday and begin accepting bidder applications July 6.Qualified bidders will
be announced and bidding prices to be submitted on July 7.The ministry has sold
2.94 million tonnes of rice since last year's coup for 30.2 billion baht.Since
Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took over, the Commerce Ministry has held seven auction
to speed the disposal of 18 million tonnes of state rice stocks accumulated
under the previous government's rice-pledging programme. Bangkok Post
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